Parliamentary constituencies in Cumbria
The county of Cumbria is divided into 6 county constituencies, one of which is partly in Lancashire. Constituencies† Conservative ‡ Labour ¤ Liberal Democrat ¤ Reform UK
2024 boundary changesSee 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.
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
Containing electoral wards from Barrow-in-Furness
Containing electoral wards from Carlisle
Containing electoral wards from Copeland
Containing electoral wards from Eden
Containing electoral wards from South Lakeland
Results historyPrimary data source: House of Commons research briefing - General election results from 1918 to 2019[4] 2024The number of votes cast for each political party who fielded candidates in constituencies comprising Cumbria in the 2024 general election were as follows:[e]
2019The 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 - Brexit Party * Included in Other Seats
11983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance
Maps1885-1910: Cumberland and Westmorland
1918-1945
1950-1979
1983-2024: Cumbria
2024-present: Cumbria including one cross-county constituency
Historical representation by partyA 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 1918Conservative Independent Conservative Labour Liberal Liberal Unionist Speaker
1918 to 1950Coalition Liberal (1918-22) / National Liberal (1922-23) Conservative Independent Parliamentary Group Labour Liberal Speaker
1950 to 1983
1983 to 2024Conservative Independent The Independents Labour Liberal Democrats
2024 to present
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