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General Election 2024: Labour victorious in Cumbria

by CWH
5 July 2024
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Labour has swept the board in four of Cumbria’s five seats in the General Election.

Voters in Barrow & Furness, Carlisle, Penrith & Solway and Workington & Whitehaven chose to back Keir Starmer’s party in a night of huge defeats across the country for the Conservatives.

Westmorland & Lonsdale remains to be held by the Liberal Democrats, with former party leader Tim Farron re-elected.

It was all change for this election, as the boundaries for the county’s constituencies were redrawn.

The new MPs for Cumbria are:

  • Barrow & Furness: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
  • Carlisle: Julie Minns (Lab)
  • Penrith & Solway: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
  • Westmorland & Lonsdale: Tim Farron (Lib Dem)
  • Whitehaven & Workington: Josh MacAlister (Lab)

The first seat to declare was Whitehaven & Workington at around 2.15am and the final constituency was Westmorland & Lonsdale at 4.25am.

Reform UK -whose leader Nigel Farage was elected to represent Clacton – came third in each Cumbrian constituency.

Labour has won 326 seats across the country, giving the party a majority in Parliament and Kier Starmer is the new Prime Minister.

It will be the first time there is a Labour government since 2010.

Pundits said turnout for the election was low overall – around 61%.

Results

Barrow & Furness

Turnout: 56.5%

  • Simon Fell, Conservatives 12,213
  • Michelle Scrogham, Labour 18,537
  • Adrian Waite, Liberal Democrats 1,680
  • Barry Morgan, Reform UK 7,035
  • Lorraine Wrennall, Green Party 1,466
  • Lisa Morgan, Party of Women 290

Carlisle

Turnout: 59.25%

  • John Stevenson, Conservatives 12,929
  • Julie Minns, Labour 18,129
  • Brian Wernham, Liberal Democrats 2,982
  • Stephen Ward, Reform UK 9,295
  • Rachel Hayton, SDP 244
  • Gavin Hawkton, Green Party 1,922
  • Sean Reed, Independent 303
  • Thomas Lynestrider, Independent 175

Penrith & Solway

Turnout: 63.42%

  • Mark Jenkinson, Conservatives 14,729
  • Markus Campbell-Savours, Labour 19,986
  • Julia Aglionby, Liberal Democrats 4,742
  • Matthew Moody, Reform UK 7,624
  • Susan Denham-Smith, the Green Party 1,730
  • Roy Ivinson, Independent 119
  • Chris Johnston, Independent 195
  • Shaun Long, SDP 156

Westmorland & Lonsdale

Turnout: 68.93%

  • Tim Farron, Liberal Democrats 31,061
  • Matty Jackman, Conservatives 9,589
  • Pippa Smith, Labour 2,306
  • James Townley, Reform UK 4,842
  • Phil Clayton, Green Party 1,486
  • Izzy Solabarrieta, Heritage Party 81
  • Wendy Long, SDP 57
  • John Studholme, Independent 111

Workington & Whitehaven

Turnout: 57.38%

  • Josh MacAlister, Labour 22,100
  • David Surtees, Reform UK 8,000
  • Andrew Johnson, Conservatives 8,455
  • Jill Perry, Green Party 1,207
  • Chris Wills, Liberal Democrats 1,118

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