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.
Whitehaven | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1832–1974: Cumberland 1974–1983: Cumbria |
Major settlements | Whitehaven |
1832–1983 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Cumberland |
Replaced by | Copeland |
It was created in 1832 and renamed Copeland at the 1983 general election.
Boundaries
editThe 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
editElections
editElections in the 1830s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tory | Matthias Attwood | 210 | 54.7 | ||
Whig | Isaac Littledale | 174 | 45.3 | ||
Majority | 36 | 9.4 | |||
Turnout | 384 | 83.8 | |||
Registered electors | 458 | ||||
Tory win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthias Attwood | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 460 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthias Attwood | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 476 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1840s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Matthias Attwood | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 558 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 543 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1850s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 512 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Hildyard | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 555 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Hildyard's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Lyall | Unopposed | |||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Lyall | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 571 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1860s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cavendish-Bentinck | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 648 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cavendish-Bentinck | 1,125 | 59.3 | N/A | |
Liberal | Anthony Benn Steward[4] | 771 | 40.7 | New | |
Majority | 354 | 18.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,896 | 76.0 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,495 | ||||
Conservative hold |
Elections in the 1870s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cavendish-Bentinck | 1,503 | 82.8 | N/A | |
Liberal | Charles Thompson[5] | 313 | 17.2 | New | |
Majority | 1,190 | 65.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 1,816 | 69.9 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,599 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Elections in the 1880s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cavendish-Bentinck | 1,204 | 52.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | William Gully | 1,072 | 47.1 | N/A | |
Majority | 132 | 5.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,276 | 86.8 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 2,622 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | N/A |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cavendish-Bentinck | 1,336 | 54.3 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | William Gully | 1,125 | 45.7 | −1.4 | |
Majority | 211 | 8.6 | +2.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,461 | 91.6 | +4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,687 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +1.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Cavendish-Bentinck | 1,216 | 52.3 | −2.0 | |
Liberal | Henry Gordon Shee | 1,110 | 47.7 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 106 | 4.6 | −4.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,326 | 86.6 | −5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 2,687 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.0 |
Elections in the 1890s
editCavendish-Bentinck's death caused a by-election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James Bain | 1,338 | 54.8 | +2.5 | |
Liberal | Henry Gordon Shee | 1,105 | 45.2 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 233 | 9.6 | +5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,443 | 90.0 | +3.4 | ||
Registered electors | 2,713 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | Thomas Shepherd Little | 1,306 | 54.6 | +6.9 | |
Conservative | James Bain | 1,088 | 45.4 | −6.9 | |
Majority | 218 | 9.2 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,394 | 88.7 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,700 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Augustus Helder | 1,380 | 55.3 | +9.9 | |
Liberal | Thomas Shepherd Little | 1,114 | 44.7 | −9.9 | |
Majority | 266 | 10.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,494 | 90.8 | +2.1 | ||
Registered electors | 2,746 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.9 |
Elections in the 1900s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Augustus Helder | 1,553 | 63.9 | +8.6 | |
Liberal | W McGowan | 876 | 36.1 | −8.6 | |
Majority | 677 | 27.8 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,429 | 86.0 | −4.8 | ||
Registered electors | 2,824 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +8.6 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Burnyeat | 1,507 | 55.8 | +19.7 | |
Conservative | J. Robertson-Walker | 1,194 | 44.2 | −19.7 | |
Majority | 313 | 11.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,701 | 91.7 | +5.7 | ||
Registered electors | 2,945 | ||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +19.7 |
Elections in the 1910s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Jackson | 1,188 | 41.5 | −2.7 | |
Liberal | William Hood Wandless | 852 | 29.7 | −26.1 | |
Labour | Andrew Sharp | 825 | 28.8 | New | |
Majority | 336 | 11.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,865 | 83.9 | +2.2 | ||
Registered electors | 3,050 | ||||
Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Richardson | 1,414 | 53.7 | +24.9 | |
Conservative | John Jackson | 1,220 | 46.3 | +4.8 | |
Majority | 194 | 7.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,634 | 86.4 | −7.5 | ||
Registered electors | 3,050 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +10.1 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | Unionist | James Grant | 10,736 | 54.4 | +8.1 |
Labour | Thomas Gavan-Duffy | 9,016 | 45.6 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 1,720 | 8.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 19,752 | 72.0 | −14.4 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +8.1 | |||
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. |
Elections in the 1920s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Gavan-Duffy | 10,935 | 45.3 | −0.3 | |
Unionist | James Grant | 8,956 | 37.2 | −17.2 | |
Liberal | Henry Kenyon Campbell | 4,209 | 17.5 | New | |
Majority | 1,979 | 8.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,100 | 87.0 | +15.0 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Thomas Gavan-Duffy | 12,419 | 53.0 | +7.7 | |
Unionist | Robert Hudson | 11,029 | 47.0 | +9.8 | |
Majority | 1,390 | 6.0 | −2.1 | ||
Turnout | 23,448 | 83.1 | −3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | -1.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unionist | Robert Hudson | 13,149 | 52.8 | +5.8 | |
Labour | Thomas Gavan-Duffy | 11,741 | 47.2 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 1,408 | 5.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 24,890 | 88.2 | −0.9 | ||
Unionist gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | M. Philips Price | 14,034 | 46.8 | −0.4 | |
Unionist | Robert Hudson | 12,382 | 41.3 | −11.5 | |
Liberal | Henry Naylor | 3,558 | 11.9 | New | |
Majority | 1,652 | 5.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 29,974 | 88.1 | −0.1 | ||
Labour gain from Unionist | Swing |
Elections in the 1930s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Nunn | 16,286 | 53.3 | +12.0 | |
Labour | M. Philips Price | 14,255 | 46.7 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 2,031 | 6.6 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,541 | 89.6 | +1.5 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Anderson | 14,794 | 48.9 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | William Nunn | 14,442 | 47.8 | −5.5 | |
Ind. Labour Party | Tom Stephenson | 1,004 | 3.3 | New | |
Majority | 352 | 1.1 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 30,240 | 87.3 | −2.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Election in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Anderson | 18,568 | 61.1 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | W.O. Hill | 11,821 | 38.9 | −8.9 | |
Majority | 6,747 | 22.2 | +21.1 | ||
Turnout | 30,389 | 82.8 | −4.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1950s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Anderson | 22,850 | 60.00 | ||
Conservative | William Nunn | 15,233 | 40.00 | ||
Majority | 7,617 | 20.00 | |||
Turnout | 38,083 | 87.04 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Anderson | 23,190 | 59.19 | ||
Conservative | Godfrey William Iredell | 15,990 | 40.81 | ||
Majority | 7,200 | 18.38 | |||
Turnout | 39,180 | 85.24 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Frank Anderson | 22,348 | 58.04 | ||
Conservative | Godfrey William Iredell | 16,154 | 41.96 | ||
Majority | 6,194 | 16.08 | |||
Turnout | 38,502 | 83.78 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Symonds | 21,457 | 58.61 | +0.57 | |
Conservative | Godfrey William Iredell | 15,151 | 41.39 | −0.57 | |
Majority | 6,306 | 17.22 | +1.14 | ||
Turnout | 36,608 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Symonds | 22,783 | 57.77 | ||
Conservative | Howard Jardine Pedraza | 16,653 | 42.23 | ||
Majority | 6,130 | 15.54 | |||
Turnout | 39,436 | 84.54 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Symonds | 23,267 | 60.11 | ||
Conservative | Edmund Brudenell | 15,440 | 39.89 | ||
Majority | 7,827 | 20.22 | |||
Turnout | 38,707 | 82.02 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joseph Symonds | 22,726 | 61.99 | ||
Conservative | John A Kevill | 13,935 | 38.01 | ||
Majority | 8,791 | 23.98 | |||
Turnout | 36,661 | 78.79 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Cunningham | 22,974 | 58.32 | ||
Conservative | W Graham McKay | 16,418 | 41.68 | ||
Majority | 6,556 | 16.64 | |||
Turnout | 39,392 | 78.27 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Cunningham | 23,229 | 59.42 | ||
Conservative | P.B. Vose | 15,867 | 40.58 | ||
Majority | 7,362 | 18.84 | |||
Turnout | 39,096 | 77.50 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Cunningham | 21,832 | 55.56 | ||
Conservative | P.B. Vose | 11,899 | 30.28 | ||
Liberal | M. Gilbert | 5,563 | 14.16 | New | |
Majority | 9,933 | 25.28 | |||
Turnout | 39,294 | 77.10 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Cunningham | 22,626 | 52.44 | ||
Conservative | John Somers | 17,171 | 39.80 | ||
Liberal | E. Akister | 2,559 | 5.93 | ||
Independent | W. Dixon | 790 | 1.83 | New | |
Majority | 5,455 | 12.64 | |||
Turnout | 43,146 | 81.74 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Sources
edit- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 330. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 208. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.
- Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 317. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
References
edit- ^ Youngs (1991) pp. 805-806
- ^ a b c Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 57. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
- ^ "The Coming Elections in Cumberland". Cumberland Pacquet, and Ware's Whitehaven Advertiser. 3 November 1868. p. 5. Retrieved 23 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Whitehaven". London Evening Standard. 14 December 1875. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c d e f g Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. p. 208. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e f g The Liberal Year Book, 1907
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1886
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ a b Craig, FWS, ed. (1974). British Parliamentary Election Results: 1885-1918. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 9781349022984.
- ^ a b c d e British Parliamentary Election Results 1918-1949, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f g British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973, FWS Craig
- ^ a b c d e f g The Times House of Commons, 1950-70