Parliamentary representation from Cumberland

The historic county of Cumberland in north west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cumberland.

In 1889 Cumberland became an administrative county. In 1974 Cumberland was combined with Westmorland and northern Lancashire to form a new shire county of Cumbria.

The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Cumberland, both before and after the administrative changes of 1974. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Cumberland. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

Contents

List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbrieviations:-

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes
Carlisle BC 1295 * 2 (1295-1885) C1, C2
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1885)
1 (1885-*)
Cockermouth BC (1295–96, 1640–1885) 1295 1296 2 (1295–96, 1640–1868) C1: Unrepresented 1654-1659
CC (1885–1918) 1640 1918 1 (1868–1918)
Copeland CC 1983 * 1 C2
Cumberland CC 1290 1832 2 C1
East Cumberland CC 1832 1885 2 C1
North Cumberland CC 1918 1950 1 C1
West Cumberland CC 1832 1885 2 C1
Egremont BC (1295–96) 1295 1296 2 (1295–96) C1
CC (1885–1918) 1885 1918 1 (1885–1918)
Eskdale CC 1885 1918 1 C1
Penrith CC 1885 1918 1 C1
Penrith and Cockermouth CC 1918 1950 1 C1
Penrith and The Border CC 1950 * 1 C1, C2: From 1983 inc. part of Westmorland
Whitehaven BC (1832–1918) 1832 1983 1 C1, C2
CC (1918–1983)
Workington CC 1918 * 1 C1, C2

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes

Periods constituencies represented

  1290–1295 1295–1296 1296–1640 1640–1654 1654–1659 1659–1832 1832–1868 1868–1885 1885–1918
Carlisle   1295–*
Cockermouth   1295–1296   1640–1654   1659–1918
Cumberland 1290–1832  
East Cumberland   1832–1885  
West Cumberland   1832–1885  
Egremont   1295–1296   1885–1918
Eskdale   1885–1918
Penrith   1885–1918
Whitehaven   1832–1983
  1918–1950 1950–1983 1983–*
Carlisle 1295–*
Copeland   1983–*
North Cumberland 1918–1950  
Penrith and Cockermouth 1918–1950  
Penrith and The Border   1950–*
Whitehaven 1832–1983  
Workington 1918–*

Summaries

Note: Dates for representation before 1509 are provisional.

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Type 1290 1295 1296 1640 1654 1659 1832 1868 1885 1918 1950
Borough - 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 2 1 1
County 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 3
Total 1 4 2 3 2 3 5 5 6 5 4

Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period

Type 1290 1295 1296 1640 1654 1659 1832 1868 1885 1918 1950
Borough - 6 2 4 1 4 5 4 2 1 1
County 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 3
Total 2 8 4 6 3 6 9 8 6 5 4

See also

References

Countries
England
Wales