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Penrith and Cockermouth — UK General Election Results

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

Penrith and Cockermouth was won by Conservative at the 1945 general election, with a majority of 2,619 votes over Liberal. This page covers every general election in Penrith and Cockermouth from 1918 to 1945.

Full Election History, 1918–1945

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 James William Lowther (Speaker with Coalition Coupon) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 Levi Collison (Liberal) 9,114 51.1% Henry Cecil Lowther (Unionist) 378 (2.1 pts) 83.0%
1923 Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey (Unionist) 9,205 50.9% Levi Collison (Liberal) 327 (1.8 pts) 83.2%
1924 Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey (Unionist) 11,431 67.9% Frederick Tait (Labour) 6,027 (35.8 pts) 75.9%
1929 Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey (Unionist) 10,595 45.2% Arthur Holgate (Liberal) 1,845 (7.9 pts) 85.3%
1931 Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey (Conservative) 12,904 53.1% Arthur Holgate (Liberal) 1,492 (6.1 pts) 86.6%
1935 Alan Vincent Gandar Dower (Conservative) 14,496 64.3% Harold Smith (Labour) 6,460 (28.7 pts) 78.4%
1945 Alan Vincent Gandar Dower (Conservative) 9,198 37.8% Noel Francis Newsome (Liberal) 2,619 (10.8 pts) 79.3%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James William Lowther Speaker with Coalition Coupon Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Levi Collison Liberal 9,11451.1% Yes
Henry Cecil Lowther Unionist 8,73648.9% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey Unionist 9,20550.9% Yes
Levi Collison Liberal 8,87849.1% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey Unionist 11,43167.9% Yes
Frederick Tait Labour 5,40432.1% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey Unionist 10,59545.2% Yes
Arthur Holgate Liberal 8,75037.4% No
Archibald Dodd Labour 4,07317.4% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Arthur Carlyne Niven Dixey Conservative 12,90453.1% Yes
Arthur Holgate Liberal 11,41246.9% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Vincent Gandar Dower Conservative 14,49664.3% Yes
Harold Smith Labour 8,03635.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan Vincent Gandar Dower Conservative 9,19837.8% Yes
Noel Francis Newsome Liberal 6,57927.0% No
Leonard Foster Browne Labour 6,35026.1% No
Tom Mitchell National Independent 2,2049.1% No

Margin Over Time

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

1922: Liberal margin 2.1 pts 1923: Unionist margin 1.8 pts 1924: Unionist margin 35.8 pts 1929: Unionist margin 7.9 pts 1931: Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1935: Conservative margin 28.7 pts 1945: Conservative margin 10.8 pts 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945

Trend

Penrith and Cockermouth has been contested at 8 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Speaker with Coalition Coupon, Liberal, Unionist, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Penrith and Cockermouth in the 1945 general election?

Conservative won Penrith and Cockermouth in 1945 with 9,198 votes (37.8%), a majority of 2,619 votes over Liberal in second place.

Which parties have won Penrith and Cockermouth since 1918?

Since 1918, Penrith and Cockermouth has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Speaker with Coalition Coupon, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Penrith and Cockermouth?

The closest result on record for Penrith and Cockermouth was 1923, when Unionist beat Liberal by just 327 votes (1.8 percentage points).

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