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Workington — UK General Election Results

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

Workington was won by Conservative at the 2019 general election, with a majority of 4,176 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Workington from 1918 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1918–2019

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 Thomas Cape (Labour) 10,441 51.4% D J Mason (Unionist) 4,495 (22.1 pts) 70.7%
1922 Thomas Cape (Labour) 14,546 54.7% Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt (Unionist) 2,482 (9.3 pts) 83.7%
1923 Thomas Cape (Labour) 15,296 56.5% Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt (Unionist) 3,515 (13.0 pts) 83.5%
1924 Thomas Cape (Labour) 15,353 55.6% Edward Davies (Unionist) 3,110 (11.3 pts) 84.4%
1929 Thomas Cape (Labour) 20,591 65.2% John Serocold Paget Mellor (Unionist) 9,596 (30.4 pts) 81.2%
1931 Thomas Cape (Labour) 18,469 54.9% Christopher William Lowther (Conservative) 3,304 (9.8 pts) 85.9%
1935 Thomas Cape (Labour) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1945 Thomas Frederick Peart (Labour) 24,876 72.5% George Campbell White (Conservative) 15,438 (45.0 pts) 80.5%
1950 Thomas Frederick Peart (Labour) 25,104 57.6% Helen Fox (Conservative) 11,095 (25.5 pts) 89.4%
1951 Thomas Frederick Peart (Labour) 25,893 60.0% Helen Fox (Conservative) 8,644 (20.0 pts) 87.5%
1955 Thomas Frederick Peart (Labour) 25,110 59.4% Martin Brannan (Conservative) 7,928 (18.8 pts) 86.1%
1959 Thomas Frederick Peart (Labour) 25,537 60.2% T Martin Brannan (Conservative) 8,643 (20.4 pts) 85.9%
1964 Thomas Frederick Peart (Labour) 25,522 62.1% Harold Denman (Conservative) 9,957 (24.2 pts) 83.5%
1966 Fred Peart (Labour) 24,981 63.3% Michael Turner-Bridger (Conservative) 10,506 (26.6 pts) 80.4%
1970 Fred Peart (Labour) 24,975 61.7% Michael Fernley Turner-Bridger (Conservative) 9,443 (23.3 pts) 77.4%
Feb 1974 Fred Peart (Labour) 24,000 59.7% Richard Page (Conservative) 7,770 (19.3 pts) 76.4%
Oct 1974 Fred Peart (Labour) 22,539 56.0% Richard Page (Conservative) 9,551 (23.7 pts) 75.8%
1979 Dale Campbell-Savours (Labour) 24,523 53.2% Richard Page (Conservative) 5,756 (12.5 pts) 83.8%
1983 Dale Campbell-Savours (Labour) 23,239 52.0% Michael Drummond Moverley Smith (Conservative) 7,128 (16.0 pts) 79.6%
1987 Dale Campbell-Savours (Labour) 24,019 52.4% Anne McIntosh (Conservative) 7,019 (15.3 pts) 80.6%
1992 Dale Campbell-Savours (Labour) 26,719 56.9% Stuart Sexton (Conservative) 10,449 (22.2 pts) 81.5%
1997 Dale Campbell-Savours (Labour) 31,717 64.2% Robert Blunden (Conservative) 19,656 (39.8 pts) 75.1%
2001 Tony Cunningham (Labour) 23,209 55.5% Timothy Stoddart (Conservative) 10,850 (25.9 pts) 63.4%
2005 Tony Cunningham (Labour) 19,554 50.5% Judith Pattinson (Conservative) 7,895 (20.4 pts) 63.0%
2010 Tony Cunningham (Labour) 17,865 45.5% Judith Pattinson (Conservative) 4,575 (11.7 pts) 66.0%
2015 Sue Hayman (Labour) 16,282 42.3% Rozila Kana (Conservative) 4,686 (12.2 pts) 66.0%
2017 Sue Hayman (Labour) 21,317 51.1% Clark Vasey (Conservative) 3,925 (9.4 pts) 69.2%
2019 Mark Jenkinson (Conservative) 20,488 49.3% Susan Hayman (Labour) 4,176 (10.0 pts) 67.9%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour 10,44151.4% Yes
D J Mason Unionist 5,94629.3% No
Robert Strother Stewart Liberal 2,96814.6% No
R Millican Independent 9434.6% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour 14,54654.7% Yes
Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt Unionist 12,06445.3% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour 15,29656.5% Yes
Lancelot Evelyn Gaunt Unionist 11,78143.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour 15,35355.6% Yes
Edward Davies Unionist 12,24344.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour 20,59165.2% Yes
John Serocold Paget Mellor Unionist 10,99534.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour 18,46954.9% Yes
Christopher William Lowther Conservative 15,16545.1% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Cape Labour Unopposed Yes

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Peart Labour 24,87672.5% Yes
George Campbell White Conservative 9,43827.5% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Peart Labour 25,10457.6% Yes
Helen Fox Conservative 14,00932.2% No
David Cedric Gwynne Sibley Liberal 4,46010.2% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Peart Labour 25,89360.0% Yes
Helen Fox Conservative 17,24940.0% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Peart Labour 25,11059.4% Yes
Martin Brannan Conservative 17,18240.6% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Peart Labour 25,53760.2% Yes
T Martin Brannan Conservative 16,89439.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Frederick Peart Labour 25,52262.1% Yes
Harold Denman Conservative 15,56537.9% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Peart Labour 24,98163.3% Yes
Michael Turner-Bridger Conservative 14,47536.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Peart Labour 24,97561.7% Yes
Michael Fernley Turner-Bridger Conservative 15,53238.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Peart Labour 24,00059.7% Yes
Richard Page Conservative 16,23040.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Fred Peart Labour 22,53956.0% Yes
Richard Page Conservative 12,98832.3% No
Jean Yvonne Lindsay Burns Liberal 4,72811.7% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dale Campbell-Savours Labour 24,52353.2% Yes
Richard Page Conservative 18,76740.7% No
Neil Lindsay Blackshaw Liberal 2,8196.1% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dale Campbell-Savours Labour 23,23952.0% Yes
Michael Drummond Moverley Smith Conservative 16,11136.1% No
Neil Lindsay Blackshaw Liberal 5,31111.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dale Campbell-Savours Labour 24,01952.4% Yes
Anne McIntosh Conservative 17,00037.1% No
Greville Badger Liberal 4,85310.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dale Campbell-Savours Labour 26,71956.9% Yes
Stuart Sexton Conservative 16,27034.7% No
Christine Neale Liberal Democrat 3,0286.4% No
David Langstaff Monster Raving Loony 7551.6% No
Nicola Escott Natural Law 1830.4% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dale Campbell-Savours Labour 31,71764.2% Yes
Robert Blunden Conservative 12,06124.4% No
Philip Roberts Liberal Democrat 3,9678.0% No
George Donnan Referendum Party 1,4122.9% No
Chris Austin Independent 2170.4% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Cunningham Labour 23,20955.5% Yes
Timothy Stoddart Conservative 12,35929.6% No
Ian Francis Liberal Democrat 5,21412.5% No
John Peacock Legalise Cannabis 1,0402.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Cunningham Labour 19,55450.5% Yes
Judith Pattinson Conservative 11,65930.1% No
Kate Clarkson Liberal Democrat 5,81515.0% No
Mark Richardson UKIP 1,3283.4% No
John Peacock Legalise Cannabis 3811.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Tony Cunningham Labour 17,86545.5% Yes
Judith Pattinson Conservative 13,29033.9% No
Stan Collins Liberal Democrat 5,31813.5% No
Martin Wingfield BNP 1,4963.8% No
Stephen Lee UKIP 8762.2% No
Rob Logan English Democrats 4141.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sue Hayman Labour 16,28242.3% Yes
Rozila Kana Conservative 11,59630.1% No
Mark Jenkinson UKIP 7,53819.6% No
Phill Roberts Liberal Democrat 1,7084.4% No
Jill Perry Green 1,1493.0% No
Roy Ivinson Independent 1900.5% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sue Hayman Labour 21,31751.1% Yes
Clark Vasey Conservative 17,39241.7% No
George Kemp UKIP 1,5563.7% No
Phill Roberts Liberal Democrat 1,1332.7% No
Roy Ivinson Independent 2780.7% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Mark Jenkinson Conservative 20,48849.3% Yes
Susan Hayman Labour 16,31239.2% No
David Walker Brexit Party 1,7494.2% No
Neil Hughes Liberal Democrat 1,5253.7% No
Nicky Cockburn Independent 8422.0% No
Jill Perry Green 5961.4% No
Roy Ivinson Independent 870.2% No

Margin Over Time

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

1918: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1922: Labour margin 9.3 pts 1923: Labour margin 13.0 pts 1924: Labour margin 11.3 pts 1929: Labour margin 30.4 pts 1931: Labour margin 9.8 pts 1945: Labour margin 45.0 pts 1950: Labour margin 25.5 pts 1951: Labour margin 20.0 pts 1955: Labour margin 18.8 pts 1959: Labour margin 20.4 pts 1964: Labour margin 24.2 pts 1966: Labour margin 26.6 pts 1970: Labour margin 23.3 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 19.3 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 23.7 pts 1979: Labour margin 12.5 pts 1983: Labour margin 16.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 15.3 pts 1992: Labour margin 22.2 pts 1997: Labour margin 39.8 pts 2001: Labour margin 25.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 20.4 pts 2010: Labour margin 11.7 pts 2015: Labour margin 12.2 pts 2017: Labour margin 9.4 pts 2019: Conservative margin 10.0 pts 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019

Trend

Workington has been contested at 28 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Labour, Conservative.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Workington in the 2019 general election?

Conservative won Workington in 2019 with 20,488 votes (49.3%), a majority of 4,176 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Workington since 1918?

Since 1918, Workington has been won by: Conservative, Labour.

What was the closest result in Workington?

The closest result on record for Workington was 1922, when Labour beat Unionist by just 2,482 votes (9.3 percentage points).

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