UK Polling History: Election of 27 October 1931 – Oldham
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Others | |
| Votes | 51,223 | 28,215 | 1 |
| Votes gained | +25,648 | -9,365 | – |
| Share of votes | 64.5% | 35.5% | 0.0% |
| Share of eligible voters | 53.1% | 29.2% | 0.0% |
| Gain in share of votes | +31.4% | -13.2% | – |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +26.2% | -10.3% | – |
| Total votes: | 79,439 | |
| Electorate: | 96,518 | |
| Turnout: | 82.3% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative gain from Labour | |
| Swing: | 22.3% | Conservative from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal | National Liberal |
Coalition Liberal |
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| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 31,515 | 13,456 | 9,315 | 12,100 | |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 33,171 | 19,006 | 5,060 | 17,562 | |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 28,215 | 51,223 | |||
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 37,580 | 25,575 | 14,054 | ||
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 23,181 | 19,991 | 19,135 | ||
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 19,187 | 15,276 | 19,694 | ||
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 22,602 | 12,105 | 8,229 | 12,695 | |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 10,332 | 13,748 | 5,106 | 13,316 | |