Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Cumberland North was won by Liberal at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 198 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in Cumberland North from 1918 to 1945.
Full Election History, 1918–1945
Election
Elected
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Majority
Turnout
1918
Christopher William Lowther (Unionist)
Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record
0.0%
1922
Donald Sterling Palmer Howard (Unionist)
8,815
50.8%
Geoffrey William Algernon Howard (Liberal)
271 (1.6 pts)
79.9%
1923
Donald Sterling Palmer Howard (Unionist)
9,288
50.6%
Richard Durning Holt (Liberal)
218 (1.2 pts)
83.2%
1924
Donald Sterling Palmer Howard (Unionist)
10,586
54.2%
Richard Durning Holt (Liberal)
3,765 (19.3 pts)
86.0%
1929
Frederick Fergus Graham (Unionist)
10,392
44.9%
Richard Durning Holt (Liberal)
731 (3.2 pts)
83.7%
1931
Frederick Fergus Graham (Conservative)
12,504
52.6%
Wilfrid Hubert Wace Roberts (Liberal)
1,227 (5.2 pts)
84.8%
1935
Wilfrid Hubert Wace Roberts (Liberal)
12,521
51.9%
Frederick Fergus Graham (Conservative)
894 (3.7 pts)
83.9%
1945
Wilfrid Hubert Wace Roberts (Liberal)
12,053
50.4%
Ronald Nicholson Carr (Conservative)
198 (0.8 pts)
75.6%
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1918
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Christopher William Lowther
Unionist
Unopposed
Yes
1922
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Donald Sterling Palmer Howard
Unionist
8,815
50.8%
Yes
Geoffrey William Algernon Howard
Liberal
8,544
49.2%
No
1923
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Donald Sterling Palmer Howard
Unionist
9,288
50.6%
Yes
Richard Durning Holt
Liberal
9,070
49.4%
No
1924
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Donald Sterling Palmer Howard
Unionist
10,586
54.2%
Yes
Richard Durning Holt
Liberal
6,821
34.9%
No
Bernard Brooke
Labour
2,125
10.9%
No
1929
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Frederick Fergus Graham
Unionist
10,392
44.9%
Yes
Richard Durning Holt
Liberal
9,661
41.7%
No
Charles Aloysius O'Donnell
Labour
3,092
13.4%
No
1931
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Frederick Fergus Graham
Conservative
12,504
52.6%
Yes
Wilfrid Hubert Wace Roberts
Liberal
11,277
47.4%
No
1935
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Wilfrid Hubert Wace Roberts
Liberal
12,521
51.9%
Yes
Frederick Fergus Graham
Conservative
11,627
48.1%
No
1945
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Elected
Wilfrid Hubert Wace Roberts
Liberal
12,053
50.4%
Yes
Ronald Nicholson Carr
Conservative
11,855
49.6%
No
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.
Trend
Cumberland North has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Unionist, Conservative, Liberal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Cumberland North in the 1945 general election?
Liberal won Cumberland North in 1945 with 12,053 votes (50.4%), a majority of 198 votes over Conservative in second place.
Which parties have won Cumberland North since 1918?
Since 1918, Cumberland North has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Unionist.
What was the closest result in Cumberland North?
The closest result on record for Cumberland North was 1945, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 198 votes (0.8 percentage points).