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| Election of 23rd Feb, 1950 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22850 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15233 | |
More information about the 1950 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 25th Oct, 1951 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23190 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15990 | |
More information about the 1951 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 26th May, 1955 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22348 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16154 | |
More information about the 1955 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21475 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15151 | |
This was a by-election.
| Election of 8th Oct, 1959 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22783 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16653 | |
More information about the 1959 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 15th Oct, 1964 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23267 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15440 | |
More information about the 1964 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 31st Mar, 1966 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22726 | Elected |
| Conservative | 13935 | |
More information about the 1966 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 18th Jun, 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22974 | Elected |
| Conservative | 16418 | |
More information about the 1970 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 28th Feb, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 23229 | Elected |
| Conservative | 15867 | |
More information about the 1974 Feb General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 10th Oct, 1974 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 21832 | Elected |
| Conservative | 11899 | |
| Liberal | 5563 | |
More information about the 1974 Oct General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
| Election of 3rd May, 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Outcome |
| Labour | 22626 | Elected |
| Conservative | 17171 | |
| Liberal | 2559 | |
| Independent | 790 | |
More information about the 1979 General Election is available here.
This was a General Election
Total number of houses.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Whitehaven Constituency (CCon) through time | Historical Statistics on Political Life | Political Parties, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/12757270/cube/POL_PARTY
Date accessed: 31st May 2026