Whitehaven and Workington

Whitehaven and Workington is a constituency in the North West region of England. The seat has been held by Josh MacAlister (Labour) since July 2024.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 5 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LAB
Labour Gain
Majority
13,286
Electorate
73,198
Turnout
57.2%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Josh MacAlister
Labour
22,173 53.0% 8.9%
David Surtees
Reform UK
8,887 21.2% 19.7%
Andrew Johnson
Conservative
8,455 20.2% -28.2%
Jill Perry
Green Party
1,207 2.9% 1.7%
Chris Wills
Liberal Democrat
1,118 2.7% -1.3%