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Copeland — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Copeland was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 5,842 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Copeland from 1983 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1983–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1983 Jack Cunningham (Labour) 18,756 44.2% Veronica Barbara Carstairs Wilson (Conservative) 1,837 (4.3 pts) 78.2%
1987 Jack Cunningham (Labour) 20,999 47.2% Ashton Toft (Conservative) 1,894 (4.3 pts) 81.3%
1992 Jack Cunningham (Labour) 22,328 48.7% Philip Davies (Conservative) 2,439 (5.3 pts) 83.5%
1997 Jack Cunningham (Labour) 24,077 58.2% Andrew Cumpsty (Conservative) 11,996 (29.0 pts) 76.3%
2001 Jack Cunningham (Labour) 17,991 51.8% Mike Graham (Conservative) 4,964 (14.3 pts) 64.9%
2005 Jamie Reed (Labour) 17,033 50.5% Chris Whiteside (Conservative) 6,320 (18.7 pts) 62.3%
2010 Jamie Reed (Labour) 19,699 46.0% Chris Whiteside (Conservative) 3,833 (9.0 pts) 67.9%
2015 Jamie Reed (Labour) 16,750 42.3% Stephen Haraldsen (Conservative) 2,564 (6.5 pts) 64.1%
2017 Trudy Harrison (Conservative) 21,062 49.1% Gillian Troughton (Labour) 1,695 (4.0 pts) 69.7%
2019 Trudy Harrison (Conservative) 22,856 53.7% Tony Lywood (Labour) 5,842 (13.7 pts) 69.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Cunningham Labour 18,75644.2% Yes
Veronica Barbara Carstairs Wilson Conservative 16,91939.9% No
John Beasley Social Democratic Party 6,72215.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Cunningham Labour 20,99947.2% Yes
Ashton Toft Conservative 19,10543.0% No
Edward Colgan Social Democratic Party 4,0529.1% No
Robert Gibson Green 3190.7% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Cunningham Labour 22,32848.7% Yes
Philip Davies Conservative 19,88943.4% No
Roger Putnam Liberal Democrat 3,5087.6% No
James Sinton Natural Law 1480.3% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Cunningham Labour 24,07758.2% Yes
Andrew Cumpsty Conservative 12,08129.2% No
Roger Putnam Liberal Democrat 3,8149.2% No
Chris Johnston Referendum Party 1,0362.5% No
Gerard Hanratty ProLife Alliance 3890.9% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jack Cunningham Labour 17,99151.8% Yes
Mike Graham Conservative 13,02737.5% No
Mark Gayler Liberal Democrat 3,73210.7% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jamie Reed Labour 17,03350.5% Yes
Chris Whiteside Conservative 10,71331.7% No
Frank Hollowell Liberal Democrat 3,88011.5% No
Edward Caley-Knowles UKIP 7352.2% No
Brian Earley Independent 7342.2% No
Alan Mossop English Democrats 6622.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jamie Reed Labour 19,69946.0% Yes
Chris Whiteside Conservative 15,86637.1% No
Frank Hollowell Liberal Democrat 4,36510.2% No
Clive Jefferson BNP 1,4743.4% No
Ted Caley-Knowles UKIP 9942.3% No
Jill Perry Green 3890.9% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Jamie Reed Labour 16,75042.3% Yes
Stephen Haraldsen Conservative 14,18635.8% No
Michael Pye UKIP 6,14815.5% No
Danny Gallagher Liberal Democrat 1,3683.5% No
Allan Todd Green 1,1793.0% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Trudy Harrison Conservative 21,06249.1% Yes
Gillian Troughton Labour 19,36745.1% No
Rebecca Hanson Liberal Democrat 1,4043.3% No
Herbert Crossman UKIP 1,0942.5% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Trudy Harrison Conservative 22,85653.7% Yes
Tony Lywood Labour 17,01440.0% No
John Studholme Liberal Democrat 1,8884.4% No
Jack Lenox Green 7651.8% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1983: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1987: Labour margin 4.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 5.3 pts 1997: Labour margin 29.0 pts 2001: Labour margin 14.3 pts 2005: Labour margin 18.7 pts 2010: Labour margin 9.0 pts 2015: Labour margin 6.5 pts 2017: Conservative margin 4.0 pts 2019: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Copeland has been contested at 10 general elections on record since 1983. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Copeland in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Copeland in 2019 with 22,856 votes (53.7%), a majority of 5,842 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Copeland since 1983?

Since 1983, Copeland has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Copeland?

The closest result on record for Copeland was 2017, when Conservative beat Labour by just 1,695 votes (4.0 percentage points).

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