UK Polling History: Election of 5 July 1945 – Royton
Result summary
| Parties | |||
| Conservative | Labour | Liberal | |
| Votes | 15,388 | 13,753 | 7,618 |
| Votes gained | -5,122 | +4,908 | -2,292 |
| Share of votes | 41.9% | 37.4% | 20.7% |
| Share of eligible voters | 33.9% | 30.3% | 16.8% |
| Gain in share of votes | -10.4% | +14.9% | -4.5% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | -8.7% | +11.9% | -3.8% |
| Total votes: | 36,759 | |
| Electorate: | 45,361 | |
| Turnout: | 81.0% | |
| Outcome: | Conservative hold | |
| Swing: | 12.6% | Labour from Conservative |
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 |