North West · England · 76,031Boundary · 2023

Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Oldham West and Royton.

Dispatch
Apr 2026

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Oldham, Chadderton and Royton. Population 105,873, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 100% below the national average. Median income £25K (below average).

Jim McMahon's most significant recent parliamentary act was voting against his own party five times on the assisted dying bill in June 2025 -- including voting against its Third Reading, meaning he opposed the bill passing the Commons altogether. His rebel votes on the bill's safeguards suggest concern about loopholes around voluntary stopping of eating and drinking as a route to eligibility. Outside the chamber, he has been active in his ministerial role as Minister of State for Local Government, leading a consultation on modernising council tax administration, including protections for vulnerable residents and securing additional council funding.

As a 97.4% party-line voter, McMahon is broadly loyal to Labour, but his assisted dying stance places him notably more cautious on safeguards than his parliamentary colleagues. His voting profile shows strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but low scores on parliamentary scrutiny and pro-business measures. He participates in 79% of votes -- broadly in line with Commons averages -- and is a prolific speaker, with 480 contributions across 90 debates heavily weighted towards local government, the economy, housing, and cost of living. He holds no current select committee roles.

386
Commons votes
This parliament
£25k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
76.0k
Electorate
2024 GE

Recorded crime is 100% below the national average.

Current Member of Parliament

Jim McMahon

Jim McMahon

Labour and Co-operative Party

Jim McMahon is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton, and has been an MP continually since 3 December 2015.

Notable Votes

Vote on whether to add a provision to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ensuring that if an independent doctor dies or becomes too ill to complete their assessment before signing off on an assisted dying request, a further referral can be made to another doctor — mirroring an existing provision in the Bill for the attending doctor.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on the Third Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill — the final Commons vote on whether to pass the assisted dying legislation in its amended form. Passing Third Reading sends the Bill to the House of Lords.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to prevent someone from qualifying as 'terminally ill' under the assisted dying bill solely because they have voluntarily stopped eating and drinking. The amendment aimed to close a potential loophole where a person might use self-starvation to meet the terminal illness criteria they would not otherwise meet.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review. Won by Lab in its first election in 2024. Covers Oldham, Chadderton and Royton. Population 105,873, notably young (median age 35 vs 41 nationally). Recorded crime is 100% below the national average. Median income £25K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

McMahon’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.402 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where McMahon has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
81
Economy
73
Employment
41
Education
39
Crime & Policing
38
Welfare and Benefits
24
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 1220 Jun 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading20 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 9420 Jun 2025 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.11 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Chadderton CentralElaine Taylor954Labour P
Chadderton NorthEddie Moores1,383Labour P
Chadderton SouthHolly Louise Harrison1,127Labour P
ColdhurstMontaz Ali Azad2,304Independ
CromptonDiane Williamson1,180Liberal
Failsworth EastKen Rustidge731Labour P
HollinwoodNaseem Aslam846Labour P
Medlock ValeUmar Nasheen1,374Labour P
Royton NorthLewis Quigg1,458Conserva
Royton SouthJade Hughes1,200Independ
WernethNyla Ibrahim2,362Independ
Population (2021 Census)
105,873
Electorate 76,031 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,300
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
17.5%
England average 20.0%
Schools
59
36 primary · 7 secondary
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