# Whitehaven and Workington

The north west of the North West. About 94,813 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 533 square kilometres.

Josh MacAlister has been the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington since July 2024. They won by 13,286 votes on a 57.2% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001583. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Josh MacAlister has been the Labour MP for Whitehaven and Workington since July 2024.
They won by 13,286 votes on a 57.2% turnout.

MP: [Josh MacAlister](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5033) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Whitehaven and Workington

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Josh MacAlister (elected) | Labour | 22,173 | 53.0% |
| David Surtees | Reform UK | 8,887 | 21.2% |
| Andrew Johnson | Conservative | 8,455 | 20.2% |
| Jill Perry | Green Party | 1,207 | 2.9% |
| Chris Wills | Liberal Democrat | 1,118 | 2.7% |

Electorate 73,198. Turnout 57.2%. Majority 13,286 (31.8%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3876

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 31.8%** (July 2024). The winner in Whitehaven and Workington had a majority of 31.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). 79th largest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 57.2%** (July 2024). Turnout in Whitehaven and Workington at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.2% (House of Commons Library). Joint 218th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 93,051** (2021). Whitehaven and Workington had 93,051 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 82nd least populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 90%** (2022). About 90% of people in Whitehaven and Workington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/whitehaven-and-workington#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001583) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 90% of people in Whitehaven and Workington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001583) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cumberland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Whitehaven and Workington.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001583) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cumberland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Whitehaven and Workington.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001583) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Whitehaven and Workington had 93,051 usual residents at the census.

## How Whitehaven and Workington compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Whitehaven and Workington | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 31.8% | 79th largest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 57.2% | joint 218th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 93,051 | 82nd least populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 90% | joint 112th most people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Whitehaven and Workington?

Whitehaven and Workington had 93,051 usual residents at the census.
Whitehaven and Workington is the 82nd least populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cumberland

Most of Whitehaven and Workington lies in Cumberland. These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Whitehaven and Workington itself. [See Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

- **Average house price: £170,966** (July 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £170,966 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cumberland earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Cumberland has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 95th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Whitehaven and Workington in brief

The winner in Whitehaven and Workington had a majority of 31.8% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Whitehaven and Workington at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 57.2%.
Whitehaven and Workington had 93,051 usual residents at the census.
About 90% of people in Whitehaven and Workington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001583
- Council: [Cumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 533 km²
- People, mid-2024: 94,813*
- Wards: 16
- Middle areas: 11
- Neighbourhoods: 62
- Output areas: 330

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

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## Latest updates for Whitehaven and Workington

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001583

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