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 second in the Whitehaven & Workington constituency and third in each of the others in Cumbria.
Labour has 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 22,173
- David Surtees, Reform UK 8,887
- Andrew Johnson, Conservatives 8,455
- Jill Perry, Green Party 1,207
- Chris Wills, Liberal Democrats 1,189
Morecambe & Lunesdale
Turnout: 63%
- Lizzi Collinge, Labour 19,603
- David Morris, Conservatives 13,788
- Barry Parsons, Reform UK 7,810
- Peter Jackson, Liberal Democrats 4,769
- Gina Dowding, Green Party 2,089
