UK Polling History: Election of 6 December 1923 – Royton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Liberal | Conservative | Labour | |
| Votes | 14,836 | 12,320 | 2,740 |
| Votes gained | +3,541 | -68 | -3,036 |
| Share of votes | 49.6% | 41.2% | 9.2% |
| Share of eligible voters | 41.2% | 34.2% | 7.6% |
| Gain in share of votes | +11.3% | -0.8% | -10.4% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +9.2% | -0.9% | -8.8% |
| Total votes: | 29,896 | |
| Electorate: | 36,041 | |
| Turnout: | 83.0% | |
| Outcome: | Liberal gain from Conservative | |
| Swing: | 10.9% | Liberal from Labour |
Polling history
List of contests
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Constituency formed from Middleton 14 December 1918 |
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Constituency succeeded by Heywood and Royton 23 February 1950 |
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| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | ||
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour | ||
| 5 July 1945 | General Election | 15,388 | 7,618 | 13,753 |
| 14 November 1935 | General Election | 20,510 | 9,910 | 8,845 |
| 27 October 1931 | General Election | 21,044 | 14,142 | 5,913 |
| 30 May 1929 | General Election | 15,051 | 13,347 | 10,763 |
| 29 October 1924 | General Election | 13,859 | 11,433 | 6,156 |
| 6 December 1923 | General Election | 12,320 | 14,836 | 2,740 |
| 15 November 1922 | General Election | 12,388 | 11,295 | 5,776 |
| 14 December 1918 | General Election | 12,434 | 4,451 | 4,875 |