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Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
is divided into 6
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, one of which is partly in Lancashire.


Constituencies


2024 boundary changes

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for further details.'' For the
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, which redrew the constituency map ahead of the
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, the
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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 Penrith and The Border was a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. Throughout its existence it elected only members of the Conservative Party. The seat was abolished prior to the 2024 general electio ...
, and
Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...
were abolished and replaced by the new constituencies of Penrith and Solway, and Whitehaven and Workington. The following constituencies were proposed: Containing electoral wards from
Allerdale Allerdale was a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria, England, with Borough status in England and Wales, borough status. Its council – Allerdale Borough Council – was based in Workington, and the borough had a population of 96,422 at the ...
* Penrith and Solway (part) * Whitehaven and Workington (part) Containing electoral wards from
Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the county of Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borou ...
* Barrow and Furness (part) Containing electoral wards from
Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
*
Carlisle Carlisle ( , ; from ) is a city in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. Carlisle's early history is marked by the establishment of a settlement called Luguvalium to serve forts along Hadrian's Wall in Roman Britain. Due to its pro ...
*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 Westmorland and Lonsdale is a constituency in the south of Cumbria, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Tim Farron, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats (2015–2017). Westmorland and Lonsdale is the Lib ...
(part) Containing electoral wards from
South Lakeland South Lakeland was a local government district in Cumbria, England, from 1974 to 2023. Its council was based in Kendal. The district covered the southern part of the Lake District region, as well as northwestern parts of the Yorkshire Dales. A ...
* Barrow and Furness (part) * Morecambe and Lunesdale (part also in
Lancaster Lancaster may refer to: Lands and titles *The County Palatine of Lancaster, a synonym for Lancashire *Duchy of Lancaster, one of only two British royal duchies *Duke of Lancaster *Earl of Lancaster *House of Lancaster, a British royal dynasty ...
in
Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...
) *Westmorland and Lonsdale (part)


Results history

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


2024

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


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:


Percentage votes

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance 22019 -
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* Included in Other


Seats

11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance


Maps


1885-1910:

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...
and
Westmorland Westmorland (, formerly also spelt ''Westmoreland''R. Wilkinson The British Isles, Sheet The British IslesVision of Britain/ref>) is an area of North West England which was Historic counties of England, historically a county. People of the area ...

File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1885Results.svg, 1885 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1886Results.svg, 1886 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1892Results.svg, 1892 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1895Results.svg, 1895 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1900Results.svg, 1900 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1906Results.svg, 1906 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1910JResults.svg, Jan 1910 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1910DResults.svg, Dec 1910


1918-1945

File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1918Results.svg, 1918 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1922Results.svg, 1922 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1923Results.svg, 1923 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1924Results.svg, 1924 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1923Results.svg, 1929 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1924Results.svg, 1931 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1935Results.svg, 1935 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1945Results.svg, 1945


1950-1979

File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1950Results.svg, 1950 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1950Results.svg, 1951 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1955Results.svg, 1955 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1955Results.svg, 1959 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, 1964 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, 1966 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, 1970 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, Feb 1974 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, Oct 1974 File:CumberlandWestmorlandParliamentaryConstituency1964Results.svg, 1979


1983-2024:

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...

File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency1987Results.svg, 1983 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency1987Results.svg, 1987 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency1992Results.svg, 1992 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2001Results.svg, 1997 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2001Results.svg, 2001 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2005Results.svg, 2005 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2010 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2010Results.svg, 2015 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2017Results.svg, 2017 File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2019Results.svg, 2019


2024-present:

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
including one cross-county constituency

File:CumbriaParliamentaryConstituency2024Results.svg, 2024


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


1918 to 1950


1950 to 1983


1983 to 2024


2024 to present


See also

* List of parliamentary constituencies in the North West (region) *
List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies The Parliament of the United Kingdom currently has 650 parliamentary constituencies across the constituent countries (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), each electing a single member of parliament (MP) to the House of Commons b ...


Notes


References

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Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial county in North West England. It borders the Scottish council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and Scottish Borders to the north, Northumberland and County Durham to the east, North Yorkshire to the south-east, Lancash ...
Parliamentary constituencies An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provid ...