Workington (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 54°38′35″N 3°32′56″W / 54.643°N 3.549°W / 54.643; -3.549

Workington
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Workington in Cumbria.
Location of Cumbria within England.
County	Cumbria
Electorate	59,361 (December 2010)^[1]
Major settlements	Workington, Cockermouth, Maryport and Aspatria
Current constituency
Created	1918
Member of parliament	Sue Hayman (Labour)
Number of members	One
Created from	Cockermouth
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	North West England

Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

Boundaries

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, and Aspatria.

Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Workington constituency as a result of population changes. The electoral wards used to create this reshaped seat, which were fought at the 2010 general election, are:

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

It was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which also abolished the constituency of Cockermouth. Traditionally, the constituency has 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 Conservatives. However, the constituency reverted to type in the 1979 general election, when it was regained by Labour, who have held it ever since.

Members of Parliament

	Member^[2]	Party
1918	Thomas Cape	Labour
1945	Fred Peart	Labour
1976 by-election	Richard Page	Conservative
1979	Dale Campbell-Savours	Labour
2001	Sir Tony Cunningham	Labour
2015	Sue Hayman	Labour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

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General Election 2015: Workington^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Sue Hayman	16,282	42.3	−3.2
	Conservative	Rozila Kana	11,596	30.1	−3.7
	UKIP	Mark Jenkinson	7,538	19.6	+17.4
	Liberal Democrat	Phill Roberts	1,708	4.4	−4.1
	Green	Jill Perry	1,149	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Roy Ivinson	190	0.5	+0.5
Majority			4,686	12.2
Turnout			38,463	65.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 2010: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Cunningham	17,865	45.5	−6.5
	Conservative	Judith Pattinson	13,290	33.9	+4.8
	Liberal Democrat	Stan Collins	5,318	13.5	−0.9
	BNP	Martin Wingfield	1,496	3.8	+3.8
	UKIP	Steve Lee	876	2.2	−1.2
	English Democrat	Rob Logan	414	1.1	+1.1
Majority			4,575	11.7
Turnout			39,259	65.9	+3.4
	Labour hold		Swing	−5.7

Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2005: Workington^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Cunningham	19,554	50.5	−5.0
	Conservative	Judith Pattinson	11,659	30.1	+0.5
	Liberal Democrat	Kate Clarkson	5,815	15.0	+2.5
	UKIP	Mark Richardson	1,328	3.4	N/A
	Legalise Cannabis	John Peacock	381	1.0	−1.5
Majority			7,895	20.4
Turnout			38,737	64.7	+1.3
	Labour hold		Swing	-2.8

General Election 2001: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Tony Cunningham	23,209	55.5	−8.7
	Conservative	Timothy Stoddart	12,359	29.6	+5.1
	Liberal Democrat	Ian William Francis	5,214	12.5	+4.4
	Legalise Cannabis	John Peacock	1,040	2.5	N/A
Majority			10,850	25.9
Turnout			41,822	63.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1990s

General Election 1997: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dale Campbell-Savours	31,717	64.2	+7.3
	Conservative	Robert Blunden	12,061	24.4	−10.2
	Liberal Democrat	Philip Roberts	3,967	8.0	+1.6
	Referendum	George Donnan	1,412	2.9	N/A
	Independent	Chris Austin	217	0.4	N/A
Majority			19,656	39.8
Turnout			49,374	75.1	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1992: Workington^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dale Campbell-Savours	26,719	56.9	+4.5
	Conservative	Stuart E. Sexton	16,270	34.7	−2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Christine A. Neale	3,028	6.5	N/A
	Monster Raving Loony	David Langstaff	755	1.6	N/A
	Natural Law	Nicola M. Escott	183	0.4	N/A
Majority			10,449	22.3	+7.0
Turnout			46,955	81.5	+0.9
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.5

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1987: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dale Campbell-Savours	24,019	52.4	+0.3
	Conservative	Anne McIntosh	17,000	37.1	+1.0
	Liberal	Greville William Badger	4,853	10.6	−1.3
Majority			7,019	15.3	−0.7
Turnout			45,872	80.6
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1983: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Dale Campbell-Savours	23,239	52.0	−1.2
	Conservative	M. Smith	16,111	36.1	−4.6
	Liberal	N. Blackshaw	5,311	11.8	+5.8
Majority			7,128	16.0	+3.5
Turnout			44,661	79.6
	Labour hold		Swing	+1.7

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1979: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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	−5.6
Majority			5,756	12.5	−11.3
Turnout			46,109	83.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Workington by-election, 1976
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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

General Election October 1974: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	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	N/A
Majority			9,551	23.7	+4.4
Turnout			40,255	75.8
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election February 1974: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Fred Peart	24,000	60.0	−2.0
	Conservative	Richard Page	16,230	40.3	+2.0
Majority			7,770	19.3	−4.0
Turnout			40,230	76.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1970: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Fred Peart	24,975	61.7	-1.6
	Conservative	M.F. Turner-Bridger	15,532	38.3	+1.6
Majority			9,443	23.3	-3.3
Turnout			40,507	77.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1966: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	24,981	63.3
	Conservative	M.F. Turner-Bridger	14,475	36.7
Majority			10,506	26.6
Turnout				80.4
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1964: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	25,522	62.1
	Conservative	H. Denman	15,565	37.9
Majority			9,957	24.2
Turnout				83.48
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	25,537	60.18
	Conservative	T. M. Brannan	16,894	39.82
Majority			8,643	20.37
Turnout				85.89
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1955: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	25,110	59.4
	Conservative	T.M. Brannan	17,182	40.6
Majority			7,982	18.8
Turnout				86.14
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1951: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	25,893	60.02
	Conservative	H. Fox	17,249	39.98
Majority			8,644	20.04
Turnout				87.53
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1950: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	25,104	57.61
	Conservative	F.M.C. Fox	14,009	32.15
	Liberal	David Cedric Gwynne Sibley	4,460	10.24
Majority			11,095	25.46
Turnout				89.44
	Labour hold		Swing

Election in the 1940s

General Election 1945: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Fred Peart	24,876	72.5
	Conservative	G.A. White	9,438	27.5
Majority			15,438	45.0
Turnout				80.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General Election 1935: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Thomas Cape	Unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1931: Workington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Cape	18,469	54.91
	Conservative	Christopher Lowther	15,165	45.09
Majority			3,304	9.82
Turnout				85.91
	Labour hold		Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General Election 1929: Workington ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Thomas Cape	20,591	65.2
	Unionist	Sir John Serocold Paget Mellor	10,995	34.8
Majority			9,596	30.4
Turnout			31,586
	Labour hold		Swing

General Election 1923: Workington ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labour	Thomas Cape	15,296	56.5	+3.6
	Unionist	Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt	11,781	43.5	-3.6
Majority			3,515	13.0	+7.2
Turnout				83.5
	Labour hold		Swing	+3.6

Notes and references

↑ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/constituencies/E14001053
↑ "Workington". BBC News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
↑ http://www.allerdale.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/council-news/news-releases.aspx?prid=416&prmonth=4&pryear=2005&prday=&theme=textonly
↑ "UK General Election results April 1992". Richard Kimber's Political Science Resources. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
↑ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig

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Liberal Democrats (2)	Southport Westmorland and Lonsdale

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