List of parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria

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The county of Cumbria is divided into 6 county constituencies, one of which is partly in Lancashire.

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Constituencies

   † Conservative    ‡ Labour    ¤ Liberal Democrat    ¤ Reform UK

NameElectorateMajority [lower-alpha 1] Member of Parliament Nearest oppositionElectoral wards [1] Map
Barrow and Furness 74,9805,324  Michelle Scrogham  Simon Fell Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council: Barrow Island, Central, Dalton North, Dalton South, Hawcoat, Hindpool, Newbarns, Ormsgill, Parkside, Risedale, Roosecote, Walney North. Copeland Borough Council: Black Combe and Scafell, Millom. South Lakeland District Council: Broughton and Coniston (polling districts AHA, AHB, AHC, BZ, CA, CB, CL and CY), Furness Peninsula, Ulverston East, Ulverston West.
Barrow and Furness Constituency 2023.svg
Carlisle 77,8635,200 Julie Minns John Stevenson Carlisle City Council: Belah and Kingmoor, Botcherby and Harraby North, Brampton and Fellside, Cathedral and Castle, Currock and Upperby, Denton Holme and Morton South, Harraby South and Parklands, Longtown and the Border, Newtown and Morton North, Sandsfield and Morton West, Stanwix and Houghton, Wetheral and Corby.
Carlisle Constituency 2023.svg
Morecambe and Lunesdale [lower-alpha 2] 69,2545,815  Lizzi Collinge  David Morris City of Lancaster: Bare , Bolton & Slyne, Carnforth & Millhead, Halton-with-Aughton, Harbour, Heysham Central, Heysham North, Heysham South, Kellet, Lower Lune Valley, Overton, Poulton, Silverdale, Torrisholme, Upper Lune Valley, Warton, Westgate. South Lakeland: Arnside & Milnthorpe, Burton & Crooklands, Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale
Morecambe and Lunesdale Constituency 2023 in Cumbria.svg
Penrith and Solway 77,9355,257 Markus Campbell-Savours Mark Jenkinson Allerdale Borough Council: All Saints, Allhallow and Waverton, Aspatria, Boltons, Broughton St. Bridgets, Christchurch, Crummock and Derwent Valley, Ellen and Gilcrux, Keswick, Marsh and Warmpool, Maryport North, Maryport South, Silloth and Solway Coast, Warnell, Wigton and Woodside. Carlisle City Council: Dalston and Burgh. Eden District Council: Alston Moor, Hartside, Hesket, Kirkoswald, Langwathby, Lazonby, Penrith Carleton, Penrith East, Penrith North, Penrith Pategill, Penrith South, Penrith West, Skelton.
Penrith and Solway Constituency 2023.svg
Westmorland and Lonsdale 72,02921,472 Tim Farron¤Matty Jackman† Eden District Council: Appleby (Appleby), Appleby (Bongate), Askham, Brough, Crosby Ravensworth, Dacre, Eamont, Greystroke, Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Thore, Long Marton, Morland, Orton and Tebay, Ravenstonedale, Shap, Ullswater, Warcop. South Lakeland District Council: Ambleside and Grasmere, Bowness and Levens, Broughton and Coniston (polling districts AF, AO, AP, AQ, AS, AT, AU, BC, BDA, BDB, CX and DH), Cartmel, Grange, Kendal East, Kendal North, Kendal Rural, Kendal South and Natland, Kendal Town, Kendal West, Windermere.
Westmorland and Lonsdale Constituency 2023.svg
Whitehaven and Workington 73,19813,286 Josh MacAlisterDavid Surtees¤ Allerdale Borough Council: Dalton, Flimby, Harrington and Salterbeck, Moorclose and Moss Bay, St. John's, St. Michael's, Seaton and Northside, Stainburn and Clifton. Copeland Borough Council: Arlecdon and Ennerdale, Beckermet, Cleator Moor, Corkickle, Distington, Lowca and Parton, Egremont, Gosforth and Seascale, Hillcrest, Kells, Moor Row and Bigrigg, Moresby, St. Bees, Sneckyeat, Whitehaven Central, Whitehaven South
Whitehaven and Workington Constituency 2023.svg

2024 boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name [lower-alpha 3] Boundaries 2010-2024Current nameBoundaries 2024–present
  1. Barrow and Furness CC
  2. Carlisle BC
  3. Copeland CC
  4. Penrith and The Border CC
  5. Westmorland and Lonsdale CC
  6. Workington CC
2010-2024 Boundaries CumbriaParliamentaryConstituencies2007.svg
2010-2024 Boundaries
  1. Barrow and Furness CC
  2. Carlisle CC
  3. Morecambe and Lunesdale CC [lower-alpha 4]
  4. Penrith and Solway CC
  5. Westmorland and Lonsdale CC
  6. Whitehaven and Workington CC
Boundaries from 2024 CumbriaParliamentaryConstituencies2023.svg
Boundaries from 2024


For the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the Boundary Commission for England opted to combine Cumbria with Lancashire as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the existing seat of Morecambe and Lunesdale extending into southern Cumbria to create a cross-county boundary constituency. Copeland, Penrith and The Border, and Workington were abolished and replaced by the new constituencies of Penrith and Solway, and Whitehaven and Workington. [2] [3]

The following constituencies were proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Allerdale

Containing electoral wards from Barrow-in-Furness

Containing electoral wards from Carlisle

Containing electoral wards from Copeland

Containing electoral wards from Eden

Containing electoral wards from South Lakeland

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019 [4]

2024

The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cumbria in the 2024 general election were as follows: [lower-alpha 5]

PartyVotes%Change from 2019SeatsChange from 2019
Labour 81,13135.4%Increase2.svg6.4%4Increase2.svg4
Conservative 58,91525.7%Decrease2.svg26.8%0Decrease2.svg5
Liberal Democrats 41,65418.2%Increase2.svg3.8%10
Reform UK 37,68316.5%Increase2.svg15.1%00
Greens 7,8113.4%Increase2.svg1.9%00
Others1,7310.8%Decrease2.svg0.4%00
Total228,925100.05

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:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Conservative 143,61552.5%Increase2.svg3.7%5Increase2.svg2
Labour 79,40229.0%Decrease2.svg7.2%0Decrease2.svg2
Liberal Democrats 39,42614.4%Increase2.svg2.6%10
Greens 4,2231.5%Increase2.svg1.0%00
Brexit 3,8671.4%new00
Others3,0441.2%Decrease2.svg1.5%00
Total273,577100.06

Percentage votes

Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024 [lower-alpha 5]
Conservative 46.748.146.333.539.537.939.440.748.852.525.7
Labour 31.233.136.945.839.134.830.829.836.229.035.4
Liberal Democrat 121.818.716.016.519.223.424.313.311.814.418.2
Green Party -*****0.63.40.51.53.4
UKIP ---***2.212.62.3*-
Reform UK 2---------1.416.5
Other0.30.10.84.12.33.92.80.20.41.20.8

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

22019 - Brexit Party

* Included in Other

Seats

Election year19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024 [lower-alpha 5]
Labour 33444433204
Liberal Democrat 100000111111
Conservative 33222122350
Total66666666665

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance


Maps

1885-1910: Cumberland and Westmorland

1918-1945


1950-1979

1983-2024: Cumbria

2024-present: Cumbria including one cross-county constituency

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

Constituency1885861886911892951895190005190606Jan 1910Dec 1910131516
Appleby W. Lowther Savory Rigg Jones Sanderson H. C. Lowther
Carlisle Ferguson Gully Chance Denman
Cockermouth Valentine Lawson Randles Lawson Randles Lawson jnr Bliss
Eskdale Allison C. W. H. Lowther Howard C. W. H. Lowther
Egremont Pennington Ainsworth DuncombeBain Fullerton Grant
Kendal Taylour Bagot Stewart-Smith Bagot Weston
Penrith Howard J. Lowther
Whitehaven Cavendish-Bentinck BainLittleHelder Burnyeat Jackson Richardson

1918 to 1950

   Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23)   Conservative    Independent Parliamentary Group    Labour    Liberal    Speaker

Constituency191821192219231924261929193119351945
Carlisle Carr Middleton Watson Middleton Spears Grierson
Cumberland North C. W. Lowther Howard Graham Roberts
Penrith and Cockermouth J. Lowther H. C. Lowther Collison Dixey Dower
Westmorland Weston Stanley Fletcher-Vane
Whitehaven Grant Duffy Hudson Price Nunn Anderson
Workington Cape Peart

1950 to 1983

   Conservative    Labour

Constituency195019511955591959196419661970Feb 1974Oct 1974761979
Carlisle Hargreaves Johnson Lewis
Penrith and the Border Scott Whitelaw
Westmorland Fletcher-Vane Jopling
Whitehaven Anderson Symonds Cunningham
Workington Peart Page Campbell-Savours

1983 to 2024

   Conservative    Independent    The Independents    Labour    Liberal Democrats

Constituency198383198719921997200120052010201517201718192019
Barrow and Furness Franks Hutton Woodcock Fell
Carlisle Lewis Martlew Stevenson
Copeland Cunningham Reed Harrison
Penrith and the Border Whitelaw Maclean Stewart Hudson
Westmorland and Lonsdale Jopling Collins Farron
Workington Campbell-Savours Cunningham Hayman Jenkinson

2024 to present

Constituency2024
Barrow and Furness Scrogham
Carlisle Minns
Morecambe and Lunesdale
(cross-county constituency)
Collinge
Penrith and Solway Campbell-Savours
Westmorland and Lonsdale Farron
Whitehaven and Workington MacAlister

See also

Notes

  1. The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  2. Cross-county constituency with Lancashire
  3. BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  4. Morecambe and Lunesdale is a cross-county constituency, divided between northern Lancashire and southern Cumbria.
  5. 1 2 3 Excludes the constituency of Morecambe and Lunesdale, which lies primarily in Lancashire.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Workington (UK Parliament constituency)</span> Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918-2024

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References

  1. "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 2023/1230, retrieved 15 July 2024
  2. "Last chance to have your say on boundary changes in Cumbria - The Keswick Reminder". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 711-762. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  4. Watson, Christopher; Uberoi, Elise; Loft, Philip (17 April 2020). "General election results from 1918 to 2019". House of Commons Library.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)