Heywood and Middleton North (UK Parliament constituency)

The constituency covers the west half of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, including the towns of Heywood and half of the town of Middleton, and some of the western fringes of Rochdale itself such as Castleton, and Spotland and Falinge. Norden and Bamford are strong Conservative areas, with several million-pound houses, but all other wards are mostly favourable to Labour. The part of Middleton in this constituency includes the large overspill council estate of Langley.

The 2024 boundary changes added the ward of Spotland and Falinge, a ward close to Rochdale town centre, to the constituency, in place of East and South Middleton, which included the relatively affluent area of Alkrington Garden Village which were added to the new Blackley and Middleton South constituency.

Electoral Calculus categorises the seat as a "Somewhere" demographic, indicating socially conservative, economically soft left views and strong support for Brexit.Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Heywood+and+Middleton

The constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seats of Heywood and Royton and Middleton and Prestwich and was held by the Labour Party since then until the 2019 Election.

From 1983 until his retirement in 1997, the MP was Jim Callaghan, not to be confused with a former Prime Minister with the same name.

In a 2014 by-election UKIP came within 617 votes of winning the seat, which was on the same day as the Rochester and Strood by-election, and in 2015 it produced one of their largest results in the country. Subsequently, the constituency heavily voted to Leave in the EU referendum and swung to the Conservatives for the first time in 2019, in line with many other Leave-voting Labour seats in the North and Midlands.

Under the 2023 boundary changes, it was estimated that the newly named seat would notionally have been held by Labour on a slim majority. As a result, the sitting Conservative MP, Chris Clarkson, decided not to stand in 2024 and he was selected for the previously safe seat of Stratford-on-Avon, where he was defeated. The Labour Party candidate, Elsie Blundell, duly won this seat with a majority of 16.4% over Reform UK, with the Conservatives dropping down to third place.

{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Heywood and Middleton (UK Parliament constituency)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=220|frame-height=200|text=Map of boundaries 2010–2024}}

1983–1997: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Heywood North, Heywood South, Heywood West, Middleton Central, Middleton East, Middleton North, Middleton South, and Middleton West.

1997–2010: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Castleton, Heywood North, Heywood South, Heywood West, Middleton Central, Middleton East, Middleton North, Middleton South, Middleton West, and Norden and Bamford.

2010–2024: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Bamford, Castleton, East Middleton, Hopwood Hall, Norden, North Heywood, North Middleton, South Middleton, West Heywood, and West Middleton.

2024–present: The Borough of Rochdale wards of Bamford, Castleton, Hopwood Hall, Norden, North Heywood, North Middleton, Spotland and Falinge, West Heywood, and West Middleton.{{Cite web |title=The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1230/schedules/made |at=Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region}}

:East Middleton and South Middleton wards were transferred to the new constituency of Blackley and Middleton South, partly compensated by the addition of the Spotland and Falinge ward from Rochdale.

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2024: Heywood and Middleton North {{cite web |title=Statement of persons nominated – Heywood and Middleton North |url=https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/elections-voting/statement-persons-nominated-heywood-middleton-north |website=Rochdale Council |access-date=12 June 2024}}{{cite news |title=Heywood and Middleton North - General election results 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2024/uk/constituencies/E14001286 |access-date=8 December 2024 |work=BBC News}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Elsie Blundell|votes=15,069|percentage=40.6|change=−2.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Reform UK|candidate=Steve Potter|votes=8,987|percentage=24.2|change=+15.8}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Laura-Beth Thompson|votes=6,423|percentage=17.3|change=−24.2}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent politician|candidate=Chris Furlong|votes=4,349|percentage=11.7|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Tom Shaw|votes=2,302|percentage=6.2|change=+2.0}}

{{Election box majority|votes=6,082|percentage=16.4|change=+14.8|}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=37,130|percentage=49.6|change=−8.3|}}

{{Election box registered electors|reg. electors=74,786}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Labour Party (UK)|swing=−9.1}}

{{Election box end}}

Heywood and Middleton North is the only constituency (in England or Wales) where the Green Party of England and Wales didn't stand a 2024 candidate.{{cite web | url=https://www.greenparty.org.uk/our-candidates.html | title=Our candidates }}{{Better source needed|date=December 2024}}

{{Election box begin|title= General election 2019: Heywood and Middleton{{Cite web|url=http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/pdf/2019-11-14-candidates-nominated-hey-mid-v1.pdf|title=Statement of persons nominated 2019}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Chris Clarkson|votes=20,453|percentage=43.1|change=+5.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Labour Party (UK)|candidate=Liz McInnes|votes=19,790|percentage=41.7|change=−11.6}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Brexit Party|candidate=Colin Lambert|votes=3,952|percentage=8.3|change=N/A}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Anthony Smith|votes=2,073|percentage=4.4|change=+2.2}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Nigel Ainsworth-Barnes|votes=1,220|percentage=2.6|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 663

|percentage = 1.4

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=47,488|percentage=59.2|change= –3.2}}{{Election box gain with party link|loser=Labour Party (UK)|swing=+8.4|winner=Conservative Party (UK)}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |title=General election 2017: Heywood and Middleton}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Liz McInnes

|votes = 26,578

|percentage = 53.3

|change = +10.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Chris Clarkson

|votes = 18,961

|percentage = 38.0

|change = +18.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Lee Seville

|votes = 3,239

|percentage = 6.5

|change = −25.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Bill Winlow

|votes = 1,087

|percentage = 2.2

|change = −1.1

}}

{{Election box majority

|change = +4.4

|percentage = 15.3

|votes = 7,617

}}

{{Election box turnout

|percentage = 62.4

|change = +1.7

|votes = 49,865

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner = Labour Party (UK)|swing = −4.4}}

{{Election box end}}

{{See also|Opinion polling in United Kingdom constituencies, 2010–15#Heywood and Middleton}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2015: Heywood and Middleton{{cite news

| title = Heywood & Middleton

| url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14000747

| publisher = BBC News

| access-date = 11 May 2015}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Liz McInnes

|votes = 20,926

|percentage = 43.1

|change = +3.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Bickley

|votes = 15,627

|percentage = 32.2

|change = +29.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Iain Gartside

|votes = 9,268

|percentage = 19.1

|change = −8.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Smith

|votes = 1,607

|percentage = 3.3

|change = −19.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Abi Jackson

|votes = 1,110

|percentage = 2.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|change = −2.0 |percentage = 10.9|votes = 5,299}}

{{Election box turnout|percentage = 60.7|change = +3.2 |votes = 48,538}}

{{Election box hold with party link|winner = Labour Party (UK)|swing = −16.3 }}

{{election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=2014 Heywood and Middleton by-election

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Liz McInnes

|votes = 11,633

|percentage = 40.9

|change = +0.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Bickley

|votes = 11,016

|percentage = 38.7

|change = +36.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Iain Gartside{{Cite web|url=https://www.conservativeteam.co.uk/news/iain-gartside-chosen-election-candidate|title=Iain Gartside Chosen as By-Election Candidate|website=Heywood, Middleton & Rochdale Conservatives}}

|votes = 3,496

|percentage = 12.3

|change = −14.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Anthony Smith{{Cite web|url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/91355/lib-dems-select-anthony-smith-for-heywood-and-middleton-contest|title=Lib Dems select Anthony Smith for Heywood and Middleton contest|website=www.rochdaleonline.co.uk}}

|votes = 1,457

|percentage = 5.1

|change = −17.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = Abi Jackson{{cite press release |title= Rochdale Green Party Announce Abi Jackson as their candidate for the Heywood & Middleton by-election |url= http://rochdale.greenparty.org.uk/news/2014/09/14/2014-09-14-middleton-heywood-byelection-green-party-candidate-abi-jackson/ |access-date=15 September 2014 |publisher= Green Party of England and Wales |date=15 September 2014}}

|votes = 870

|percentage = 3.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 617

|percentage = 2.2

|change = −10.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 28,472

|percentage = 36.0

|change = −21.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = −18.5

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2010: Heywood and Middleton{{Cite web|url=http://democracy.rochdale.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?XXR=0&ID=25&RPID=38074|title=Election results for Heywood & Middleton, 6 May 2010|first=Rochdale Metropolitan Borough|last=Council|date=May 6, 2010|website=democracy.rochdale.gov.uk}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour and Co-operative

|candidate = Jim Dobbin

|votes = 18,499

|percentage = 40.1

|change = −8.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Mike Holly

|votes = 12,528

|percentage = 27.2

|change = +5.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Wera Hobhouse

|votes = 10,474

|percentage = 22.7

|change = +2.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Peter Greenwood

|votes = 3,239

|percentage = 7.0

|change = +2.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = Victoria Cecil

|votes = 1,215

|percentage = 2.6

|change = +0.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Chrissy Lee

|votes = 170

|percentage = 0.4

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 5,971

|percentage = 12.9

|change = −13.6

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 46,125

|percentage = 57.5

|change = +3.7

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing = −6.8

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2005: Heywood and Middleton}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Jim Dobbin

|votes = 19,438

|percentage = 49.8

|change = −7.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Stephen Pathmarajah

|votes = 8,355

|percentage = 21.4

|change = −6.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Crea Lavin

|votes = 7,261

|percentage = 18.6

|change = +7.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Gary Aronsson

|votes = 1,855

|percentage = 4.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Philip Burke

|votes = 1,377

|percentage = 3.5

|change = +0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = UK Independence Party

|candidate = John Whittaker

|votes = 767

|percentage = 2.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 11,083

|percentage = 28.4

|change = −1.7

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 39,053

|percentage = 54.6

|change = +1.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing = −0.9

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=General election 2001: Heywood and Middleton}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Jim Dobbin

|votes = 22,377

|percentage = 57.7

|change = ±0.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Marilyn Hopkins

|votes = 10,707

|percentage = 27.6

|change = +4.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Ian Greenhalgh

|votes = 4,329

|percentage = 11.2

|change = −4.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Philip Burke

|votes = 1,021

|percentage = 2.6

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Christian Democrats

|candidate = Christine West

|votes = 345

|percentage = 0.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 11,670

|percentage = 30.1

|change = −4.6

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 38,779

|percentage = 53.1

|change = −15.3

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing = −2.3

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1997: Heywood and Middleton}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Co-operative

|candidate = Jim Dobbin

|votes = 29,179

|percentage = 57.7

|change = +11.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Sebastian Grigg

|votes = 11,637

|percentage = 23.0

|change = −8.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = David Clayton

|votes = 7,908

|percentage = 15.6

|change = −4.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Referendum Party

|candidate = Christine West

|votes = 1,076

|percentage = 2.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Philip Burke

|votes = 750

|percentage = 1.5

|change = −0.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 17,542

|percentage = 34.7

|change = +15.8

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 50,550

|percentage = 68.4

|change = −6.5

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Co-operative

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin |

|title=General election 1992: Heywood and Middleton{{cite web|url=http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i11.htm|title=UK General Election results April 1992|date=9 April 1992|work=Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources|publisher=Politics Resources|access-date=2010-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811135924/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/i11.htm|archive-date=11 August 2011|url-status=dead}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jim Callaghan

|votes = 22,380

|percentage = 52.3

|change = +2.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Eric Ollerenshaw

|votes = 14,306

|percentage = 33.4

|change = −0.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Michael B. Taylor

|votes = 5,252

|percentage = 12.3

|change = −3.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

|candidate = Philip Burke

|votes = 757

|percentage = 1.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Natural Law Party

|candidate = Anne-Marie Scott

|votes = 134

|percentage = 0.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 8,074

|percentage = 18.9

|change = +3.3

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 42,829

|percentage = 74.9

|change = +1.1

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +1.6

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1987: Heywood and Middleton{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i11.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040528212405/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge87/i11.htm |archive-date=2004-05-28 |title=UK General Election results: June 1987}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jim Callaghan

|votes = 21,900

|percentage = 49.9

|change = +6.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Roy Walker

|votes = 15,052

|percentage = 34.3

|change = +0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Ian Greenhalgh

|votes = 6,953

|percentage = 15.8

|change = −6.3

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,848

|percentage = 15.6

|change = +6.1

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 43,905

|percentage = 73.8

|change = +3.9

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

|swing = +3.2

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=General election 1983: Heywood and Middleton{{cite web |url=http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i11.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040103065132/http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/area/uk/ge83/i11.htm |archive-date=2004-01-03 |title=UK General Election results: June 1983}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Labour Party (UK)

|candidate = Jim Callaghan

|votes = 18,111

|percentage = 43.3

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Christine Hodgson

|votes = 14,137

|percentage = 33.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Social Democratic Party (UK)

|candidate = Arthur Rumbelow

|votes = 9,262

|percentage = 22.1

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = British National Party

|candidate = Kenneth Henderson

|votes = 316

|percentage = 0.8

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,974

|percentage = 9.5

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 41,826

|percentage = 69.9

|change =

}}

{{Election box new seat win|

|winner = Labour Party (UK)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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