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Workington (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918-2024
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918-2024
| Field | Value | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Workington | |||||||||
| parliament | uk | |||||||||
| map1 | Workington2007 | |||||||||
| map2 | EnglandCumbria | |||||||||
| map_entity | Cumbria | |||||||||
| year | 1918 | |||||||||
| abolished | 2024 | |||||||||
| type | County | |||||||||
| elects_howmany | One | |||||||||
| previous | Cockermouth and Eskdale | |||||||||
| next | Penrith and Solway, Whitehaven and Workington | |||||||||
| electorate | 59,361 (December 2010){{cite web | url=http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm | title=Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England | date=4 March 2011 | work=2011 Electorate Figures | publisher=Boundary Commission for England | access-date=13 March 2011 | url-status=usurped | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106204053/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm | archive-date=November 6, 2010 |
| region | England | |||||||||
| county | Cumbria | |||||||||
| european | North West England | |||||||||
| towns | Workington, Maryport, Cockermouth, Silloth, Aspatria |
Workington was a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. The town of Workington itself was combined with the majority of the also-abolished constituency of Copeland to form Whitehaven and Workington. The remainder, comprising the majority of the electorate, formed part of the new seat of Penrith and Solway.
Boundaries
The constituency covered 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 contained 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.
2010–2024: 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.
History
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.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | 1918 | Thomas Cape | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | 1945 | Fred Peart | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 1976 by-election | Richard Page | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | 1979 | Dale Campbell-Savours | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | 2001 | Tony Cunningham | |
| Labour Party (UK)}}" | 2015 | Sue Hayman | |
| Conservative Party (UK)}}" | 2019 | Mark Jenkinson | |
| 2024 | Constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 2010s
Elections in the 2000s
Elections in the 1990s
Elections in the 1980s
Elections in the 1970s
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1950s
- This constituency underwent boundary changes between the 1945 and 1950 general elections and thus calculation of change in vote share is not meaningful.
Election in the 1940s
Elections in the 1930s
Elections in the 1920s
|reg. electors = 38,915
|reg. electors = 32,690
|reg. electors = 32,425
|reg. electors = 31,789
Election in the 1910s
|reg. electors = 28,691 Stewart was endorsed by the Coalition Government but repudiated it.
Notes
References
References
- "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West {{!}} Boundary Commission for England".
- "Census Publications - House of Commons Library".
- "Workington parliamentary constituency - Election 2019".
- {{rayment-hc. w. 5. (March 2012)
- "Workington Parliamentary constituency". BBC.
- (12 May 2017). "General election 2017: Full list of candidates". ITV News.
- "Election Data 2015". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- "Workington". BBC News.
- "Election Data 2010". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- "Election Data 2005". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- "Election Data 2001". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- "Election Data 1997". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- "Election Data 1992". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- (9 April 1992). "UK General Election results April 1992". Politics Resources.
- "Election Data 1987". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- "Election Data 1983". [[Electoral Calculus]].
- British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
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