Oldham East & Saddleworth  Lab  gain
                                        
                                    5/6 
 P Woolas          Lab    22,546   41.7%
 C Davies          LibD   19,157   35.4%
 J Hudson          Con    10,666   19.7%
 D Findley         Ref     1,116    2.1%
 J Smith           SLP       470    0.9%
 I Dalling         NLP       146    0.3%
 Turnout 73.9%; Lab majority 3,389      
 Swing from Con to Lab of 13.6%         
    Oldham West & Royton       Lab  hold
                                        
                                        
 M Meacher         Lab    26,894   58.8%
 J Lord            Con    10,693   23.4%
 H Cohen           LibD    5,434   11.9%
 G Choudhury       SLP     1,311    2.9%
 P Etherden        Ref     1,157    2.5%
 S Dalling         NLP       249    0.5%
 Turnout 66.1%; Lab majority 16,201     
 Swing from Con to Lab of 12.2%         
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