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Cumberland Whitehaven

Every general election in Cumberland Whitehaven since 1918 (until 1951). Latest: Labour, majority 7,200.

1951 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won23,19059.2%
Conservative15,99040.8%
Valid votes39,180
Majority7,20018.4%

Lab hold Turnout 85.2% of 45,963 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1918192219231924192919311935194519501951Labour, 1918: 45.7%Labour, 1922: 45.4%Labour, 1923: 53.0%Labour, 1924: 47.2%Labour, 1929: 46.8%Labour, 1931: 46.7%Labour, 1935: 48.9%Labour, 1945: 61.1%Labour, 1950: 60.0%Labour, 1951: 59.2%Conservative, 1918: 54.4%Conservative, 1922: 37.2%Conservative, 1923: 47.0%Conservative, 1924: 52.8%Conservative, 1929: 41.3%Conservative, 1931: 53.3%Conservative, 1935: 47.8%Conservative, 1945: 38.9%Conservative, 1950: 40.0%Conservative, 1951: 40.8%Liberal, 1922: 17.5%Liberal, 1929: 11.9%
Vote share in Cumberland Whitehaven at each general election Lab Con Lib

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1951LabCon7,20018.485.2%Lab hold
1950LabCon7,61720.087.0%
1945LabCon6,74722.282.8%
1935LabCon3521.287.3%Lab gain from Con
1931ConLab2,0316.789.6%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon1,6525.588.1%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab1,4085.788.2%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon1,3905.983.1%Lab hold
1922LabCon1,9798.287.0%Lab gain from Con
1918ConLab1,7208.772.0%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Cumberland Whitehaven?

Labour won Cumberland Whitehaven at the 1951 general election with a majority of 7,200.

Which parties have won Cumberland Whitehaven?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 7, Conservative 3.

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