County Cumbria Created 1918 Number of members One | Electorate 59,361 (December 2010) Member of parliament Sue Hayman (Labour) | |
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Major settlements Workington, Cockermouth, Maryport and Aspatria | ||
Workington is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.
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Boundaries
The constituency covers much of the north-west of Cumbria, corresponding largely to the Allerdale borough, except for the areas around Wigton and Keswick. As well as Workington itself, the constituency contains the towns of Cockermouth, Maryport, and Aspatria.
Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England created a modified Workington constituency as a result of population changes. The electoral wards used to create this reshaped seat, which were fought at the 2010 general election, are:
History
It was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which also abolished the constituency of Cockermouth. Traditionally, the constituency has supported the Labour Party, although a by-election in 1976 (forced by the elevation of Fred Peart to the House of Lords) was won by Richard Page of the Conservatives. However, the constituency reverted to type in the 1979 general election, when it was regained by Labour, who have held it ever since.