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 edit

  † Conservative  ‡ Labour  ¤ Liberal Democrat

NameElectorate[1]Majority[2][nb 1]Member of Parliament[2]Nearest opposition[2]Electoral wards[3]Map
Barrow and Furness70,1585,789 Simon Fell Michelle Scrogham‡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.
Carlisle65,1058,319John StevensonRuth Alcroft‡Carlisle City Council: Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidans, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, Yewdale.
Copeland61,6935,842Trudy HarrisonTony 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 Border67,55518,519Neil HudsonSarah 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 Lonsdale67,7891,934Tim 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.
Workington61,3704,176Mark JenkinsonSue HaymanAllerdale 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 edit

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 1997-2010Boundaries 2010–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
Parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria
Post-2010 Boundaries

Proposed boundary changes edit

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.[4] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final proposals were published on 28 June 2023.

The commission has proposed that Cumbria be combined with Lancashire as a sub-region of the North West Region, with the existing seat of Morecambe and Lonsdale extending into southern Cumbria to create a cross-county boundary constituency. Copeland, Penrith and The Border, and Workington are abolished and replaced by the new constituencies of Penrith and Solway, and Whitehaven and Workington.[5][6]

The following constituencies are proposed:

Containing electoral wards from Allerdale

Containing electoral wards from Barrow-in-Furness

Containing electoral wards from Carlisle

Containing electoral wards from Copeland

  • Barrow and Furness (part)
  • Whitehaven and Workington (part)

Containing electoral wards from Eden

Containing electoral wards from South Lakeland

Results history edit

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[7]

2019 edit

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
Conservative143,61552.5% 3.7%5 2
Labour79,40229.0% 7.2%0 2
Liberal Democrats39,42614.4% 2.6%10
Greens4,2231.5% 1.0%00
Brexit3,8671.4%new00
Others3,0441.2% 1.5%00
Total273,577100.06

Percentage votes edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative46.748.146.333.539.537.939.440.748.852.5
Labour31.233.136.945.839.134.830.829.836.229.0
Liberal Democrat121.818.716.016.519.223.424.313.311.814.4
Green Party-*****0.63.40.51.5
UKIP---***2.212.62.3*
Brexit Party---------1.4
Other0.30.10.84.12.33.92.80.20.41.2

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats edit

Election year1983198719921997200120052010201520172019
Conservative3322212235
Labour3344443320
Liberal Democrat10000011111
Total6666666666

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps edit

1885-1910: Cumberland and Westmorland edit

1918-1945 edit


1950-1979 edit

1983-present: Cumbria edit

Historical representation by party edit

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 edit

  Conservative  Independent Conservative  Labour  Liberal  Liberal Unionist  Speaker

Constituency1885861886911892951895190005190606Jan 1910Dec 1910131516
CarlisleFergusonGullyChanceDenman
EskdaleAllisonC. W. H. LowtherHowardC. W. H. Lowther
CockermouthValentineLawsonRandlesLawsonRandlesLawson jnrBliss
ApplebyW. LowtherSavoryRiggJonesSandersonH. C. Lowther
EgremontPenningtonAinsworthDuncombeBainFullertonGrant
WhitehavenCavendish-BentinckBainLittleHelderBurnyeatJacksonRichardson
KendalTaylourBagotStewart-SmithBagotWeston
PenrithHowardJ. Lowther

1918 to 1950 edit

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

Constituency191821192219231924261929193119351945
WestmorlandWestonStanleyFletcher-Vane
Cumberland NorthC. W. LowtherHowardGrahamRoberts
Penrith and CockermouthJ. LowtherH. C. LowtherCollisonDixeyDower
CarlisleCarrMiddletonWatsonMiddletonSpearsGrierson
WhitehavenGrantDuffyHudsonPriceNunnAnderson
WorkingtonCapePeart

1950 to 1983 edit

  Conservative  Labour

Constituency195019511955591959196419661970Feb 1974Oct 1974761979
WestmorlandFletcher-VaneJopling
Penrith and the BorderScottWhitelaw
CarlisleHargreavesJohnsonLewis
WhitehavenAndersonSymondsCunningham
WorkingtonPeartPageCampbell-Savours

1983 to present edit

  Conservative  Independent  The Independents  Labour  Liberal Democrats

Constituency198383198719921997200120052010201517201718192019
Westmorland and LonsdaleJoplingCollinsFarron
Penrith and the BorderWhitelawMacleanStewartHudson
Barrow and FurnessFranksHuttonWoodcockFell
CarlisleLewisMartlewStevenson
CopelandCunninghamReedHarrison
WorkingtonCampbell-SavoursCunninghamHaymanJenkinson

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.
  2. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.

References edit

  1. ^ Baker, Carl; Uberoi, Elise; Cracknell, Richard (28 January 2020). "General Election 2019: full results and analysis". House of Commons Library. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z - Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  4. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Last chance to have your say on boundary changes in Cumbria - The Keswick Reminder". 8 November 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ 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)