List of parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria
The county of Cumbria is divided into 6 parliamentary constituencies: 1 borough constituency for the City of Carlisle and 5 county constituencies.
Constituencies
† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat
Name | Electorate[1] | Majority[2][nb 1] | Member of Parliament[2] | Nearest opposition[2] | Electoral wards[3] | Map | ||
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Barrow and Furness | 70,158 | 5,789 | Simon Fell† | Chris Altree‡ | Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council: Barrow Island, Central, Dalton North, Dalton South, Hawcoat, Hindpool, Newbarns, Ormsgill, Parkside, Risedale, Roosecote, Walney North, Walney South. South Lakeland District Council: Broughton, Crake Valley, Low Furness & Swarthmoor, Ulverston Central, Ulverston East, Ulverston North, Ulverston South, Ulverston Town, Ulverston West. | ![]() | ||
Carlisle | 65,105 | 8,319 | John Stevenson† | Ruth Alcroft‡ | Carlisle City Council: Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidans, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, Yewdale. | ![]() | ||
Copeland | 61,693 | 5,842 | Trudy Harrison† | Tony Lywood‡ | Allerdale Borough Council: Crummock, Dalton, Derwent Valley, Keswick. Copeland Borough Council: Arlecdon, Beckermet, Bootle, Bransty, Cleator Moor North, Cleator Moor South, Distington, Egremont North, Egremont South, Ennerdale, Frizington, Gosforth, Harbour, Haverigg, Hensingham, Hillcrest, Holborn Hill, Kells, Millom Without, Mirehouse, Moresby, Newtown, St Bees, Sandwith, Seascale. | ![]() | ||
Penrith and The Border | 67,555 | 18,519 | Neil Hudson† | Sarah Williams‡ | Allerdale Borough Council: Warnell, Wigton. Carlisle City Council: Brampton, Great Corby and Geltsdale, Hayton, Irthing, Longtown & Rockcliffe, Lyne, Stanwix Rural. Eden District Council: Alston Moor, Appleby (Appleby), Appleby (Bongate), Askham, Brough, Crosby Ravensworth, Dacre, Eamont, Greystoke, Hartside, Hesket, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Thore, Kirkoswald, Langwathby, Lazonby, Long Marton, Morland, Orton With Tebay, Penrith Carleton, Penrith East, Penrith North, Penrith Pategill, Penrith South, Penrith West, Ravenstonedale, Shap, Skelton, Ullswater, Warcop. | ![]() | ||
Westmorland and Lonsdale | 67,789 | 1,934 | Tim Farron¤ | James Airey† | South Lakeland District Council: Arnside & Beetham, Burneside, Burton & Holme, Cartmel, Coniston, Crooklands, Grange, Hawkshead, Holker, Kendal Castle, Kendal Far Cross, Kendal Fell, Kendal Glebelands, Kendal Heron Hill, Kendal Highgate, Kendal Kirkland, Kendal Mintsfeet, Kendal Nether, Kendal Oxenholme, Kendal Parks, Kendal Stonecross, Kendal Strickland, Kendal Underley, Kirkby Lonsdale, Lakes Ambleside, Lakes Grasmere, Levens, Lyth Valley, Milnthorpe, Natland, Sedbergh, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Staveley-in-Westmorland, Whinfell, Windermere Applethwaite, Windermere Bowness North, Windermere Bowness South, Windermere Town. | ![]() | ||
Workington | 61,370 | 4,176 | Mark Jenkinson† | Sue Hayman‡ | Allerdale Borough Council: All Saints, Aspatria, Boltons, Broughton St Bridget's, Christchurch, Clifton, Ellen, Ellenborough, Ewanrigg, Flimby, Harrington, Holme, Marsh, Moorclose, Moss Bay, Netherhall, St John's, St Michael's, Seaton, Silloth, Solway, Stainburn, Wampool, Waver, Wharrels. | ![]() |
2010 boundary changes
Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to retain Cumbria's constituencies for the 2010 election, making minor changes to realign constituency boundaries with the boundaries of current local government wards, and to reduce the electoral disparity between constituencies.
Name[nb 2] | Boundaries 1997-2010 | Boundaries 2010–present |
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Proposed boundary changes
See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021 and published their initial proposals on 8 June 2021.[4]
The commission has proposed that Cumbria be combined with Lancashire as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the creation of the cross-county boundary constituency of Morecambe and South Lakeland. Copeland is expanded to become Copeland and the Western Lakes. Penrith and The Border, and Westmorland and Lonsdale are both abolished and a new constituency named Westmorland and Eden created.[5][6]
The following constituencies are proposed:
Containing electoral wards from Allerdale
- Copeland and the Western Lakes (part)
- Workington (part)
Containing electoral wards from Barrow-in-Furness
- Barrow and Furness (part)
Containing electoral wards from Carlisle
- Carlisle
- Workington (part)
Containing electoral wards from Copeland
- Copeland and the Western Lakes (part)
Containing electoral wards from Eden
- Westmorland and Eden (part)
Containing electoral wards from South Lakeland
- Barrow and Furness (part)
- Copeland and the Western Lakes (part)
- Morecambe and South Lakeland (part also in the city of Lancaster in Lancashire)
- Westmorland and Eden (part)
Revised proposals will be published in late 2022 and the final report will be submitted in June 2023.
Results history
Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]
2019
The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cumbria in the 2019 general election were as follows:
Party | Votes | % | Change from 2017 | Seats | Change from 2017 |
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Conservative | 143,615 | 52.5% | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
Labour | 79,402 | 29.0% | ![]() |
0 | ![]() |
Liberal Democrats | 39,426 | 14.4% | ![]() |
1 | 0 |
Greens | 4,223 | 1.5% | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Brexit | 3,867 | 1.4% | new | 0 | 0 |
Others | 3,044 | 1.2% | ![]() |
0 | 0 |
Total | 273,577 | 100.0 | 6 |
Percentage votes
Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative | 46.7 | 48.1 | 46.3 | 33.5 | 39.5 | 37.9 | 39.4 | 40.7 | 48.8 | 52.5 |
Labour | 31.2 | 33.1 | 36.9 | 45.8 | 39.1 | 34.8 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 36.2 | 29.0 |
Liberal Democrat1 | 21.8 | 18.7 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
Green Party | - | * | * | * | * | * | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
UKIP | - | - | - | * | * | * | 2.2 | 12.6 | 2.3 | * |
Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
Other | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
* Included in Other
Seats
Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Conservative | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Labour | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Liberal Democrat1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
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Historical representation by party
A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.
1885 to 1918
Conservative Independent Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal Unionist Speaker
Constituency | 1885 | 86 | 1886 | 91 | 1892 | 95 | 1895 | 1900 | 05 | 1906 | 06 | Jan 1910 | Dec 1910 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
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Carlisle | Ferguson | Gully | → | Chance | Denman | |||||||||||
Eskdale | Allison | C. W. H. Lowther | Howard | C. W. H. Lowther | ||||||||||||
Cockermouth | Valentine | Lawson | Randles | Lawson | Randles | Lawson jnr | Bliss | |||||||||
Appleby | W. Lowther | Savory | Rigg | Jones | Sanderson | H. C. Lowther | ||||||||||
Egremont | Pennington | Ainsworth | Duncombe | Bain | Fullerton | Grant | ||||||||||
Whitehaven | Cavendish-Bentinck | Bain | Little | Helder | Burnyeat | Jackson | Richardson | |||||||||
Kendal | Taylour | Bagot | Stewart-Smith | Bagot | Weston | |||||||||||
Penrith | Howard | → | J. Lowther | → |
1918 to 1950
Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23) Conservative Independent Parliamentary Group Labour Liberal Speaker
Constituency | 1918 | 21 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 26 | 1929 | 1931 | 1935 | 1945 |
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Westmorland | Weston | Stanley | Fletcher-Vane | |||||||
Cumberland North | C. W. Lowther | → | Howard | Graham | Roberts | |||||
Penrith and Cockermouth | J. Lowther | H. C. Lowther | Collison | Dixey | Dower | |||||
Carlisle | Carr | Middleton | Watson | Middleton | Spears | Grierson | ||||
Whitehaven | Grant | Duffy | Hudson | Price | Nunn | Anderson | ||||
Workington | Cape | Peart |
1950 to 1983
Constituency | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 59 | 1959 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | Feb 1974 | Oct 1974 | 76 | 1979 |
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Westmorland | Fletcher-Vane | Jopling | ||||||||||
Penrith and the Border | Scott | Whitelaw | ||||||||||
Carlisle | Hargreaves | Johnson | Lewis | |||||||||
Whitehaven | Anderson | Symonds | Cunningham | |||||||||
Workington | Peart | Page | Campbell-Savours |
1983 to present
Conservative Independent The Independents Labour Liberal Democrats
Constituency | 1983 | 83 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 17 | 2017 | 18 | 19 | 2019 |
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Westmorland and Lonsdale | Jopling | Collins | Farron | |||||||||||
Penrith and the Border | Whitelaw | Maclean | Stewart | → | Hudson | |||||||||
Barrow and Furness | Franks | Hutton | Woodcock | → | → | Fell | ||||||||
Carlisle | Lewis | Martlew | Stevenson | |||||||||||
Copeland | Cunningham | Reed | Harrison | |||||||||||
Workington | Campbell-Savours | Cunningham | Hayman | Jenkinson |
See also
- List of parliamentary constituencies in the North West (region)
- List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies
Notes
References
- ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". House of Commons Library.
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- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "Plans to shake up political map of Cumbria revealed - Cumberland and Westmorland Herald". 8 June 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ 2023 Review - North West Boundary Commission for England.
- ^ Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". House of Commons Library.
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