Penrith and Solway | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Penrith and Solway in North West England | |
County | Cumbria |
Major settlements | Alston, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, Penrith, Wigton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Penrith and The Border, Workington, Copeland & Carlisle |
Penrith and Solway is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election. [2]
The constituency name refers to the Cumbrian market town of Penrith and the Solway Coast.
The constituency will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The seat will be centred around Penrith, stretching from Alston in the North Pennines to Maryport on the Solway Firth, and will include the following communities:
With effect from 1 April 2023, the second tier councils in Cumbria were abolished and replaced by the new unitary authorities of Cumberland, and Westmorland and Furness. [5] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julia Aglionby | ||||
Labour | Markus Campbell-Savours | ||||
Green | Susan Denham-Smith | ||||
Independent | Roy Ivinson | ||||
Conservative | Mark Jenkinson | ||||
Independent | Chris Johnston | ||||
SDP | Shaun Long | ||||
Reform UK | Matthew Moody | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |
Penrith and Solway | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Penrith and Solway in North West England | |
County | Cumbria |
Major settlements | Alston, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, Penrith, Wigton |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2024 |
Member of Parliament | None |
Seats | One |
Created from | Penrith and The Border, Workington, Copeland & Carlisle |
Penrith and Solway is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament. [1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the 2024 general election. [2]
The constituency name refers to the Cumbrian market town of Penrith and the Solway Coast.
The constituency will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
The seat will be centred around Penrith, stretching from Alston in the North Pennines to Maryport on the Solway Firth, and will include the following communities:
With effect from 1 April 2023, the second tier councils in Cumbria were abolished and replaced by the new unitary authorities of Cumberland, and Westmorland and Furness. [5] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julia Aglionby | ||||
Labour | Markus Campbell-Savours | ||||
Green | Susan Denham-Smith | ||||
Independent | Roy Ivinson | ||||
Conservative | Mark Jenkinson | ||||
Independent | Chris Johnston | ||||
SDP | Shaun Long | ||||
Reform UK | Matthew Moody | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |