Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1295 onwards

Carlisle

County constituency
for the House of Commons

Interactive map of boundaries from 2024

Boundary of Carlisle in North West England

County| Cumbria
Population| 85,979 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate| 75,868 (2023)[2]
Major settlements| Carlisle
Current constituency
Created| 1295
Member of Parliament| Julie Minns (Labour)
Seats| 1295–1885: Two
1885–present: One

Carlisle is a constituency[n 1] in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Julie Minns of the Labour Party.[n 2]

## History

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Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295, returning two MPs to the House of Commons until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one MP by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Under the 2023 boundary review the seat was expanded considerably into the border regions of Cumbria and redesignated as a county constituency.

From 1885 to 1922 the constituency was represented by the Liberal Party, since when it has alternated between Labour and Conservative, changing hands nine times. It was represented by Labour Party MPs from 1964 to 2010, albeit with a slim 0.2% majority in 1983. It was gained by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party in 2010 who held it until 2024, when it was won back by Julie Minns for Labour.

## Boundaries

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Map of boundaries 2010–2024

### Historic

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1918–1955: The County Borough of Carlisle.

1955–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.

1983–1997: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Currock, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.

1997–2010: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, St Cuthbert Without, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.

2010–2024: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, and Yewdale.

### Current

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The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was carried out using the local authority structure as it existed in Cumbria on 1 December 2020 and is officially defined as:

* The City of Carlisle wards of: Belah & Kingmoor; Botcherby & Harraby North; Brampton & Fellside; Cathedral & Castle; Currock & Upperby; Denton Holme & Morton South; Harraby South & Parklands; Longtown & the Border; Newtown & Morton North; Sandsfield & Morton West; Stanwix & Houghton; Wetheral & Corby.[3]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the City of Carlisle council was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Cumberland.[4] Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:

* The Cumberland wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Brampton, Castle, Corby and Hayton, Currock; Dalston and Burgh (small part), Denton Holme; Harraby North, Harraby South, Houghton and Irthington, Longtown, Morton, Stanwix Urban, Upperby. Wetheral (majority) and Yewdale.[5]

The constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the parts of the former City of Carlisle local authority previously in the abolished constituency of Penrith and The Border \- comprising the towns of Brampton and Longtown and surrounding villages and rural areas. To partly offset this, Dalston was included in the new constituency of Penrith and Solway.

## Members of Parliament

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### MPs 1295–1640

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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Parliament | First member | Second member

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1381 | John de Blennerhassett[better source needed]
1384 | John de Blennerhassett
1386 | Adam Denton | Robert Bristowe[6]
1388 (Feb) | Robert Carlisle | William Aglionby[6]
1388 (Sep) | John Corkeby | Nicholas Leveson[6]
1390 (Jan) | John Monceaux | Alan Kirkebridge[6]
1390 (Nov) | Bobby Cowing  | Kieran Nobin
1391 | John Monceaux | Robert Bristowe[6]
1393 | John Redesdale | John Werk[6]
1394 |  | Joseph Maughan
1395 | John Monceaux | John Burgham[6]
1397 (Jan) | John Helton | John Burgham[6]
1397 (Sep) | Robert Bristowe | John Bristowe[6]
1399 | John Helton | Robert Bristowe[6]
1401 | Thomas Bolton | Robert Bristowe[6]
1402 | John Sowerby | William Boweson[6]
1404 (Jan) | Mark Cooke  | Joshusoia Kirkpatrick
1404 (Oct) |  |
1406 |  |
1407 |
1410 | [Robert] Carlisle[6] |
1411 |  |
1413 (Feb) |
1413 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Ralph de Blenerhayset[6]
1414 (Apr) |
1414 (Nov) | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile[6]
1415 |
1416 (Mar) | Robert Lancaster | William Bell[6]
1416 (Oct) |
1417 | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile[6]
1419 | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Manningham[6]
1420 | Thomas Derley | Richard Muncaster[6]
1421 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Pety[6]
1421 (Dec) | William Manchester | John Thompson[6]
1441 | John Blenerhayset[better source needed]
1510–1523 | No names known[7]
1529 | Edward Aglionby | John Coldale[7]
1536 | ? |
1539 | ? |
1542 | William Stapleton | ?[7]
1545 | Hugh Aglionby | Robert Smith[7]
1547 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Dalston,
died and replaced Jan 1552 by Edward Aglionby[7]
1553 (Mar) | Edward Aglionby | John Dudley[7]
1553 (Oct) | John Aglionby | Simon Brisco[7]
1554 (Apr) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho[7]
1554 (Nov) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho[7]
1555 | William Middleton | William Ward[7]
1558 | Richard Assheton | Robert Dalton[7]
1558–9 | John or Edward Aglionby | Richard Mulcaster[8]
1563 (Jan) | Richard Assheton | William Mulcaster[8]
1571 | Robert Bowes[9] | Christopher Musgrave[8]
1572 | Thomas Pattenson | Robert Mulcaster,[10]
died and repl. 1576 by Thomas Tallentyne,
who also died and was repl. Mar 1579 by Thomas Barne[8]
1584 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Blennerhassett[8]
1586 | Henry Macwilliam,
died and repl. 1587 by William Bowyer | Thomas Blennerhassett[8]
1588 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dalston[8]
1593 | Henry Scrope | Edward Aglionby[8]
1597 (Sep) | Henry Scrope | Thomas Sandford[8]
1601 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dudley[8]
1604 | Thomas Blennerhassett | William Barwick
1614 | George Butler | Nathaniel Tomkins
1621 | Sir Henry Vane | George Butler
1624 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby
1625 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby
1626 | Sir Henry Vane | Richard Graham
1628 | Richard Barwis | Richard Graham
1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned

Long Parliament

* 1640–1644: Sir William Dalston, Bt (Royalist) – disabled to sit, January 1644
* 1640–1648 : Richard Barwis (Parliamentarian) – died April 1648
* 1645(?)–1648(?): Thomas Cholmley – not recorded as having sat after Pride's Purge, December 1648
* 1649: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick, from House of Lords[11]
* 1653: Carlisle was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament.

First Protectorate Parliament (One member only)

* 1654–1655: Colonel Thomas Fitch

Second Protectorate Parliament (One member only)

* 1656–1658: George Downing

Third Protectorate Parliament

* 1659: George Downing
* 1659: Thomas Craister

Long Parliament (restored)

* 1659–1660: Thomas Cholmley
* 1659–1660: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick

### MPs 1660–1885

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Election | First member[12] | First party | Second member[12] | Second party

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|  | 1660  | William Briscoe |  | Jeremiah Tolhurst |
|  | 1661  | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt |  | Sir Philip Howard |
| 1681  | Edward Howard |
| 1685  | James Grahme |
| 1689  | Jeremiah Bubb |
| 1690  | Christopher Musgrave |
| 1692  | William Lowther |
| 1694  | James Lowther |
| 1695  | William Howard |
| 1701  | Philip Howard | Whig
|  | 1702  | Christopher Musgrave |  | Thomas Stanwix | Whig
| 1705  | Sir James Montagu |
1708
1710
| 1713 | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | Tory
| 1715 | William Strickland | Whig
| 1721  | Henry Aglionby |
| 1722 | James Bateman | Tory
|  | 1727 | Charles Howard |  | John Hylton | Tory
1734
| 1741 | John Stanwix | Whig
| 1742  | John Hylton | Tory
| 1746  | John Stanwix | Whig
1747
|  | 1761 | Raby Vane |  | Henry Curwen |
|  | 1768 | Lord Edward Bentinck |  | George Musgrave |
|  | 1774 | Anthony Storer |  | Fletcher Norton |
| 1775  | Walter Spencer-Stanhope |
|  | 1780 | Earl of Surrey |  | William Lowther |
| 1784 | Edward Norton |
| April 1786  | John Lowther |
| May 1786  | John Christian | Whig[13][14]
| November 1786  | Edward Knubley[15] |
| 1787  | Rowland Stephenson |
|  | 1790 | James Clarke Satterthwaite[16] |  | Edward Knubley |
|  | 1791  | Wilson Braddyll |  | John Christian Curwen | Whig[13][14]
| 1796 | Sir Frederick Fletcher-Vane, Bt | Whig[14]
| 1802  | Walter Spencer-Stanhope | Tory[14]
|  | 1812 | Sir James Graham, 1st Bt | Tory[14] | Henry Fawcett |
| 1816  | John Christian Curwen[17] | Whig[13][14]
| 1820  | William James | Radical[18][19]
| 1825  | Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt | Tory[14]
| 1826  | Sir James Graham, 2nd Bt | Whig[14]
| 1827  | James Lushington | Tory[14]
| 1829  | Sir William Scott, Bt | Tory[14]
| 1830  | Philip Howard | Whig[20][21][18][14]
| 1831  | William James | Radical[18][19]
| 1835 | William Marshall | Whig[22][23][24][14]
|  | 1847 | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative | John Dixon[25] | Whig[26][27][28][21]
| 1848 by-election | Philip Howard | Whig[20][21][18]
|  | 1852 | Joseph Ferguson | Whig[29] | Sir James Graham, Bt | Peelite[30][31][32]
| 1857 | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative
|  | 1859 | Wilfrid Lawson | Liberal | Liberal
| 1861 by-election | Edmund Potter | Liberal
| 1865 | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative
| 1868 | Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bt | Liberal
| 1874 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one member

### MPs since 1885

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Election | Member[33][12] | Party

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| 1885 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist
| 1886 | William Gully | Gladstonian Liberal
| 1895  | Speaker
| 1905 by-election | Frederick Chance | Liberal
| 1910 January | Richard Denman | Liberal
| 1918 | Theodore Carr | Coalition Liberal
| 1922 | George Middleton | Labour
| 1924 | William Watson | Conservative
| 1929 | George Middleton | Labour
| 1931 | Louis Spears | Conservative
| 1945 | Edgar Grierson | Labour
| 1950 | Alfred Hargreaves (aka Alex) | Labour
| 1955 | Dr Donald Johnson | Conservative
| 1964 | Ronald Lewis | Labour
| 1987 | Eric Martlew | Labour
| 2010 | John Stevenson | Conservative
| 2024 | Julie Minns | Labour

## Election results

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### Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: Carlisle[34][35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Julie Minns | 18,129  | 39.4  | +4.9
| Conservative | John Stevenson | 12,929  | 28.1  | −28.4
| Reform UK | Stephen Ward  | 9,295  | 20.5  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Wernham  | 2,982  | 6.5  | +1.5
| Green | Gavin Hawkton  | 1,922  | 4.2  | +2.6
| Independent | Sean Reed  | 303  | 0.7  | N/A
| SDP | Rachel Hayton  | 244  | 0.5  | N/A
| Independent | Thomas Lynestrider  | 175  | 0.4  | N/A
Majority | 5,200  | 11.3  | N/A
Turnout | 45,979  | 59.1  | −8.4
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.7  |

### Elections in the 2010s

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General election 2019: Carlisle[36][37] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Stevenson | 23,659  | 55.2  | +5.3
| Labour | Ruth Alcroft  | 15,340  | 35.8  | ―8.0
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Aglionby | 2,829  | 6.6  | +3.7
| UKIP | Fiona Mills  | 1,045  | 2.4  | ―1.0
Majority | 8,319  | 19.4  | +13.3
Turnout | 42,873  | 65.9  | ―3.2
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.7  |

This was the largest UKIP vote share at the 2019 general election.[38]

General election 2017: Carlisle[39][40] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Stevenson | 21,472  | 49.9  | +5.6
| Labour | Ruth Alcroft  | 18,873  | 43.8  | +6.0
| UKIP | Fiona Mills  | 1,455  | 3.4  | ―9.0
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Thornton  | 1,256  | 2.9  | +0.3
Majority | 2,599  | 6.1  | ―0.4
Turnout | 43,046  | 69.1  | +4.4
| Conservative hold | Swing | ―0.2  |
General election 2015: Carlisle[41][42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Stevenson | 18,873  | 44.3  | +5.0
| Labour | Lee Sherriff  | 16,099  | 37.8  | +0.5
| UKIP | Fiona Mills  | 5,277  | 12.4  | +10.1
| Green | Helen Davison  | 1,125  | 2.6  | +1.1
| Liberal Democrats | Loraine Birchall  | 1,087  | 2.6  | ―13.0
| Independent | Alfred Okam  | 126  | 0.3  | New
Majority | 2,774  | 6.5  | +4.5
Turnout | 42,587  | 64.7  | 0.0
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3  |
General election 2010: Carlisle[43] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Stevenson | 16,589  | 39.3  | +5.9
| Labour | Michael Boaden  | 15,736  | 37.3  | ―9.6
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 6,567  | 15.6  | ―1.0
| BNP | Paul Stafford  | 1,086  | 2.6  | New
| UKIP | Michael Owen  | 969  | 2.3  | 0.0
| Green | John Reardon  | 614  | 1.5  | New
| TUSC | John Metcalfe  | 376  | 0.9  | New
| Independent | Peter Howe  | 263  | 0.6  | New
Majority | 853  | 2.0  | N/A
Turnout | 42,200  | 64.7  | +6.1
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.7  |

### Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: Carlisle[44] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,019  | 48.1  | ―3.1
| Conservative | Mike Mitchelson  | 11,324  | 32.0  | ―2.8
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie  | 5,916  | 16.7  | +5.0
| UKIP | Steven Cochrane  | 792  | 2.2  | New
| Legalise Cannabis | Lezley Gibson  | 343  | 1.0  | ―0.6
Majority | 5,695  | 16.1  | ―0.3
Turnout | 35,394  | 59.5  | +0.1
| Labour hold | Swing | ―0.2  |
General election 2001: Carlisle[45] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,856  | 51.2  | ―6.2
| Conservative | Mike Mitchelson  | 12,154  | 34.8  | +5.8
| Liberal Democrats | John Guest  | 4,076  | 11.7  | +1.2
| Legalise Cannabis | Colin Paisley  | 554  | 1.6  | New
| Socialist Alliance | Paul Wilcox  | 269  | 0.8  | New
Majority | 5,702  | 16.4  | ―12.0
Turnout | 34,909  | 59.4  | ―13.4
| Labour hold | Swing | ―6.0  |

### Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: Carlisle[46][47] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Martlew | 25,031  | 57.4  | +10.6
| Conservative | Richard Lawrence  | 12,641  | 29.0  | ―10.7
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Mayho  | 4,576  | 10.5  | ―2.6
| Referendum | Angus Fraser  | 1,233  | 2.8  | New
| Natural Law | William Stevens  | 126  | 0.3  | ―0.1
Majority | 12,390  | 28.4  | +21.3
Turnout | 43,607  | 72.8  | ―6.6
| Labour hold | Swing | +10.7  |
General election 1992: Carlisle[48][49] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Martlew | 20,479  | 46.8  | +4.6
| Conservative | Clive Condie  | 17,371  | 39.7  | ―0.4
| Liberal Democrats | Ralph Aldersey  | 5,740  | 13.1  | ―4.6
| Natural Law | Nina Robinson  | 190  | 0.4  | New
Majority | 3,108  | 7.1  | +5.0
Turnout | 43,780  | 79.4  | +0.6
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: Carlisle[50][51] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Eric Martlew | 18,311  | 42.2  | +4.7
| Conservative | William Hodgson  | 17,395  | 40.1  | +2.8
| SDP | Richard Hunt  | 7,655  | 17.7  | ―7.5
Majority | 916  | 2.1  | +1.9
Turnout | 43,359  | 78.8  | +2.4
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1983: Carlisle[52][53] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 15,618  | 37.5  | ―12.2
| Conservative | Richard Sowler  | 15,547  | 37.3  | ―1.8
| SDP | Richard Hunt  | 10,471  | 25.2  | +14.0
Majority | 71  | 0.2  | ―10.4
Turnout | 41,638  | 76.4  | ―3.6
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1970s

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General election 1979: Carlisle[54] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,343  | 49.7  | ―1.5
| Conservative | D. Bloomer  | 16,777  | 39.1  | +3.1
| Liberal | T. Potts  | 4,829  | 11.2  | ―1.7
Majority | 4,566  | 10.6  | ―4.6
Turnout | 42,951  | 80.0  | +1.2
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election October 1974: Carlisle[55] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,079  | 51.2  | ―4.0
| Conservative | D. Bloomer  | 14,825  | 36.0  | ―7.3
| Liberal | F. Phillips  | 5,306  | 12.9  | New
Majority | 6,254  | 15.2  | +3.3
Turnout | 41,211  | 78.8  | ―10.0
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election February 1974: Carlisle[56] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 23,119  | 55.2  | +2.0
| Conservative | E. M. White  | 18,139  | 43.3  | ―3.5
| Independent Socialist | J. Wild  | 628  | 1.5  | New
Majority | 4,980  | 11.9  | +5.5
Turnout | 41,887  | 88.8  | +10.2
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1970: Carlisle[57] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,866  | 53.2  | ―2.9
| Conservative | B. A. Marsden  | 19,241  | 46.8  | +2.9
Majority | 2,625  | 6.4  | ―5.9
Turnout | 41,105  | 78.6  | ―4.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1960s

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General election 1966: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 22,565  | 56.13  |
| Conservative | Godfrey William Iredell  | 17,638  | 43.87  |
Majority | 4,927  | 12.26  |
Turnout | 40,203  | 83.51  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1964: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Ronald Lewis | 19,169  | 45.6  | −2.0
| Conservative | Peter T. S. Boydell  | 17,049  | 40.5  | −11.9
| Liberal | Brian G. Ashmore  | 4,617  | 11.0  | New
| Ind. Conservative | Donald Johnson | 1,227  | 2.9  | New
Majority | 2,120  | 5.1  | N/A
Turnout | 42,062  | 85.6  | +1.0
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.9  |

### Elections in the 1950s

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General election 1959: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Donald Johnson | 21,948  | 52.38  |
| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,950  | 47.62  |
Majority | 1,998  | 4.76  |
Turnout | 41,898  | 84.61  |
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
General election 1955: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Donald Johnson | 20,071  | 50.47  |
| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,701  | 49.53  |
Majority | 370  | 0.94  | N/A
Turnout | 39,772  | 82.30  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
General election 1951: Carlisle[58][59] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,648  | 46.8  | +0.3
| Conservative | Noel T. O'Reilly  | 16,456  | 39.2  | +5.4
| Liberal | Doreen Gorsky | 5,886  | 14.0  | −5.6
Majority | 3,192  | 7.6  | −5.1
Turnout | 41,990  | 87.4  | −1.1
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
General election 1950: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,031  | 46.50  |
| Conservative | H. E. R. Peers  | 13,850  | 33.84  |
| Liberal | Godfrey William Iredell  | 8,043  | 19.65  |
Majority | 5,181  | 12.66  |
Turnout | 40,924  | 88.49  |
| Labour hold | Swing |  |

### Election in the 1940s

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General election 1945: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Edgar Grierson | 18,505  | 50.41  |
| Conservative | Edward Spears | 13,356  | 36.39  |
| Liberal | Godfrey William Iredell  | 4,845  | 13.20  |
Majority | 5,149  | 14.02  | N/A
Turnout | 36,706  | 79.20  |
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1930s

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General election 1939–40: Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;

* Conservative: Edward Spears
* Labour: Percy Barstow[60]
* Liberal: Leslie H. Storey[61]

General election 1935: Carlisle[62] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Spears | 16,591  | 48.7  | −8.6
| Labour | Arnold Townend | 13,956  | 41.0  | +1.6
| Liberal | Barbara Bliss | 3,525  | 10.3  | New
Majority | 2,635  | 7.7  | −7.0
Turnout | 34,072  | 88.2  | +1.5
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5  |
General election 1931: Carlisle[62] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Edward Spears | 18,079  | 57.35  |
| Labour | George Middleton | 13,445  | 42.65  |
Majority | 4,634  | 14.70  | N/A
Turnout | 31,524  | 86.66  |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1920s

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General election 1929: Carlisle[62] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Middleton | 12,779  | 40.4  | −5.1
| Unionist | Edward Spears | 10,362  | 32.8  | −21.7
| Liberal | Archibald Creighton  | 8,484  | 26.8  | New
Majority | 2,417  | 7.6  | N/A
Turnout | 31,625  | 90.4  | +1.3
| Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.3  |
General election 1924: Carlisle[62] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | William Watson | 12,787  | 54.5  | +15.2
| Labour | George Middleton | 10,676  | 45.5  | +5.0
Majority | 2,111  | 9.0  | N/A
Turnout | 23,463  | 89.1  | +1.3
| Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1  |
Richard Denman General election 1923: Carlisle[62] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Middleton | 9,120  | 40.5  | +2.9
| Unionist | William Watson | 8,844  | 39.3  | +8.0
| Liberal | Richard Denman | 4,541  | 20.2  | −11.5
Majority | 276  | 1.2  | −5.1
Turnout | 17,964  | 87.8  | +3.8
| Labour hold | Swing | −2.8  |
General election 1922: Carlisle[62] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | George Middleton | 7,870  | 37.6  | +4.4
| Unionist | Claude Lowther | 6,569  | 31.3  | New
| National Liberal | Theodore Carr | 6,526  | 31.1  | −35.7
Majority | 1,301  | 6.3  | N/A
Turnout | 20,965  | 84.0  | +22.2
| Labour gain from Liberal | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1910s

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Theodore Carr General election 1918: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Liberal | Theodore Carr | 9,511 | 66.8 | +16.3
| Labour | Ernest Lowthian  | 4,736  | 33.2  | New
Majority | 4,775  | 33.6  | +32.6
Turnout | 14,247  | 61.8  | −24.6
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.

* British Socialist Party: Ernest Lowthian[63]

General election December 1910: Carlisle[64] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Richard Denman | 3,243  | 50.5  | +2.8
| Conservative | Irwen W. Raymond  | 3,179  | 49.5  | +8.5
Majority | 64  | 1.0  | −5.7
Turnout | 6,422  | 86.4  | −5.9
Registered electors | 7,436  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9  |
General election January 1910: Carlisle[64] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Richard Denman | 3,270  | 47.7  | N/A
| Conservative | Valentine John Hussey-Walsh  | 2,815  | 41.0  | New
| Social Democratic Federation | Charlie Bannington | 777  | 11.3  | New
Majority | 455  | 6.7  | N/A
Turnout | 6,862  | 92.3  | N/A
Registered electors | 7,436  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1900s

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F.W. Chance General election 1906: Carlisle[64] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Frederick Chance | Unopposed
| Liberal hold
1905 Carlisle by-election[64] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Frederick Chance | 3,616  | 58.3  | N/A
| Conservative | Lancelot Sanderson | 2,586  | 41.7  | New
Majority | 1,030  | 16.6  | N/A
Turnout | 6,202  | 84.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 7,344  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
William Gully General election 1900: Carlisle[64] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Speaker (Liberal) | William Gully | Unopposed
| Speaker hold

### Elections in the 1890s

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General election 1895: Carlisle[65] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Speaker (Liberal) | William Gully | 3,167  | 52.6  | +1.3
| Conservative | S. P. Foster  | 2,853  | 47.4  | −1.3
Majority | 314  | 5.2  | +2.6
Turnout | 6,020  | 88.6  | +2.8
Registered electors | 6,798  |  |
| Speaker hold | Swing | +1.3  |
General election 1892: Carlisle[65] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Gully | 2,729  | 51.3  | −1.9
| Conservative | S. P. Foster  | 2,586  | 48.7  | +1.9
Majority | 143  | 2.6  | −3.8
Turnout | 5,315  | 85.8  | +5.4
Registered electors | 6,195  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9  |

### Elections in the 1880s

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General election 1886: Carlisle[65] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | William Gully | 2,448  | 53.2  | N/A
| Conservative | William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck[66] | 2,155  | 46.8  | New
Majority | 293  | 6.4  | N/A
Turnout | 4,603  | 80.4  | N/A
Registered electors | 5,726  |  |
| Liberal hold
General election 1885: Carlisle[65][67][68] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed
| Liberal hold
General election 1880: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Robert Ferguson | 2,802  | 37.6  | +8.9
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,691  | 36.1  | +8.7
| Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson[70] | 1,968  | 26.4  | −17.5
Majority | 723  | 9.7  | +5.5
Turnout | 4,770 (est)  | 85.9 (est)  | +6.0
Registered electors | 5,550  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.8  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +8.7  |

### Elections in the 1870s

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General election 1874: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Robert Ferguson | 2,154  | 28.7  | −3.9
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,051  | 27.4  | −6.4
| Conservative | William Farrer Ecroyd | 1,741  | 23.2  | +7.0
| Conservative | William Banks[71] | 1,551  | 20.7  | +4.5
Majority | 310  | 4.2  | +2.8
Turnout | 3,749 (est)  | 79.9 (est)  | −9.0
Registered electors | 4,693  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5  |

### Elections in the 1860s

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General election 1868: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,043  | 33.8  | +1.4
| Liberal | Edmund Potter | 1,971  | 32.6  | −0.8
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 1,957  | 32.4  | −1.7
| Independent Liberal | William Slater[72] | 71  | 1.2  | New
Majority | 86  | 1.4  | N/A
Turnout | 4,035 (est)  | 88.9 (est)  | −4.0
Registered electors | 4,537  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.0  |
General election 1865: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 616  | 34.1  | +3.0
| Liberal | Edmund Potter | 604  | 33.4  | −1.8
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 586  | 32.4  | −1.3
Majority | 30  | 1.7  | N/A
Turnout | 1,211 (est)  | 92.9 (est)  | +12.9
Registered electors | 1,304  |  |
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.1  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7  |
By-election, 26 November 1861: Carlisle (1 seat)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | Edmund Potter | 536  | 50.1  | −18.8
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 533  | 49.9  | +18.8
Majority | 3  | 0.2  | −2.4
Turnout | 1,069  | 89.5  | +9.5
Registered electors | 1,195  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −18.8  |

* Caused by Graham's death.

### Elections in the 1850s

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General election 1859: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Graham | 538  | 35.2  | +1.7
| Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 516  | 33.7  | +2.4
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 475  | 31.1  | −4.2
Majority | 41  | 2.6  | +0.4
Turnout | 1,002 (est)  | 80.0 (est)  | −3.0
Registered electors | 1,253  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9  |
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3  |
General election 1857: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 529  | 35.3  | +6.5
| Peelite | James Graham | 502  | 33.5  | −2.6
| Whig | Joseph Ferguson | 469  | 31.3  | −3.9
Turnout | 1,015 (est)  | 83.0 (est)  | +0.3
Registered electors | 1,223  |  |
Majority | 60  | 4.0  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.2  |
Majority | 33  | 2.2  | −5.1
| Peelite hold | Swing | −2.9  |
By-election, 1 January 1853: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | James Graham | Unopposed
| Peelite hold

* Caused by Graham's appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty

General election 1852: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Peelite | James Graham | 525  | 36.1  | N/A
| Whig | Joseph Ferguson | 512  | 35.2  | −31.0
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 419  | 28.8  | −5.1
Turnout | 938 (est)  | 82.7 (est)  | −1.6
Registered electors | 1,134  |  |
Majority | 106  | 7.3  | N/A
| Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 93  | 6.4  | +5.8
| Whig hold | Swing | −13.0  |

### Elections in the 1840s

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By-election, 14 March 1848: Carlisle (2 seats)[69] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 477  | 37.4  | +3.5
| Whig | Philip Howard | 414  | 32.5  | +0.8
| Whig | John Dixon | 328  | 25.7  | −8.8
| Chartist | Peter Murray McDouall[73] | 55  | 4.3  | New
Turnout | 637 (est)  | 59.7 (est)  | −24.6
Registered electors | 1,067  |  |
Majority | 63  | 4.9  | +2.7
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8  |
Majority | 359  | 28.2  | +27.6
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.5  |

* Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition due to the "several acts of treating".[74]

General election 1847: Carlisle (2 seats)[69][28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | John Dixon | 479  | 34.5  | +2.0
| Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 471  | 33.9  | +6.0
| Whig | Philip Howard | 440  | 31.7  | −7.8
Turnout | 899  | 84.3  | −1.3
Registered electors | 1,054  |  |
Majority | 8  | 0.6  | −4.0
| Whig hold | Swing | −0.5  |
Majority | 31  | 2.2  | N/A
| Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.9  |
General election 1841: Carlisle (2 seats)[69][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Philip Howard | 419  | 39.5  | N/A
| Whig | William Marshall | 345  | 32.5  | N/A
| Conservative | Edward Goulburn[75] | 296  | 27.9  | New
Majority | 49  | 4.6  | N/A
Turnout | 643  | 85.6  | N/A
Registered electors | 751  |  |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |

### Elections in the 1830s

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General election 1837: Carlisle (2 seats)[69][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed
| Whig | William Marshall | Unopposed
Registered electors | 1,012  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig hold
General election 1835: Carlisle (2 seats)[69][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed
| Whig | William Marshall | Unopposed
Registered electors | 946  |  |
| Whig hold
| Whig gain from Radical
General election 1832: Carlisle (2 seats)[69][14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Radical | William James | 477  | 44.5  | +1.9
| Whig | Philip Howard | 472  | 44.0  | +1.4
| Tory | John Malcolm | 124  | 11.6  | −3.3
Turnout | 646  | 66.1  | c. +51.1
Registered electors | 977  |  |
Majority | 5  | 0.5  | +0.5
| Radical hold | Swing | +1.8  |
Majority | 348  | 32.4  | +4.7
| Whig hold | Swing | +1.5  |
General election 1831: Carlisle (2 seats)[14][76] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Radical | William James | 100  | 42.6  | N/A
| Whig | Philip Howard | 100  | 42.6  | N/A
| Tory | James Lushington | 35  | 14.9  | N/A
Turnout | c. 135 | c. 15% | N/A
Registered electors | c. 900 |  |
Majority | 0  | 0.0  | N/A
| Radical gain from Tory | Swing | N/A |
Majority | 65  | 27.7  | N/A
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A |
General election 1830: Carlisle (2 seats)[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Tory | James Lushington | Unopposed
| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed
| Tory hold
| Whig hold

### Elections in the 18th century

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Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.

General election 1747: Carlisle (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Non Partisan  | Charles Howard | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
| Whig | John Stanwix | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A

* Death of Hylton

By-election 26 November 1746: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | John Stanwix | N/A | N/A | N/A
| Non Partisan  | Richard Musgrave | N/A | N/A | N/A
General election 13 May 1741: Carlisle (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Non Partisan  | Charles Howard | 109  | 38.11  | N/A
| Whig | John Stanwix | 90  | 31.47  | N/A
| Tory | John Hylton | 87  | 30.42  | N/A

* Note: Stanwix was unseated on petition and replaced by Hylton, 26 January 1742

General election 3 May 1734: Carlisle (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Non Partisan  | Charles Howard | 354  | 37.82  | N/A
| Tory | John Hylton | 351  | 37.50  | N/A
| Non Partisan  | Henry Aglionby | 231  | 24.68  | N/A
General election 1727: Carlisle (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Non Partisan  | Charles Howard | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
| Tory | John Hylton | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
General election 27 March 1722: Carlisle (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Non Partisan  | Henry Aglionby | 398  | 37.65  | N/A
| Tory | James Bateman | 350  | 33.11  | N/A
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | 309  | 29.23  | N/A
By-election 12 April 1721: Carlisle  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Non Partisan  | Henry Aglionby | 268  | 67.00  | N/A
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | 132  | 33.00  | N/A
General election 1715: Carlisle (2 seats)  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Whig | William Strickland | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | Unopposed  | N/A | N/A

* Stanwix appointed Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull

## See also

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* Cumbria portal

* List of parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria

## Notes

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1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years – from 1295 until 1885 it had the right to send two MPs in most years.

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