Parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria

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

## Constituencies

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Further information: 2024 United Kingdom general election

† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat ¤ Reform UK

Name  | Electorate  | Majority[a] | Member of Parliament | Nearest opposition  | Electoral wards[1] | Map

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Barrow and Furness | 74,980  | 5,324  |  | 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.  |
Carlisle | 77,863  | 5,200  |  | 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.  |
Morecambe and Lunesdale[b] | 69,254  | 5,815  |  | 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  |
Penrith and Solway | 77,935  | 5,257  |  | 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.  |
Westmorland and Lonsdale | 72,029  | 21,472  |  | 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.  |
Whitehaven and Workington | 73,198  | 13,286  |  | Josh MacAlister‡  |  | David 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  |

## 2024 boundary changes

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See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name[c] | Boundaries 2010-2024 | Current name | Boundaries 2024–present

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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 |

1. Barrow and Furness CC
2. Carlisle CC
3. Morecambe and Lunesdale CC[d]
4. Penrith and Solway CC
5. Westmorland and Lonsdale CC
6. Whitehaven and Workington CC

| 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

* Penrith and Solway (part)
* Whitehaven and Workington (part)

Containing electoral wards from Barrow-in-Furness

* Barrow and Furness (part)

Containing electoral wards from Carlisle

* Carlisle
* Penrith and Solway (part)

Containing electoral wards from Copeland

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

Containing electoral wards from Eden

* Penrith and Solway (part)
* Westmorland and Lonsdale (part)

Containing electoral wards from South Lakeland

* Barrow and Furness (part)
* Morecambe and Lunesdale (part also in Lancaster in Lancashire)
* Westmorland and Lonsdale (part)

## Results history

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

### 2024

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

Party  | Votes  | %  | Change from 2019  | Seats  | Change from 2019

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Labour | 81,131  | 35.4%  | 6.4%  | 4  | 4
Conservative | 58,915  | 25.7%  | 26.8%  | 0  | 5
Liberal Democrats | 41,654  | 18.2%  | 3.8%  | 1  | 0
Reform UK | 37,683  | 16.5%  | 15.1%  | 0  | 0
Greens | 7,811  | 3.4%  | 1.9%  | 0  | 0
Others  | 1,731  | 0.8%  | 0.4%  | 0  | 0
Total | 228,925 | 100.0 |  | 5 |

### 2019

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The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cumbria in the 2019 general election were as follows:

Party  | Votes  | %  | Change from 2017  | Seats  | Change from 2017

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Conservative | 143,615  | 52.5%  | 3.7%  | 5  | 2
Labour | 79,402  | 29.0%  | 7.2%  | 0  | 2
Liberal Democrats | 39,426  | 14.4%  | 2.6%  | 1  | 0
Greens | 4,223  | 1.5%  | 1.0%  | 0  | 0
Brexit | 3,867  | 1.4%  | new  | 0  | 0
Others  | 3,044  | 1.2%  | 1.5%  | 0  | 0
Total | 273,577 | 100.0 |  | 6 |

### Percentage votes

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Election year  | 1983  | 1987  | 1992  | 1997  | 2001  | 2005  | 2010  | 2015  | 2017  | 2019  | 2024[e]

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Conservative | 46.7  | 48.1  | 46.3  | 33.5  | 39.5  | 37.9  | 39.4  | 40.7  | 48.8  | 52.5  | 25.7
Labour | 31.2  | 33.1  | 36.9  | 45.8  | 39.1  | 34.8  | 30.8  | 29.8  | 36.2  | 29.0  | 35.4
Liberal Democrat1 | 21.8  | 18.7  | 16.0  | 16.5  | 19.2  | 23.4  | 24.3  | 13.3  | 11.8  | 14.4  | 18.2
Green Party | \-  | *  | *  | *  | *  | *  | 0.6  | 3.4  | 0.5  | 1.5  | 3.4
UKIP | \-  | \-  | \-  | *  | *  | *  | 2.2  | 12.6  | 2.3  | *  | \-
Reform UK2 | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 1.4  | 16.5
Other  | 0.3  | 0.1  | 0.8  | 4.1  | 2.3  | 3.9  | 2.8  | 0.2  | 0.4  | 1.2  | 0.8

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

22019 - Brexit Party

* Included in Other

### Seats

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Election year  | 1983  | 1987  | 1992  | 1997  | 2001  | 2005  | 2010  | 2015  | 2017  | 2019  | 2024[e]

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Labour | 3  | 3  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 4
Liberal Democrat1 | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1
Conservative | 3  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 0
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

### Maps

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#### 1885-1910: Cumberland and Westmorland

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* 1885

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#### 1918-1945

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* 1918

* 1922

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* 1929

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#### 1950-1979

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* 1950

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#### 1983-2024: Cumbria

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* 2010

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* 2019

#### 2024-present: Cumbria including one cross-county constituency

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## Historical representation by party

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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

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Conservative Independent Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal Unionist Speaker

Constituency  | 1885  | 86 | 1886  | 91 | 1892  | 95 | 1895  | 1900  | 05 | 1906  | 06 | Jan 1910  | Dec 1910  | 13 | 15 | 16

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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 | Duncombe | Bain | Fullerton | Grant
Kendal | Taylour | Bagot | Stewart-Smith | Bagot | Weston
Penrith | Howard | → | J. Lowther | →
Whitehaven | Cavendish-Bentinck | Bain | Little | Helder | Burnyeat | Jackson | Richardson

### 1918 to 1950

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

Constituency  | 1918  | 21 | 1922  | 1923  | 1924  | 26 | 1929  | 1931  | 1935  | 1945

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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

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Conservative Labour

Constituency  | 1950  | 1951  | 1955  | 59 | 1959  | 1964  | 1966  | 1970  | Feb 1974  | Oct 1974  | 76 | 1979

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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

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Conservative Independent The Independents Labour Liberal Democrats

Constituency  | 1983  | 83 | 1987  | 1992  | 1997  | 2001  | 2005  | 2010  | 2015  | 17 | 2017  | 18 | 19 | 2019

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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

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Constituency  | 2024

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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

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* Parliamentary constituencies in North West England
* List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

## Notes

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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. ^ a b c Excludes the constituency of Morecambe and Lunesdale, which lies primarily in Lancashire.

## References

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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)

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