| Royton | |
| Type: | County |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Previous: | Middleton |
| Next: | Heywood and Royton |
Royton was, from 1918 to 1950, a parliamentary constituency of the United Kingdom, centred on Royton in North West England. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
The Urban Districts of Crompton, Littleborough, Milnrow, Norden, Royton, Wardle, and Whitworth.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Sir Wilfrid Sugden | Coalition Conservative | ||
| 1923 | William Gorman | Liberal | ||
| 1924 | Arthur Vernon Davies | Conservative | ||
| 1931 | Harold Sutcliffe | |||
| 1950 | constituency abolished | |||
General Election 1939–40:Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. .