The historic county of Cumberland in north west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cumberland.
In 1889 Cumberland became an administrative county. In 1974 Cumberland was combined with Westmorland and northern Lancashire to form a new shire county of Cumbria.
The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Cumberland, both before and after the administrative changes of 1974. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Cumberland. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.
Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.
Key to abbreviations:-
| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | BC | 1295 | * | 2 (1295-1885) | C1, C2 |
| 1 (1654–1659) | |||||
| 2 (1659–1885) | |||||
| 1 (1885-*) | |||||
| Cockermouth | BC (1295–96, 1640–1885) | 1295 | 1296 | 2 (1295–96, 1640–1868) | C1: Unrepresented 1654-1659 |
| CC (1885–1918) | 1640 | 1918 | 1 (1868–1918) | ||
| Copeland | CC | 1983 | * | 1 | C2 |
| Cumberland | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 2 | C1 |
| East Cumberland | CC | 1832 | 1885 | 2 | C1 |
| North Cumberland | CC | 1918 | 1950 | 1 | C1 |
| West Cumberland | CC | 1832 | 1885 | 2 | C1 |
| Egremont | BC (1295–96) | 1295 | 1296 | 2 (1295–96) | C1 |
| CC (1885–1918) | 1885 | 1918 | 1 (1885–1918) | ||
| Eskdale | CC | 1885 | 1918 | 1 | C1 |
| Penrith | CC | 1885 | 1918 | 1 | C1 |
| Penrith and Cockermouth | CC | 1918 | 1950 | 1 | C1 |
| Penrith and The Border | CC | 1950 | * | 1 | C1, C2: From 1983 inc. part of Westmorland |
| Whitehaven | BC (1832–1918) | 1832 | 1983 | 1 | C1, C2 |
| CC (1918–1983) | |||||
| Workington | CC | 1918 | * | 1 | C1, C2 |
| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1290–1295 | 1295–1296 | 1296–1640 | 1640–1654 | 1654–1659 | 1659–1832 | 1832–1868 | 1868–1885 | 1885–1918 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 1295–* | ||||||||
| Cockermouth | 1295–1296 | 1640–1654 | 1659–1918 | ||||||
| Cumberland | 1290–1832 | ||||||||
| East Cumberland | 1832–1885 | ||||||||
| West Cumberland | 1832–1885 | ||||||||
| Egremont | 1295–1296 | 1885–1918 | |||||||
| Eskdale | 1885–1918 | ||||||||
| Penrith | 1885–1918 | ||||||||
| Whitehaven | 1832–1983 | ||||||||
| 1918–1950 | 1950–1983 | 1983–* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 1295–* | ||
| Copeland | 1983–* | ||
| North Cumberland | 1918–1950 | ||
| Penrith and Cockermouth | 1918–1950 | ||
| Penrith and The Border | 1950–* | ||
| Whitehaven | 1832–1983 | ||
| Workington | 1918–* | ||
Note: Dates for representation before 1509 are provisional.
| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1296 | 1640 | 1654 | 1659 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 | 1918 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| County | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1296 | 1640 | 1654 | 1659 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 | 1918 | 1950 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough | - | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| County | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
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