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General Election Results – Whitehaven and Workington (i.e. Andrew Johnson)

Posted on July 12, 2024July 13, 2024 by ecwlarcombe

The Whitehaven and Workington 2024 General Election results are of interest to the residents of RBWM because former RBWM Council Leader Andrew Johnson was a candidate there.

Labour gain from Conservative and Conservatives take third place

The full results are shown below:

  1. Labour, Josh MacAlister

    • Votes 22,173
    • Share 53.0%
    • Share change +8.9
  2. Reform UK, David Surtees

    • Votes 8,887
    • Share 21.2%
    • Share change +19.7
  3. Conservative, Andrew Johnson

    • Votes 8,455
    • Share 20.2%
    • Share change -28.2
  4. Green, Jill Perry

    • Votes 1,207
    • Share 2.9%
    • Share change +1.7
  5. Liberal Democrat, Chris Wills

    • Votes 1,118
    • Share 2.7%
    • Share change -1.3

    Source here

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DATCHET

The name "Datchet" is thought to be Celtic in origin, and the last part may be related to cet ("wood"). In the Domesday Book it is called "Daceta".lla. Datchet is first mentioned between 990 and 994, when King Ethelred made small grants of land here.

HORTON

The village name "Horton" is a common one in England. It is Old English in origin and derives from the two words horu 'dirt' and tūn 'settlement, farm, estate', presumably meaning 'farm on muddy soil'.In the Domesday Book of 1086 it was recorded as Hortune.

WRAYSBURY

The village name was traditionally spelt Wyrardisbury; it is Anglo Saxon in origin and means 'Wïgrǣd's fort'. Its name is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wirecesberie and as Wiredesbur in 1195. The name is seen again as Wyrardesbury in 1422.

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