Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Carlisle Borough constituency |
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| Carlisle shown within Cumbria, and Cumbria shown within England | |
| Created: | 1295 |
| MP: | Eric Martlew |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| County: | Cumbria |
| EP constituency: | North West England |
Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It has been a Labour seat since 1964, but is now a marginal constituency with the Conservatives as the main challengers.
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[edit] Boundaries
The Carlisle constituency covers the most populated part of the City of Carlisle district in Cumbria, including the city of Carlisle itself. It also covers the rural area of the district to the south and west of the city, including the village of Dalston. The remaining parts of the district are in the Penrith and the Border constituency.
[edit] Boundary review
Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cumbria, the Boundary Commission for England have modified the boundaries of the Carlisle constituency, as a consequence of population changes. The altered constituency to be fought at the next general election (expected to be held in 2009 or 2010) will be formed from the following wards:
- Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidans, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, and Yewdale.
[edit] Members of Parliament
- 1727 – 1761: Charles Howard
- 1945 – 1950: Edgar Grierson, Labour
- 1950 – 1955: Alfred Hargreaves, Labour
- 1955 – 1964: Dr Donald Johnson, Conservative
- 1964 – 1987: Ronald Lewis, Labour
- 1987 – present: Eric Martlew, Labour
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Carlisle | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,019 | 48.1 | -3.1 | |
| Conservative | Mike Mitchelson | 11,324 | 32.0 | -2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie | 5,916 | 16.7 | +5.0 | |
| UK Independence | Steven Cochrane | 792 | 2.2 | +2.2 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Lezley Gibson | 343 | 1.0 | -0.6 | |
| Majority | 5,695 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 35,394 | 59.5 | +0.1 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | -0.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: Carlisle | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,856 | 51.2 | -6.3 | |
| Conservative | Mike Mitchelson | 12,154 | 34.8 | +5.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Guest | 4,076 | 11.7 | +1.2 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | Colin Paisley | 554 | 1.6 | +1.6 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Paul Wilcox | 269 | 0.8 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 5,702 | 16.4 | |||
| Turnout | 34,909 | 59.4 | -13.4 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
