| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1295 |
| Type: | County |
| Elects Howmany: | 1295–1885: Two 1885–present: One |
| Population: | 85,979 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate: | 75,868 (2023)[2] |
| Party: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Region: | England |
| European: | North West England |
Carlisle is a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Julie Minns of the Labour Party.
Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295. It was represented by Labour Party MPs from 1964 to 2010, and then by the Conservative Party until 2024, when it reverted to Labour.Carlisle has been marginal in the past, with the Conservative candidate coming within 2% of taking the seat in 1983–1987. The seat is currently held by Julie Minns of the Labour Party since the 2024 United Kingdom general election
1918–1955: The County Borough of Carlisle.
1955–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–1997: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Currock, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.
1997–2010: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, St Cuthbert Without, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.
2010–2024: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, and Yewdale.
2024–present : The Cumberland wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Brampton, Castle, Corby and Hayton, Currock; Dalston and Burgh (small part), Denton Holme; Harraby North, Harraby South, Houghton and Irthington, Longtown, Morton, Stanwix Urban, Upperby. Wetheral (majority) and Yewdale.[3]
| Parliament | First member | Second member |
|---|---|---|
| 1381 | John de Blennerhassett | |
| 1384 | John de Blennerhassett | |
| 1386 | Adam Denton | Robert Bristowe[4] |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Carlisle | William Aglionby |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Corkeby | Nicholas Leveson |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Monceaux | Alan Kirkebridge |
| 1390 (Nov) | Bobby Cowing | Kieran Nobin |
| 1391 | John Monceaux | Robert Bristowe |
| 1393 | John Redesdale | John Werk |
| 1394 | Jack Oates | Joseph Maughan |
| 1395 | John Monceaux | John Burgham |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Helton | John Burgham |
| 1397 (Sep) | Robert Bristowe | John Bristowe |
| 1399 | John Helton | Robert Bristowe |
| 1401 | Thomas Bolton | Robert Bristowe |
| 1402 | John Sowerby | William Boweson |
| 1404 (Jan) | Mark Cooke | Joshusoia Kirkpatrick |
| 1404 (Oct) | ||
| 1406 | ||
| 1407 | ||
| 1410 | [Robert] Carlisle | |
| 1411 | ||
| 1413 (Feb) | ||
| 1413 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Ralph de Blenerhayset |
| 1414 (Apr) | ||
| 1414 (Nov) | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile |
| 1415 | ||
| 1416 (Mar) | Robert Lancaster | William Bell |
| 1416 (Oct) | ||
| 1417 | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile |
| 1419 | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Manningham |
| 1420 | Thomas Derley | Richard Muncaster |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Pety |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Manchester | John Thompson |
| 1441 | John Blenerhayset | |
| 1510–1523 | No names known[5] | |
| 1529 | Edward Aglionby | John Coldale |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | William Stapleton | ? |
| 1545 | Hugh Aglionby | Robert Smith |
| 1547 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Dalston, died and replaced Jan 1552 by Edward Aglionby |
| 1553 (Mar) | Edward Aglionby | John Dudley |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Aglionby | Simon Brisco |
| 1554 (Apr) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho |
| 1554 (Nov) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho |
| 1555 | William Middleton | William Ward |
| 1558 | Richard Assheton | Robert Dalton |
| 1558–9 | John or Edward Aglionby | Richard Mulcaster[6] |
| 1563 (Jan) | Richard Assheton | William Mulcaster |
| 1571 | Robert Bowes[7] | Christopher Musgrave |
| 1572 | Thomas Pattenson | Robert Mulcaster, died and repl. 1576 by Thomas Tallentyne, who also died and was repl. Mar 1579 by Thomas Barne |
| 1584 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Blennerhassett |
| 1586 | Henry Macwilliam, died and repl. 1587 by William Bowyer | Thomas Blennerhassett |
| 1588 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dalston |
| 1593 | Henry Scrope | Edward Aglionby |
| 1597 (Sep) | Henry Scrope | Thomas Sandford |
| 1601 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dudley |
| 1604 | Thomas Blennerhassett | William Barwick |
| 1614 | George Butler | Nathaniel Tomkins |
| 1621 | Sir Henry Vane | George Butler |
| 1624 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby |
| 1625 | Edward Aglionby | |
| 1626 | Richard Graham | |
| 1628 | Richard Graham | |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
First Protectorate Parliament (One member only)
Second Protectorate Parliament (One member only)
Long Parliament (restored)
| Election | Member[29] | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Liberal | |||
| 1886 | Liberal Unionist | |||
| 1886 | William Gully | Gladstonian Liberal | ||
| 1895 | Speaker | |||
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| Dr Donald Johnson | Conservative | |||
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This was the largest UKIP vote share at the 2019 general election.[30]
General election 1939–40:Another general election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.