| Penrith and Cockermouth | |
| Type: | County |
| Parliament: | uk |
| Year: | 1918 |
| Abolished: | 1950 |
| Elects Howmany: | one |
| Previous: | Cockermouth and Penrith |
| Next: | Penrith and The Border and Workington |
Penrith and Cockermouth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Penrith and Cockermouth in Cumberland, England. It was alternatively known as Mid Cumberland. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
The Urban Districts of Cockermouth, Keswick, and Penrith, the Rural Districts of Alston with Garrigill, and Penrith, and part of the Rural District of Cockermouth.
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | James Lowther | Speaker | ||
| 1921 | Cecil Lowther | Unionist | ||
| 1922 | Levi Collison | Liberal | ||
| 1923 | Arthur Dixey | Unionist | ||
| 1935 | Alan Dower | Conservative | ||
| 1950 | constituency abolished: see Penrith and The Border | |||
Lowther stood as a Unionist candidate, and received the Coalition Coupon
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;
Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 (3 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. .