Penrith and Cockermouth, UK Parliamentary general election
At the most recent election (5 July 1945), Alan Dower (Conservative Party) won Penrith and Cockermouth, with a majority of 2,619 votes.
- Area type
- constituency
- Within
- UK Parliamentary general election
- Elections recorded
- 8
- Recorded results
- 18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Dower | Conservative Party | 9,198 | 37.8% | Yes |
| Noel Francis Newsome | Liberal Democrats | 6,579 | 27% | No |
| Leonard Foster Browne | The Labour Party | 6,350 | 26.1% | No |
| Tom Mitchell | National Independent | 2,204 | 9.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Dower | Conservative Party | 14,496 | 64.3% | Yes |
| Harold Smith | The Labour Party | 8,036 | 35.7% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey | Conservative Party | 12,904 | 53.1% | Yes |
| Arthur Holgate | Liberal Democrats | 11,412 | 46.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey | Unionist | 10,595 | 45.2% | Yes |
| Arthur Holgate | Liberal Democrats | 8,750 | 37.4% | No |
| Archibald Dodd | The Labour Party | 4,073 | 17.4% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey | Unionist | 11,431 | 67.9% | Yes |
| Frederick Tait | The Labour Party | 5,404 | 32.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey | Unionist | 9,205 | 50.9% | Yes |
| Levi Collison | Liberal Democrats | 8,878 | 49.1% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levi Collison | Liberal Democrats | 9,114 | 51.1% | Yes |
| Henry Cecil Lowther | Unionist | 8,736 | 48.9% | No |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James William Lowther | Speaker with Coalition Coupon | 0 | — | Yes |