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    Whitehaven, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (3 May 1979), Julie Cunningham (The Labour Party) won Whitehaven, with a majority of 5,455 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    18
    Recorded results
    43
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Julie CunninghamThe Labour Party22,62652.4%Yes
    John Joseph SomersConservative Party17,17139.8%No
    Roy Edward AkisterLiberal Democrats2,5595.9%No
    William DixonIndependent7901.8%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 100%, electorate 39,294
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Baron Cunningham of Felling Jack CunninghamThe Labour Party21,83255.6%Yes
    P. B. VoseConservative Party11,89930.3%No
    M. GilbertThe Liberal Party5,56314.2%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Julie CunninghamThe Labour Party23,22952%Yes
    Peter Brownhill VoseConservative Party15,86735.5%No
    Mike GilbertLiberal Democrats5,56312.5%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Julie CunninghamThe Labour Party22,97458.3%Yes
    William Graham McKayConservative Party16,41841.7%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Joseph SymondsThe Labour Party22,72662%Yes
    John KevillConservative Party13,93538%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Joseph SymondsThe Labour Party23,26760.1%Yes
    Edmund BrudenellConservative Party15,44039.9%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Joseph SymondsThe Labour Party22,78357.8%Yes
    Howard J PedrazaConservative Party16,65342.2%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frank AndersonThe Labour Party22,34858%Yes
    Godfrey William IredellConservative Party16,15442%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frank AndersonThe Labour Party23,19059.2%Yes
    Godfrey William IredellConservative Party15,99040.8%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 23 Feb 1950
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frank AndersonThe Labour Party22,85060%Yes
    William NunnConservative Party15,23340%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 05 Jul 1945
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frank AndersonThe Labour Party18,56861.1%Yes
    William Owens HillConservative Party11,82138.9%No
    Whitehaven: UK General Election 14 Nov 1935
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Frank AndersonThe Labour Party14,79448.9%Yes
    William NunnConservative Party14,44247.8%No
    Tom StephensonIndependent Labour Party1,0043.3%No

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