Whitehaven (UK Parliament constituency)

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Whitehaven
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
WhitehavenConstituency.svg
Whitehaven in Cumberland, 1974-1983
County 1832–1974: Cumberland
1974–1983: Cumbria
Major settlements Whitehaven
1832–1983
SeatsOne
Created from Cumberland
Replaced by Copeland

Whitehaven was a constituency centred on the town of Whitehaven in Cumberland, which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Contents

It was created in 1832 and renamed Copeland at the 1983 general election.

Boundaries

The boundaries were unaffected in 1885, under the second Great Reform agreed the previous year, its key limb of The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 not yet absorbing the bulk of the area of Egremont or 'the Western Division of Cumberland'. [1] The latter mainly rural area, much larger than Whitehaven borough which formed the existing seat, was added to the seat under the Representation of the People Act 1918.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
1832 Matthias Attwood Tory [2]
1834 Conservative [2]
1847 Robert Hildyard Conservative
1857 by-election George Lyall Conservative
1865 George Cavendish-Bentinck Conservative
1891 Sir James Bain Conservative
1892 Thomas Shepherd Little Liberal
1895 Augustus Helder Conservative
1906 William Burnyeat Liberal
Jan. 1910 John Arthur Jackson Conservative
Dec. 1910 Thomas Richardson Labour
1918 James Augustus Grant Coalition Conservative
1922 Thomas Gavan Duffy Labour
1924 Robert Hudson Conservative
1929 M. Philips Price Labour
1931 William Nunn Conservative
1935 Frank Anderson Labour
1959 by-election Joseph Symonds Labour
1970 Jack Cunningham Labour
1983 constituency renamed (with unchanged boundaries), see Copeland

Elections

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Whitehaven [3] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Tory Matthias Attwood 210 54.7
Whig Isaac Littledale17445.3
Majority369.4
Turnout 38483.8
Registered electors 458
Tory win (new seat)
General election 1835: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthias Attwood Unopposed
Registered electors 460
Conservative hold
General election 1837: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthias Attwood Unopposed
Registered electors 476
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthias Attwood Unopposed
Registered electors 558
Conservative hold
General election 1847: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hildyard Unopposed
Registered electors 543
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hildyard Unopposed
Registered electors 512
Conservative hold
General election 1857: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Hildyard Unopposed
Registered electors 555
Conservative hold

Hildyard's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 17 December 1857: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Lyall Unopposed
Conservative hold
General election 1859: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Lyall Unopposed
Registered electors 571
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck Unopposed
Registered electors 648
Conservative hold
General election 1868: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck 1,125 59.3 N/A
Liberal Anthony Benn Steward [4] 77140.7New
Majority35418.6N/A
Turnout 1,89676.0N/A
Registered electors 2,495
Conservative hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck Unopposed
Registered electors 2,431
Conservative hold

Cavendish-Bentinck was appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, causing a by-election.

By-election, 18 Dec 1875: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck 1,503 82.8 N/A
Liberal Charles Thompson [5] 31317.2New
Majority1,19065.6N/A
Turnout 1,81669.9N/A
Registered electors 2,599
Conservative hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Whitehaven [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck 1,204 52.9 N/A
Liberal William Gully 1,07247.1N/A
Majority1325.8N/A
Turnout 2,27686.8N/A
Registered electors 2,622
Conservative hold Swing N/A
General election 1885: Whitehaven [6] [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck 1,336 54.3 +1.4
Liberal William Gully 1,12545.7−1.4
Majority2118.6+2.8
Turnout 2,46191.6+4.8
Registered electors 2,687
Conservative hold Swing +1.4
General election 1886: Whitehaven [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Cavendish-Bentinck 1,216 52.3 -2.0
Liberal Henry Gordon Shee1,11047.7+2.0
Majority1064.6-4.0
Turnout 2,32686.6-5.0
Registered electors 2,687
Conservative hold Swing -2.0

Elections in the 1890s

Cavendish-Bentinck's death caused a by-election.

By-election, 24 Apr 1891: Whitehaven [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Bain 1,338 54.8 +2.5
Liberal Henry Gordon Shee1,10545.2−2.5
Majority2339.6+5.0
Turnout 2,44390.0+3.4
Registered electors 2,713
Conservative hold Swing +2.5
General election 1892: Whitehaven [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Thomas Shepherd Little 1,306 54.6 +6.9
Conservative James Bain 1,08845.4−6.9
Majority2189.2N/A
Turnout 2,39488.7+2.1
Registered electors 2,700
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +6.9
General election 1895: Whitehaven [6] [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Augustus Helder 1,380 55.3 +9.9
Liberal Thomas Shepherd Little 1,11444.7-9.9
Majority26610.6N/A
Turnout 2,49490.8+2.1
Registered electors 2,746
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.9

Elections in the 1900s

General election 1900: Whitehaven [6] [7] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Augustus Helder 1,553 63.9 +8.6
Liberal W McGowan87636.1-8.6
Majority67727.8+17.2
Turnout 2,42986.0-4.8
Registered electors 2,824
Conservative hold Swing +8.6
General election 1906: Whitehaven [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Burnyeat 1,507 55.8 +19.7
Conservative J. Robertson-Walker1,19444.2-19.7
Majority31311.6N/A
Turnout 2,70191.7+5.7
Registered electors 2,945
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +19.7

Elections in the 1910s

General election January 1910: Whitehaven [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Jackson 1,188 41.5 −2.7
Liberal William Hood Wandless85229.7−26.1
Labour Andrew Sharp 82528.8New
Majority33611.8N/A
Turnout 2,86583.9+2.2
Registered electors 3,050
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.7
General election December 1910: Whitehaven [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Richardson 1,414 53.7 +24.9
Conservative John Jackson 1,22046.3+4.8
Majority1947.4N/A
Turnout 2,63486.4−7.5
Registered electors 3,050
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +10.1
General election 1918: Whitehaven [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
C Unionist James Grant 10,73654.4+8.1
Labour Thomas Gavan-Duffy 9,01645.6−8.1
Majority1,7208.8N/A
Turnout 19,75272.0−14.4
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +8.1
Cindicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Whitehaven [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Gavan-Duffy 10,935 45.3 -0.3
Unionist James Grant 8,95637.2-17.2
Liberal Henry Kenyon Campbell4,20917.5New
Majority1,9798.1N/A
Turnout 24,10087.0+15.0
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.4
General election 1923: Whitehaven [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Thomas Gavan-Duffy 12,419 53.0 +7.7
Unionist Robert Hudson 11,02947.0+9.8
Majority1,3906.0-2.1
Turnout 23,44883.1-3.9
Labour hold Swing -1.0
General election 1924: Whitehaven [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Unionist Robert Hudson 13,149 52.8 +5.8
Labour Thomas Gavan-Duffy 11,74147.2-5.8
Majority1,4085.6N/A
Turnout 24,89088.2-0.9
Unionist gain from Labour Swing
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General election 1929: Whitehaven [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour M. Philips Price 14,034 46.8 -0.4
Unionist Robert Hudson 12,38241.3-11.5
Liberal Henry Naylor 3,55811.9New
Majority1,6525.5N/A
Turnout 29,97488.1-0.1
Labour gain from Unionist Swing

Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Whitehaven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Nunn 16,286 53.3 +12.0
Labour M. Philips Price 14,25546.7-0.1
Majority2,0316.6N/A
Turnout 30,54189.6+1.5
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1935: Whitehaven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Anderson 14,794 48.9 +2.2
Conservative William Nunn 14,44247.8-5.5
Ind. Labour Party Tom Stephenson 1,0043.3New
Majority3521.1N/A
Turnout 30,24087.3-2.3
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Whitehaven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Anderson 18,568 61.1 +12.2
Conservative W.O. Hill11,82138.9-8.9
Majority6,74722.2+21.1
Turnout 30,38982.8-4.5
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Anderson 22,850 60.00
Conservative William Nunn 15,23340.00
Majority7,61720.00
Turnout 38,08387.04
Labour hold Swing
General election 1951: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Anderson 23,190 59.19
Conservative Godfrey William Iredell15,99040.81
Majority7,20018.38
Turnout 39,18085.24
Labour hold Swing
General election 1955: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Frank Anderson 22,348 58.04
Conservative Godfrey William Iredell16,15441.96
Majority6,19416.08
Turnout 38,50283.78
Labour hold Swing
1959 Whitehaven by-election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Symonds 21,457 58.61 +0.57
Conservative Godfrey William Iredell15,15141.39-0.57
Majority6,30617.22+1.14
Turnout 36,608
Labour hold Swing
General election 1959: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Symonds 22,783 57.77
Conservative Howard Jardine Pedraza16,65342.23
Majority6,13015.54
Turnout 39,43684.54
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Symonds 23,267 60.11
Conservative Edmund Brudenell15,44039.89
Majority7,82720.22
Turnout 38,70782.02
Labour hold Swing
General election 1966: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Joseph Symonds 22,726 61.99
Conservative John A Kevill13,93538.01
Majority8,79123.98
Turnout 36,66178.79
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Whitehaven [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Cunningham 22,974 58.32
Conservative W Graham McKay16,41841.68
Majority6,55616.64
Turnout 39,39278.27
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Whitehaven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Cunningham 23,229 59.42
Conservative P.B. Vose15,86740.58
Majority7,36218.84
Turnout 39,09677.50
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Whitehaven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Cunningham 21,832 55.56
Conservative P.B. Vose11,89930.28
Liberal M. Gilbert5,56314.16New
Majority9,93325.28
Turnout 39,29477.10
Labour hold Swing
General election 1979: Whitehaven
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Cunningham 22,626 52.44
Conservative John Somers17,17139.80
Liberal E. Akister2,5595.93
IndependentW. Dixon7901.83New
Majority5,45512.64
Turnout 43,14681.74
Labour hold Swing

Sources

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