Parliamentary representation from Cumberland

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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.

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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.

List of constituencies

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:-

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
Carlisle BC1295*2 (1295-1885)C1, C2
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1885)
1 (1885-*)
Cockermouth BC (1295–96, 1640–1885)129512962 (1295–96, 1640–1868)C1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
CC (1885–1918)164019181 (1868–1918)
Copeland CC1983*1C2
Cumberland CC129018322C1
East Cumberland CC183218852C1
North Cumberland CC191819501C1
West Cumberland CC183218852C1
Egremont BC (1295–96)129512962 (1295–96)C1
CC (1885–1918)188519181 (1885–1918)
Eskdale CC188519181C1
Penrith CC188519181C1
Penrith and Cockermouth CC191819501C1
Penrith and The Border CC1950*1C1, C2: From 1983 inc. part of Westmorland
Whitehaven BC (1832–1918)183219831C1, C2
CC (1918–1983)
Workington CC1918*1C1, C2

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes

Periods constituencies represented

 129012951295129612961640164016541654165916591832183218681868188518851918
Carlisle  1295*
Cockermouth  12951296 16401654 16591918
Cumberland 12901832 
East Cumberland  18321885 
West Cumberland  18321885 
Egremont  12951296 18851918
Eskdale  18851918
Penrith  18851918
Whitehaven  18321983
 19181950195019831983*
Carlisle 1295*
Copeland  1983*
North Cumberland 19181950 
Penrith and Cockermouth 19181950 
Penrith and The Border  1950*
Whitehaven 18321983 
Workington 1918*

Summaries

Note: Dates for representation before 1509 are provisional.

Summary of constituencies by type and period

Type12901295129616401654165918321868188519181950
Borough-3121233211
County11111122443
Total14232355654

Summary of members of parliament by type and period

Type12901295129616401654165918321868188519181950
Borough-6241454211
County22222244443
Total28463698654

See also

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