Royton Urban District

Royton was, from 1863 to 1974, a local government district in Lancashire, England which covered the modern-day town of Royton, and its suburbs and districts.It covered a significant area to the north-west of the County Borough of Oldham, and formed part of the Oldham parliamentary constituency (abolished in 1950).HistoryThe township of Royton historically lay in the large parish of Prestwich-cum-Oldham. In 1863 Royton Local Government District was created when the township adopted the Local Government Act 1858. A local board was formed to govern the town. In 1879 the district was enlarged by the addition of part of Thornham township. The Local Government Act 1894 reconstituted the area as an urban district, and Royton Urban District Council replaced the local board. The urban district was divided into five wards: Dogford, Dryclough, Haggate, Heyside, and Thornham, with each ward returning three councillors to the fifteen-member council. The only change to boundaries was in 1933, when the Lancashire (Manchester and District) Review Order added a small area from the neighbouring Municipal Borough of Middleton.