Workington (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Workington County constituency |
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| Workington shown within Cumbria, and Cumbria shown within England | |
| Created: | 1918 |
| MP: | Tony Cunningham |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cumbria |
| EP 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.
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[edit] Boundaries
The constituency covers much of the north-west of Cumbria, corresponding largely to the Allerdale borough, except for the area around Wigton. As well as Workington itself, the constituency contains the towns of Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport and Aspatria.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England have created a modified Workington constituency as a result of population changes. The electoral wards used to create this reshaped seat, to be fought at the next UK general election in 2009 or 2010 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
[edit] 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 to the House of Lords of Fred Peart), 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.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | |
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| 1918 | Thomas Cape | Labour | |
| 1945 | Fred Peart | Labour | |
| 1976 | Richard Page | Conservative | |
| 1979 | Dale Campbell-Savours | Labour | |
| 2001 | Tony Cunningham | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Workington | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Cunningham | 19,554 | 49.2 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | Judith Pattinson | 12,659 | 31.9 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kate Clarkson | 5,815 | 14.6 | +2.1 | |
| UKIP | Mark Richardson | 1,328 | 3.3 | +3.3 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | John Peacock | 381 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 6,895 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | 39,737 | 64.7 | +1.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -4.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Workington | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Tony Cunningham | 23,209 | 55.5 | -8.7 | |
| Conservative | Stoddart, T. | 12,359 | 29.6 | +5.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Francis, I.W. | 5,214 | 12.5 | +4.4 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Peacock, J. | 1,040 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 10,850 | 25.9 | |||
| Turnout | 41,822 | 63.4 | |||
