List of parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria
# 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

† Conservative  ‡ Labour  ¤ Liberal Democrat

| Name | Electorate | Majority | Member of Parliament | Nearest opposition | Electoral wards |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barrow and Furness | 70,158 | 5,789 | 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. |
| Carlisle | 65,105 | 8,319 | John Stevenson† | Ruth Alcroft‡ | Carlisle City Council: Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidans, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, Yewdale. |
| Copeland | 61,693 | 5,842 | Trudy Harrison† | Tony 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 Border | 67,555 | 18,519 | Neil Hudson† | Sarah 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 Lonsdale | 67,789 | 1,934 | Tim 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. |
| Workington | 61,370 | 4,176 | Mark Jenkinson† | Sue Hayman‡ | Allerdale 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

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 | Boundaries 1997-2010 | Boundaries 2010–present |
| - | - | - |
| Barrow and Furness CC Carlisle BC Copeland CC Penrith and The Border CC Westmorland and Lonsdale CC Workington CC | Parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria | Post-2010 Boundaries |

## Proposed boundary changes

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. 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.

The following constituencies are 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 Lonsdale (part also in Lancaster in Lancashire)
* Westmorland and Lonsdale (part)

## Results history

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

### 2019

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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

| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 46.7 | 48.1 | 46.3 | 33.5 | 39.5 | 37.9 | 39.4 | 40.7 | 48.8 | 52.5 |
| Labour | 31.2 | 33.1 | 36.9 | 45.8 | 39.1 | 34.8 | 30.8 | 29.8 | 36.2 | 29.0 |
| Liberal $Democrat^1$ | 21.8 | 18.7 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 19.2 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 14.4 |
| Green Party | - | * | * | * | * | * | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| UKIP | - | - | - | * | * | * | 2.2 | 12.6 | 2.3 | * |
| Brexit Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Other | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 |

$^11983$ & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

### Seats

| Election year | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Labour | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Liberal $Democrat^1$ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

$^11983$ & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

### Maps

**1885-1910: Cumberland and Westmorland**

* 1885
* 1886
* 1892
* 1895
* 1900
* 1906
* Jan 1910
* Dec 1910

**1918-1945**

* 1918
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1929
* 1931
* 1935
* 1945

**1950-1979**

* 1950
* 1951
* 1955
* 1959
* 1964
* 1966
* 1970
* Feb 1974
* Oct 1974
* 1979

**1983-present: Cumbria**

* 1983
* 1987
* 1992
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2010
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019

## Historical representation by party

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

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carlisle | Ferguson | Ferguson | Gully | Gully | Gully | → | → | → | Chance | Chance | Chance | Denman | Denman | Denman | Denman | Denman |
| Eskdale | Allison | Allison | Allison | Allison | Allison | Allison | Allison | C. W. H. Lowther | C. W. H. Lowther | Howard | Howard | Howard | C. W. H. Lowther | C. W. H. Lowther | C. W. H. Lowther | C. W. H. Lowther |
| Cockermouth | Valentine | Valentine | Lawson | Lawson | Lawson | Lawson | Lawson | Randles | Randles | Lawson | Randles | Randles | Lawson jnr | Lawson jnr | Lawson jnr | Bliss |
| Appleby | W. Lowther | W. Lowther | W. Lowther | W. Lowther | Savory | Savory | Savory | Rigg | Jones | Jones | Jones | Sanderson | Sanderson | Sanderson | H. C. Lowther | H. C. Lowther |
| Egremont | Pennington | Pennington | Pennington | Pennington | Ainsworth | Ainsworth | Duncombe | Bain | Bain | Fullerton | Fullerton | Grant | Grant | Grant | Grant | Grant |
| Whitehaven | Cavendish-Bentinck | Cavendish-Bentinck | Cavendish-Bentinck | Bain | Little | Little | Helder | Helder | Helder | Burnyeat | Burnyeat | Jackson | Richardson | Richardson | Richardson | Richardson |
| Kendal | Taylour | Taylour | Taylour | Taylour | Bagot | Bagot | Bagot | Bagot | Bagot | Stewart-Smith | Stewart-Smith | Bagot | Bagot | Weston | Weston | Weston |
| Penrith | Howard | → | J. Lowther | J. Lowther | J. Lowther | J. Lowther | J. Lowther | J. Lowther | → | → | → | → | → | → | → | → |

### 1918 to 1950

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Westmorland | Weston | Weston | Weston | Weston | Stanley | Stanley | Stanley | Stanley | Stanley | Fletcher-Vane |
| Cumberland North | C. W. Lowther | → | Howard | Howard | Howard | Graham | Graham | Graham | Roberts | Roberts |
| Penrith and Cockermouth | J. Lowther | H. C. Lowther | Collison | Dixey | Dixey | Dixey | Dixey | Dixey | Dower | Dower |
| Carlisle | Carr | Carr | Middleton | Middleton | Watson | Watson | Middleton | Spears | Spears | Grierson |
| Whitehaven | Grant | Grant | Duffy | Duffy | Hudson | Hudson | Price | Nunn | Anderson | Anderson |
| Workington | Cape | Cape | Cape | Cape | Cape | Cape | Cape | Cape | Cape | Peart |

### 1950 to 1983

Conservative  Labour

| Constituency | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 59 | 1959 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | Feb 1974 | Oct 1974 | 76 | 1979 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Westmorland | Fletcher-Vane | Fletcher-Vane | Fletcher-Vane | Fletcher-Vane | Fletcher-Vane | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling |
| Penrith and the Border | Scott | Scott | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw | Whitelaw |
| Carlisle | Hargreaves | Hargreaves | Johnson | Johnson | Johnson | Lewis | Lewis | Lewis | Lewis | Lewis | Lewis | Lewis |
| Whitehaven | Anderson | Anderson | Anderson | Symonds | Symonds | Symonds | Symonds | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham |
| Workington | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Peart | Page | Campbell-Savours |

### 1983 to present

Conservative  Independent  The Independents  Labour  Liberal Democrats

| Constituency | 1983 | 83 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 17 | 2017 | 18 | 19 | 2019 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Westmorland and Lonsdale | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling | Jopling | Collins | Collins | Farron | Farron | Farron | Farron | Farron | Farron | Farron | Farron |
| Penrith and the Border | Whitelaw | Maclean | Maclean | Maclean | Maclean | Maclean | Maclean | Stewart | Stewart | Stewart | Stewart | Stewart | → | Hudson |
| Barrow and Furness | Franks | Franks | Franks | Hutton | Hutton | Hutton | Hutton | Woodcock | Woodcock | Woodcock | Woodcock | → | → | Fell |
| Carlisle | Lewis | Lewis | Martlew | Martlew | Martlew | Martlew | Martlew | Stevenson | Stevenson | Stevenson | Stevenson | Stevenson | Stevenson | Stevenson |
| Copeland | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Reed | Reed | Reed | Harrison | Harrison | Harrison | Harrison | Harrison |
| Workington | Campbell-Savours | Campbell-Savours | Campbell-Savours | Campbell-Savours | Campbell-Savours | Cunningham | Cunningham | Cunningham | Hayman | Hayman | Hayman | Hayman | Hayman | Jenkinson |
