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 [nb 1]	Member of Parliament		Nearest opposition		Electoral wards [1]	Map
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.
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 ( Reform UK)	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

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Former name [nb 2]	Boundaries 2010-2024	Current name	Boundaries 2024–present
Barrow and Furness CC Carlisle BC Copeland CC Penrith and The Border CC Westmorland and Lonsdale CC Workington CC		Barrow and Furness CC Carlisle BC Morecambe and Lunesdale CC [nb 3] Penrith and Solway CC Westmorland and Lonsdale CC Whitehaven and Workington CC

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. ^[2] 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 Lunesdale 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. ^{[3] [4]}

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 Lunesdale (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 ^[5]

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

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Seats

¹1983 & 1987 - SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885-1910: Cumberland and Westmorland

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1918-1945

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1950-1979

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1983-2024: Cumbria

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2024-present: Cumbria including one cross-county constituency

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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

1918 to 1950

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

1950 to 1983

   Conservative    Labour

1983 to 2024

   Conservative    Independent    The Independents    Labour    Liberal Democrats

2024 to present

See also

• List of parliamentary constituencies in the North West (region)
• List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies

Notes

References