Workington | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Cumbria |
Electorate | 59,361 (December 2010) [1] |
Major settlements | Workington, Maryport, Cockermouth, Silloth, Aspatria |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1918 |
Member of Parliament | Mark Jenkinson (Conservative) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Cockermouth and Eskdale |
Workington is a constituency [n 1] in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Mark Jenkinson, a Conservative. [n 2]
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished. The town of Workington itself will be combined with the majority of the (to be abolished) constituency of Copeland to form Whitehaven and Workington. The remainder (comprising the majority of the electorate) will form part of the new seat of Penrith and Solway. [2]
Workington | |
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Racial makeup (2021) [3] | |
• White | 98.6% |
• Mixed | 0.6% |
• Asian | 0.5% |
• Other | 0.2% |
• Black | 0.1% |
The constituency covers much of the north-west of Cumbria, corresponding largely to the Allerdale borough, except for the areas around Wigton and Keswick. As well as Workington itself, the constituency contains the towns of Cockermouth, Maryport, Aspatria and Silloth.
1918–1950: The Municipal Borough of Workington, the Urban Districts of Arlecdon and Frizington, Aspatria, Harrington, and Maryport, and parts of the Rural Districts of Cockermouth, Whitehaven, and Wigton.
1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Workington, the Urban Districts of Cockermouth, Keswick, and Maryport, and the Rural District of Cockermouth.
1983–1997: The District of Allerdale wards of All Saints, Binsey, Broughton, Castle, Clifton, Crummock, Dalton, Dearham, Derwent Valley, Ellen, Ellenborough, Ewanrigg, Flimby, Harrington, Keswick, Moorclose, Netherhall, Northside, St Bridget's, St John's, St Michael's, Salterbeck, Seaton Moor, Stainburn, and Westfield.
1997–2010: All the wards of the District of Allerdale except the Marsh, Wampool, Warnell and Wigton wards.
2010–present: The Borough of Allerdale wards of All Saints, Aspatria, Boltons, Broughton St Bridget's, Christchurch, Clifton, Ellen, Ellenborough, Ewanrigg, Flimby, Harrington, Holme, Marsh, Moorclose, Moss Bay, Netherhall, St John's, St Michael's, Seaton, Silloth, Solway, Stainburn, Wampool, Waver, and Wharrels.
The constituency was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which also abolished the seat of Cockermouth. Workington has traditionally supported the Labour Party, although a by-election in 1976 (forced by the elevation of Fred Peart to the House of Lords) was won by Richard Page of the Conservative Party. However, the constituency reverted to type at the 1979 general election when it was regained by Labour. Labour held the seat until the 2019 general election, when Mark Jenkinson won the seat for Conservatives for the first time in forty years. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Mark Jenkinson | 20,488 | 49.3 | +7.6 | |
Labour | Sue Hayman | 16,312 | 39.2 | ―11.9 | |
Brexit Party | David Walker | 1,749 | 4.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 1,525 | 3.7 | +1.0 | |
Independent | Nicky Cockburn | 842 | 2.0 | New | |
Green | Jill Perry | 596 | 1.4 | New | |
Independent | Roy Ivinson | 87 | 0.2 | ―0.5 | |
Majority | 4,176 | 10.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 41,599 | 67.8 | ―1.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +9.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Hayman | 21,317 | 51.1 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Clark Vasey | 17,392 | 41.7 | +11.6 | |
UKIP | George Kemp | 1,556 | 3.7 | ―15.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phill Roberts | 1,133 | 2.7 | ―1.7 | |
Independent | Roy Ivinson | 278 | 0.7 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 3,925 | 9.4 | ―2.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,676 | 69.2 | +3.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―1.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sue Hayman | 16,282 | 42.3 | ―3.2 | |
Conservative | Rozila Kana | 11,596 | 30.1 | ―3.8 | |
UKIP | Mark Jenkinson | 7,538 | 19.6 | +17.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Phill Roberts | 1,708 | 4.4 | ―11.1 | |
Green | Jill Perry | 1,149 | 3.0 | New | |
Independent | Roy Ivinson | 190 | 0.5 | New | |
Majority | 4,686 | 12.2 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 38,463 | 65.6 | ―0.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Cunningham | 17,865 | 45.5 | ―6.5 | |
Conservative | Judith Pattinson | 13,290 | 33.9 | +4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stan Collins | 5,318 | 13.5 | ―0.9 | |
BNP | Martin Wingfield | 1,496 | 3.8 | New | |
UKIP | Steve Lee | 876 | 2.2 | ―1.2 | |
English Democrat | Rob Logan | 414 | 1.1 | New | |
Majority | 4,575 | 11.6 | ―11.2 | ||
Turnout | 39,259 | 65.9 | +3.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―5.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Cunningham | 19,554 | 50.5 | ―5.0 | |
Conservative | Judith Pattinson | 11,659 | 30.1 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kate Clarkson | 5,815 | 15.0 | +2.5 | |
UKIP | Mark Richardson | 1,328 | 3.4 | New | |
Legalise Cannabis | John Peacock | 381 | 1.0 | ―1.5 | |
Majority | 7,895 | 20.4 | ―5.5 | ||
Turnout | 38,737 | 64.7 | +1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ―2.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tony Cunningham | 23,209 | 55.5 | ―8.7 | |
Conservative | Timothy Stoddart | 12,359 | 29.6 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Francis | 5,214 | 12.5 | +4.5 | |
Legalise Cannabis | John Peacock | 1,040 | 2.5 | New | |
Majority | 10,850 | 25.9 | ―13.9 | ||
Turnout | 41,822 | 63.4 | ―11.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dale Campbell-Savours | 31,717 | 64.2 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Blunden | 12,061 | 24.4 | ―12.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Philip Roberts | 3,967 | 8.0 | +0.6 | |
Referendum | George Donnan | 1,412 | 2.9 | New | |
Independent | Chris Austin | 217 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 19,656 | 39.8 | +17.5 | ||
Turnout | 49,374 | 75.1 | ―6.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +11.0 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dale Campbell-Savours | 26,719 | 56.9 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Stuart E. Sexton | 16,270 | 34.7 | ―2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christine A. Neale | 3,028 | 6.5 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | David Langstaff | 755 | 1.6 | New | |
Natural Law | Nicola M. Escott | 183 | 0.4 | New | |
Majority | 10,449 | 22.2 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 46,955 | 81.5 | +0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +3.5 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dale Campbell-Savours | 24,019 | 52.4 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | Anne McIntosh | 17,000 | 37.1 | +1.0 | |
Liberal | Greville Badger | 4,853 | 10.6 | ―1.2 | |
Majority | 7,019 | 15.3 | ―0.7 | ||
Turnout | 45,872 | 80.6 | +1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dale Campbell-Savours | 23,239 | 52.0 | ―1.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Smith | 16,111 | 36.1 | ―4.6 | |
Liberal | Neil Blackshaw | 5,311 | 11.8 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 7,128 | 15.9 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 44,661 | 79.6 | ―5.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Dale Campbell-Savours | 24,523 | 53.2 | ―2.2 | |
Conservative | Richard Page | 18,767 | 40.7 | +8.4 | |
Liberal | N. Blackshaw | 2,819 | 6.1 | ―5.7 | |
Majority | 5,756 | 12.5 | ―11.2 | ||
Turnout | 46,109 | 83.8 | +8.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Richard Page | 19,396 | 48.2 | +15.9 | |
Labour | Dale Campbell-Savours | 18,331 | 45.6 | −10.4 | |
Liberal | Bernard Wates | 2,480 | 6.2 | −5.6 | |
Majority | 1,065 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 40,207 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +13.2 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 22,539 | 56.0 | −3.7 | |
Conservative | Richard Page | 12,988 | 32.3 | −8.1 | |
Liberal | J. Burns | 4,728 | 11.8 | New | |
Majority | 9,551 | 23.7 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 40,255 | 75.8 | -0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 24,000 | 60.0 | −2.0 | |
Conservative | Richard Page | 16,230 | 40.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 7,770 | 19.3 | −4.1 | ||
Turnout | 40,230 | 76.4 | -1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 24,975 | 61.7 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Michael Fernley Turner-Bridger | 15,532 | 38.3 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 9,443 | 23.4 | −3.2 | ||
Turnout | 40,507 | 77.4 | -3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 24,981 | 63.3 | +1.2 | |
Conservative | Michael Fernley Turner-Bridger | 14,475 | 36.7 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 10,506 | 26.6 | +2.4 | ||
Turnout | 39,456 | 80.4 | =3.1 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 25,522 | 62.1 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Harold Denman | 15,565 | 37.9 | -1.9 | |
Majority | 9,957 | 24.2 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 41,087 | 83.48 | -2.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 25,537 | 60.18 | ||
Conservative | T Martin Brannan | 16,894 | 39.82 | ||
Majority | 8,643 | 20.36 | |||
Turnout | 42,431 | 85.89 | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 25,110 | 59.4 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | T Martin Brannan | 17,182 | 40.6 | +0.6 | |
Majority | 7,982 | 18.8 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 42,292 | 86.14 | -1.39 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 25,893 | 60.02 | +2.41 | |
Conservative | Helen Fox | 17,249 | 39.98 | +7.83 | |
Majority | 8,644 | 20.04 | -5.42 | ||
Turnout | 43,142 | 87.53 | -1.91 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -5.42 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 25,104 | 57.61 | |
Conservative | Helen Fox | 14,009 | 32.15 | |
Liberal | David Cedric Gwynne Sibley | 4,460 | 10.24 | |
Majority | 11,095 | 25.46 | ||
Turnout | 43,573 | 89.44 | ||
Labour hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Fred Peart | 24,876 | 72.5 | N/A | |
Conservative | G.C. White | 9,438 | 27.5 | New | |
Majority | 15,438 | 45.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 34,314 | 80.7 | N/A | ||
Labour hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | Unopposed | |||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | 18,469 | 54.91 | -10.3 | |
Conservative | Christopher Lowther | 15,165 | 45.09 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 3,304 | 9.82 | -20.6 | ||
Turnout | 33,634 | 85.91 | -10.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -10.3 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | 20,591 | 65.2 | +9.6 | |
Unionist | John Mellor | 10,995 | 34.8 | −9.6 | |
Majority | 9,596 | 30.4 | +19.2 | ||
Turnout | 31,586 | 81.2 | −3.2 | ||
Registered electors | 38,915 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +9.6 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | 15,353 | 55.6 | −0.9 | |
Unionist | E. Davies | 12,243 | 44.4 | +0.9 | |
Majority | 3,110 | 11.2 | −1.8 | ||
Turnout | 27,596 | 84.4 | +0.9 | ||
Registered electors | 32,690 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −0.9 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | 15,296 | 56.5 | +1.8 | |
Unionist | Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt | 11,781 | 43.5 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 3,515 | 13.0 | +3.6 | ||
Turnout | 27,077 | 83.5 | −0.2 | ||
Registered electors | 32,425 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | +1.8 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | 14,546 | 54.7 | +3.2 | |
Unionist | Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt | 12,064 | 45.3 | +16.0 | |
Majority | 2,482 | 9.4 | −12.8 | ||
Turnout | 26,610 | 83.7 | +13.0 | ||
Registered electors | 31,789 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | −6.4 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Thomas Cape | 10,441 | 51.5 | |
Unionist | D.J. Mason | 5,946 | 29.3 | |
Liberal | Robert Strother Stewart * | 2,968 | 14.6 | |
Independent | R. Millican | 943 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 4,495 | 22.2 | ||
Turnout | 20,298 | 70.7 | ||
Registered electors | 28,691 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
* Stewart was endorsed by the Coalition Government but repudiated it.
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