Penrith and Solway (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Penrith and Solway
Parliament:	uk
Year:	2024
Type:	County
Elects Howmany:	One
Electorate:	76,720 (2023)^[1]
Mp:	Markus Campbell-Savours
Party:	Labour Party (UK)
Region:	England
County:	Cumbria
Towns:	Alston, Cockermouth, Keswick, Maryport, Penrith, Wigton
Previous:	Penrith and The Border, Workington, Copeland & Carlisle

Penrith and Solway is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament^[2] represented since the 2024 general election by Markus Campbell-Savours of the Labour Party.^[3]

The constituency is named for the Cumbrian market town of Penrith and the Solway Coast.

Boundaries

The constituency is composed of the following wards (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

• The Borough of Allerdale wards of: All Saints; Allhallow & Waverton; Aspatria; Boltons; Broughton St. Bridgets; Christchurch; Crummock & Derwent Valley; Ellen & Gilcrux; Keswick; Marsh & Warmpool; Maryport North; Maryport South; Silloth & Solway Coast; Warnell; Wigton & Woodside.
• The City of Carlisle ward of Dalston & Burgh.
• The District of Eden wards of: Alston Moor; Hartside; Hesket; Kirkoswald; Langwathby; Lazonby; Penrith Carleton; Penrith East; Penrith North; Penrith Pategill; Penrith South; Penrith West; Skelton.^[4]

The seat is centred around Penrith, stretching from Alston in the North Pennines to Maryport on the Solway Firth, and will include the following communities:

• Penrith, Alston and Wigton, currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Penrith and The Border
• Maryport, Cockermouth and Aspatria, currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Workington
• Keswick, transferred from Copeland (to be renamed Whitehaven and Workington)
• Dalston, transferred from Carlisle^[5]

With effect from 1 April 2023, the second tier councils in Cumbria were abolished and replaced by the new unitary authorities of Cumberland, and Westmorland and Furness.^[6] The constituency will therefore now comprise the following from the 2024 general election:

• The Cumberland wards of: Aspatria; Bothel and Wharrels; Cockermouth North; Cockermouth South (majority); Dalston and Burgh (most); Dearham and Broughton; Keswick; Maryport North; Maryport South (majority); Solway Coast; Thursby; Wetheral (part); Wigton.
• The Westmorland and Furness wards of: Alston and Fellside; Hesket and Lazonby; Penrith North; Penrith South.

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

External links

• Penrith and Solway UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume two: Constituency names, designations and composition – North West . Boundary Commission for England . 18 July 2024 . dmy .
2. Web site: 2023-06-28 . Final boundary proposals show significant changes for Cumbria seats . 2024-01-05 . News and Star . en.
3. Web site: The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West Boundary Commission for England . 2023-07-31 . boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk.
4. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
5. Web site: New Seat Details - Penrith and Solway . 2024-01-05 . www.electoralcalculus.co.uk.
6. Web site: The Cumbria (Structural Changes) Order 2022 .