Workington - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Workington constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Workington
Region	North West
Current Status	Abolished

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2019	Conservative
	Election 2017	Labour
	Election 2015	Labour
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Labour
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Labour
	Election 1979	Labour
	Election 1974 (October)	Labour
	Election 1974 (February)	Labour

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,488	49.25%	+7.52%
	Labour	16,312	39.21%	-11.94%
	Brexit Party	1,749	4.20%	N/A
	Liberal Democrat	1,525	3.67%	+0.95%
	Minor	842	2.02%	N/A
	Green	596	1.43%	N/A
	Others	87	0.21%	N/A
Majority		4,176	10.04%
Turnout		41,599	67.78%	-1.37%
Electorate		61,370
Swing from LAB to CON			9.73%
Swing from BREX to CON			1.66%
Swing from LAB to BREX			8.07%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	21,317	51.15%	+8.82%
	Conservative	17,392	41.73%	+11.58%
	UKIP	1,556	3.73%	-15.86%
	Liberal Democrat	1,133	2.72%	-1.72%
	Minor	278	0.67%	N/A
Majority		3,925	9.42%
Turnout		41,676	69.15%	+3.53%
Electorate		60,265
Swing from LAB to CON			1.38%
Swing from UKIP to LAB			12.34%
Swing from UKIP to CON			13.72%
	Labour hold

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	16,282	42.33%	-3.17%
	Conservative	11,596	30.15%	-3.70%
	UKIP	7,538	19.60%	+17.37%
	Liberal Democrat	1,708	4.44%	-9.11%
	Green	1,149	2.99%	N/A
	Minor	190	0.49%	N/A
Majority		4,686	12.18%
Turnout		38,463	65.62%	-0.24%
Electorate		58,615
Swing from CON to LAB			0.26%
Swing from LAB to UKIP			10.27%
Swing from CON to UKIP			10.54%
	Labour hold

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	17,865	45.51%	-7.55%
	Conservative	13,290	33.85%	+9.12%
	Liberal Democrat	5,318	13.55%	-4.27%
	Minor	1,496	3.81%	N/A
	UKIP	876	2.23%	N/A
	English Democrat	414	1.05%	N/A
Majority		4,575	11.65%
Turnout		39,259	65.86%	+2.63%
Electorate		59,607
Swing from LAB to CON			8.34%
Swing from LAB to LD			1.64%
Swing from LD to CON			6.69%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,141	53.06%	+2.58%
	Conservative	8,922	24.73%	-5.37%
	Liberal Democrat	6,426	17.81%	+2.80%
	Others	1,585	4.39%	N/A
Majority		10,219	28.33%
Turnout		36,074	63.23%	+0.18%
Electorate		57,051
Swing from CON to LAB			3.97%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.11%
Swing from CON to LD			4.08%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	19,554	50.48%	-5.02%
	Conservative	11,659	30.10%	+0.55%
	Liberal Democrat	5,815	15.01%	+2.54%
	UKIP	1,328	3.43%	N/A
	Minor	381	0.98%	N/A
Majority		7,895	20.38%
Turnout		38,737	63.05%	-0.35%
Electorate		61,441
Swing from LAB to CON			2.78%
Swing from LAB to LD			3.78%
Swing from CON to LD			1.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,209	55.49%	-8.74%
	Conservative	12,359	29.55%	+5.12%
	Liberal Democrat	5,214	12.47%	+4.43%
	Minor	1,040	2.49%	N/A
Majority		10,850	25.94%
Turnout		41,822	63.40%	-11.67%
Electorate		65,965
Swing from LAB to CON			6.93%
Swing from LAB to LD			6.59%
Swing from LD to CON			0.35%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	31,717	64.24%	+7.33%
	Conservative	12,061	24.43%	-10.22%
	Liberal Democrat	3,967	8.03%	+1.59%
	Minor	1,412	2.86%	N/A
	Others	217	0.44%	N/A
Majority		19,656	39.81%
Turnout		49,374	75.08%	-6.43%
Electorate		65,766
Swing from CON to LAB			8.78%
Swing from LD to LAB			2.87%
Swing from CON to LD			5.90%
	Labour hold

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	26,719	56.90%	+4.54%
	Conservative	16,270	34.65%	-2.41%
	Liberal Democrat	3,028	6.45%	N/A
	Minor	755	1.61%	N/A
	Others	183	0.39%	N/A
Majority		10,449	22.25%
Turnout		46,955	81.51%	+0.90%
Electorate		57,608
Swing from CON to LAB			3.48%
Swing from LAB to LD			0.95%
Swing from CON to LD			4.43%
	Labour hold

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,019	52.36%	+0.33%
	Conservative	17,000	37.06%	+0.99%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	4,853	10.58%	-1.31%
Majority		7,019	15.30%
Turnout		45,872	80.60%	+1.02%
Electorate		56,911
Swing from LAB to CON			0.33%
Swing from ALL to LAB			0.82%
Swing from ALL to CON			1.15%
	Labour hold

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	23,239	52.03%	-1.15%
	Conservative	16,111	36.07%	-4.63%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	5,311	11.89%	N/A
Majority		7,128	15.96%
Turnout		44,661	79.58%	-4.21%
Electorate		56,119
Swing from CON to LAB			1.74%
Swing from LAB to ALL			6.52%
Swing from CON to ALL			8.26%
	Labour hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,523	53.18%	-2.81%
	Conservative	18,767	40.70%	+8.44%
	Liberal	2,819	6.11%	-5.63%
Majority		5,756	12.48%
Turnout		46,109	83.79%	+7.98%
Electorate		55,030
Swing from LAB to CON			5.62%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.41%
Swing from LIB to CON			7.03%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	22,539	55.99%	-3.67%
	Conservative	12,988	32.26%	-8.08%
	Liberal	4,728	11.75%	N/A
Majority		9,551	23.73%
Turnout		40,255	75.81%	-0.59%
Electorate		53,101
Swing from CON to LAB			2.21%
Swing from LAB to LIB			7.71%
Swing from CON to LIB			9.91%
	Labour hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	24,000	59.66%	N/A
	Conservative	16,230	40.34%	N/A
Majority		7,770	19.31%
Turnout		40,230	76.40%	N/A
Electorate		52,656

	Labour win

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