Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency)
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Penrith and Solway | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
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.
Boundaries[edit]
The constituency will be composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Allerdale wards of: All Saints; Allhallow & Waverton; Aspatria; Boltons; Broughton St. Bridgets; Christchurch; Crummock & Derwent Valley; Ellen & Gilcrux; Keswick; Marsh & Warmpool; Maryport North; Maryport South; Silloth & Solway Coast; Warnell; Wigton & Woodside.
- The City of Carlisle ward of Dalston & Burgh.
- The District of Eden wards of: Alston Moor; Hartside; Hesket; Kirkoswald; Langwathby; Lazonby; Penrith Carleton; Penrith East; Penrith North; Penrith Pategill; Penrith South; Penrith West; Skelton.[3]
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:
- Penrith, Alston and Wigton, currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Penrith and The Border
- Maryport, Cockermouth and Aspatria, currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Workington
- Keswick, transferred from Copeland (to be renamed Whitehaven and Workington)
- Dalston, transferred from Carlisle[4]
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:
- The Cumberland wards of: Aspatria; Bothel and Wharrels; Cockermouth North; Cockermouth South (majority); Dalston and Burgh (most); Dearham and Broughton; Keswick; Maryport North; Maryport South (majority); Solway Coast; Thursby; Wetheral (part); Wigton.
- The Westmorland and Furness wards of: Alston and Fellside; Hesket and Lazonby; Penrith North; Penrith South.[4]
Election results[edit]
Elections in the 2020s[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julia Aglionby[6] | ||||
Labour | Markus Campbell-Savours[7] | ||||
Conservative | Mark Jenkinson[8] | ||||
SDP | Shaun Long[9] | ||||
Reform UK | Matthew Moody[10] | ||||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Swing |
References[edit]
- ^ "Final boundary proposals show significant changes for Cumbria seats". News and Star. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ^ a b "New Seat Details - Penrith and Solway". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ "The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022".
- ^ "Liberal Democrat Prospective Parliamentary Candidates". Mark Pack. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Markus Campbell-Savours announced as Penrith and the Solway candidate". News & Star. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Workington MP selected as candidate for new Penrith and Solway seat". News & Star. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES". SDP. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Penrith and Solway Constituency". Reform UK. Retrieved 27 January 2024.