Whitehaven and Workington (UK Parliament constituency)

Whitehaven and Workington is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.

[2] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was contested for the first time at the 2024 general election,[3] since when it has been represented by Josh MacAlister of the Labour Party.

The 2023 boundary review was carried out using the local authority structure as it existed in Cumbria on 1 December 2020 and is officially defined as: With effect from 1 April 2023, the Boroughs of Allerdale and Copeland were abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Cumberland.

[5] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following wards of Cumberland from the 2024 general election: The seat covers the majority of, and replaces, the Copeland constituency, which includes the town of Whitehaven, together with the town of Workington and surrounding areas from the abolished constituency of Workington.

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