Election 97

Heywood and Middleton


Result 97 gain
from Labour
Current MP 97 James Callaghan (Retiring)
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 11,637 (23.0%)
Labour 97 29,179 (57.7%)
LibDem 97 7,908 (15.6%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 1,826 ( 3.6%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 73,898
Turnout 97 50,550 (68.4%)



1992 MP James Callaghan (Retiring)
Old constituency name Heywood and Middleton
Majority 92 8,294 (14.9%)
Conservative 92 17,591 (31.6%)
Labour 92 25,885 (46.5%)
LibDem 92 11,119 (20.0%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 1,093 ( 2.0%)
Elected party 92 Labour
Electorate 92 74,759
Turnout 92 55,688 (74.5%)
Heywood and Middleton



Tory change -8.6%
Labour change +11.2%
Lib Dem change -4.3%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +1.6%
Electorate change -1.2%
Turnout Change -6.1%
Robert Waller wrote

The Lancashire towns of Heywood and Middleton are joined in this new seat by parts of the Liberal Democrat constituency of Rochdale. The new seat is very mixed in its overall character with very affluent neighbourhoods and pockets of quite serious deprivation, but on balance the Labour Party have the clear upper edge, and can expect to win this seat quite comfortably.


Super Profiles

2,820 6.63 9.03 73
3,015 7.08 11.17 63
4,006 9.41 11.25 84
10,548 24.78 14.70 169
0 0.00 10.45 0
0 0.00 2.81 0
2,852 6.70 8.01 84
6,349 14.92 15.25 98
5,852 13.75 7.13 193
7,116 16.72 10.17 164