History
It was created by the Representation of the People Act 1918, which also abolished the constituency of Cockermouth. Traditionally, the constituency has supported the Labour Party, although a by-election in 1976 (forced by the elevation of Fred Peart to the House of Lords) was won by Richard Page of the Conservatives. However, the constituency reverted to type in the 1979 General Election, when it was regained by Labour, who have held it ever since.
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