It’s all change for the General Election this year in Cumbria – because you may have swapped constituencies without realising.
The Boundary Commission shook up the way the county is divided when it comes to MP representation – and the existing six constituencies have now become five, with different footprints.
Rules require that every constituency in England – apart from the Isle of Wight – has an electorate that is no smaller than 69,724.
Constituencies had become unbalanced, prompting the review, which began in 2021. Its recommendations were accepted last year and around 10% of constituencies have no change to their boundaries across England.
Parliament has 650 MPs in total – and that number has not changed following the shake-up. But what does it mean for you?
Here’s Cumbria Crack’s interactive guide to the new-look constituencies – slide the red bar to see how where you live has changed.
Where is the footprint of the new Penrith & Solway constituency?
Penrith & Solway replaces Penrith and the Border as the constituency name.
Candidates for Penrith & Solway
The MP for the former Penrith and the Border constituency, elected in 2019, was Neil Hudson, of The Conservative Party, with an 18,519 majority. The electorate at the time was 67,555.
The estimated electorate for 2024 for the new Penrith & Solway seat is 73,608.
How has the rest of the county changed?
We’ve created maps for the rest of the county. You can see them by clicking on the constituency name below:
