Carlisle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Carlisle in Cumbria
Outline map
Location of Cumbria within England
CountyCumbria
Population85,979 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate66,322 (December 2010)[2]
Major settlementsCarlisle
Current constituency
Created1295
Member of ParliamentJohn Stevenson (Conservative)
Seats1295–1885: Two
1885–present: One

Carlisle is a constituency[n 1] in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2010 by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party.[n 2]

History

Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295. It was represented by Labour Party MPs from 1964 to 2010, although the Conservative candidate came within 2% of taking the seat in 1983–1987, and has been held by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party since the 2010 general election.

Boundaries

Map
Map of current boundaries

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–present: 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.

Proposed

Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the next general election, due by January 2025, the constituency will be composed of the following wards of the City of Carlisle (as they existed on 1 December 2020):

The constituency will be expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the parts of the (former) City of Carlisle local authority currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Penrith and The Border - comprising the towns of Brampton and Longtown and surrounding villages and rural areas. To partly compensate, the Dalston & Burgh ward will be included in the new constituency of Penrith and Solway.

Constituency

The constituency covers 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. Historically the constituency was tightly drawn around the city which favour the Labour Party but has gradually expanded to contain more rural areas within the district that are far more Conservative-inclined, such as Burgh, Dalston and Wetheral. This has seen the constituency shift from being a safe Labour seat to marginal status.

Members of Parliament

MPs 1295–1640

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Parliament First member Second member
1381 John de Blennerhassett[better source needed]
1384 John de Blennerhassett
1386 Adam Denton Robert Bristowe[4]
1388 (Feb) Robert Carlisle William Aglionby[4]
1388 (Sep) John Corkeby Nicholas Leveson[4]
1390 (Jan) John Monceaux Alan Kirkebridge[4]
1390 (Nov) Bobby Cowing Kieran Nobin
1391 John Monceaux Robert Bristowe[4]
1393 John Redesdale John Werk[4]
1394 Jack Oates Joseph Maughan
1395 John Monceaux John Burgham[4]
1397 (Jan) John Helton John Burgham[4]
1397 (Sep) Robert Bristowe John Bristowe[4]
1399 John Helton Robert Bristowe[4]
1401 Thomas Bolton Robert Bristowe[4]
1402 John Sowerby William Boweson[4]
1404 (Jan) Mark Cooke Joshusoia Kirkpatrick
1404 (Oct)
1406
1407
1410 [Robert] Carlisle[4] Freya Clarke
1411
1413 (Feb)
1413 (May) Robert Carlisle Ralph de Blenerhayset[4]
1414 (Apr)
1414 (Nov) Robert Carlisle William Cardoile[4]
1415
1416 (Mar) Robert Lancaster William Bell[4]
1416 (Oct)
1417 Robert Carlisle William Cardoile[4]
1419 Robert Carlisle Thomas Manningham[4]
1420 Thomas Derley Richard Muncaster[4]
1421 (May) Robert Carlisle Thomas Pety[4]
1421 (Dec) William Manchester John Thompson[4]
1441 John Blenerhayset[better source needed]
1510–1523 No names known[5]
1529 Edward Aglionby John Coldale[5]
1536 ?
1539 ?
1542 William Stapleton ?[5]
1545 Hugh Aglionby Robert Smith[5]
1547 Edward Aglionby Thomas Dalston,
died and replaced Jan 1552 by Edward Aglionby[5]
1553 (Mar) Edward Aglionby John Dudley[5]
1553 (Oct) John Aglionby Simon Brisco[5]
1554 (Apr) Robert Wheatley Richard Mynsho[5]
1554 (Nov) Robert Wheatley Richard Mynsho[5]
1555 William Middleton William Ward[5]
1558 Richard Assheton Robert Dalton[5]
1558–9 John or Edward Aglionby Richard Mulcaster[6]
1563 (Jan) Richard Assheton William Mulcaster[6]
1571 Robert Bowes[7] Christopher Musgrave[6]
1572 Thomas Pattenson Robert Mulcaster,[8]
died and repl. 1576 by Thomas Tallentyne,
who also died and was repl. Mar 1579 by Thomas Barne[6]
1584 Edward Aglionby Thomas Blennerhassett[6]
1586 Henry Macwilliam,
died and repl. 1587 by William Bowyer		 Thomas Blennerhassett[6]
1588 (Oct) Henry Scrope John Dalston[6]
1593 Henry Scrope Edward Aglionby[6]
1597 (Sep) Henry Scrope Thomas Sandford[6]
1601 (Oct) Henry Scrope John Dudley[6]
1604 Thomas Blennerhassett William Barwick
1614 George Butler Nathaniel Tomkins
1621 Sir Henry Vane George Butler
1624 Sir Henry Vane Edward Aglionby
1625 Sir Henry Vane Edward Aglionby
1626 Sir Henry Vane Richard Graham
1628 Richard Barwis Richard Graham
1629–1640 No Parliaments summoned

Long Parliament

First Protectorate Parliament (One member only)

Second Protectorate Parliament (One member only)

Third Protectorate Parliament

Long Parliament (restored)

MPs 1660–1885

Election First member[10] First party Second member[10] Second party
1660 William Briscoe Jeremiah Tolhurst
1661 Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt Sir Philip Howard
1681 Edward Howard
1685 James Grahme
1689 Jeremiah Bubb
1690 Christopher Musgrave
1692 William Lowther
1694 James Lowther
1695 William Howard
1701 Philip Howard Whig
1702 Christopher Musgrave Thomas Stanwix Whig
1705 Sir James Montagu
1708
1710
1713 Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt Tory
1715 William Strickland Whig
1721 Henry Aglionby
1722 James Bateman Tory
1727 Charles Howard John Hylton Tory
1734
1741 John Stanwix Whig
1742 John Hylton Tory
1746 John Stanwix Whig
1747
1761 Raby Vane Henry Curwen
1768 Lord Edward Bentinck George Musgrave
1774 Anthony Storer Fletcher Norton
1775 Walter Spencer-Stanhope
1780 Earl of Surrey William Lowther
1784 Edward Norton
April 1786 John Lowther
May 1786 John Christian Whig[11][12]
November 1786 Edward Knubley[13]
1787 Rowland Stephenson
1790 James Clarke Satterthwaite[14] Edward Knubley
1791 Wilson Braddyll John Christian Curwen Whig[11][12]
1796 Sir Frederick Fletcher-Vane, Bt Whig[12]
1802 Walter Spencer-Stanhope Tory[12]
1812 Sir James Graham, 1st Bt Tory[12] Henry Fawcett
1816 John Christian Curwen[15] Whig[11][12]
1820 William James Radical[16][17]
1825 Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt Tory[12]
1826 Sir James Graham, 2nd Bt Whig[12]
1827 James Lushington Tory[12]
1829 Sir William Scott, Bt Tory[12]
1830 Philip Howard Whig[18][19][16][12]
1831 William James Radical[16][17]
1835 William Marshall Whig[20][21][22][12]
1847 William Nicholson Hodgson Conservative John Dixon[23] Whig[24][25][26][19]
1848 by-election Philip Howard Whig[18][19][16]
1852 Joseph Ferguson Whig[27] Sir James Graham, Bt Peelite[28][29][30]
1857 William Nicholson Hodgson Conservative
1859 Wilfrid Lawson Liberal Liberal
1861 by-election Edmund Potter Liberal
1865 William Nicholson Hodgson Conservative
1868 Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bt Liberal
1874 Robert Ferguson Liberal
1885 Representation reduced to one member

MPs since 1885

Election Member[31][10] Party
1885 Robert Ferguson Liberal
1886 Liberal Unionist
1886 William Gully Gladstonian Liberal
1895 Speaker
1905 by-election Frederick Chance Liberal
1910 January Richard Denman Liberal
1918 Theodore Carr Coalition Liberal
1922 George Middleton Labour
1924 William Watson Conservative
1929 George Middleton Labour
1931 Louis Spears Conservative
1945 Edgar Grierson Labour
1950 Alfred Hargreaves (aka Alex) Labour
1955 Dr Donald Johnson Conservative
1964 Ronald Lewis Labour
1987 Eric Martlew Labour
2010 John Stevenson Conservative

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

Next general election: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Green Gavin Hawkton[32]
SDP Rachel Hayton[33]
Labour Julie Minns[34]
Conservative John Stevenson[35]
Reform UK Stephen Ward[36]
Liberal Democrats Brian Wernham[37]
Majority
Turnout
Swing


Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Carlisle[38][39]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stevenson 23,659 55.2 +5.3
Labour Ruth Alcroft 15,340 35.8 ―8.0
Liberal Democrats Julia Aglionby 2,829 6.6 +3.7
UKIP Fiona Mills 1,045 2.4 ―1.0
Majority 8,319 19.4 +13.3
Turnout 42,873 65.9 ―3.2
Conservative hold Swing +6.7

This was the largest UKIP vote share at the 2019 general election.[40]

General election 2017: Carlisle[41][42]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stevenson 21,472 49.9 +5.6
Labour Ruth Alcroft 18,873 43.8 +6.0
UKIP Fiona Mills 1,455 3.4 ―9.0
Liberal Democrats Peter Thornton 1,256 2.9 +0.3
Majority 2,599 6.1 ―0.4
Turnout 43,046 69.1 +4.4
Conservative hold Swing ―0.2
General election 2015: Carlisle[43][44]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stevenson 18,873 44.3 +5.0
Labour Lee Sherriff 16,099 37.8 +0.5
UKIP Fiona Mills 5,277 12.4 +10.1
Green Helen Davison 1,125 2.6 +1.1
Liberal Democrats Loraine Birchall 1,087 2.6 ―13.0
Independent Alfred Okam 126 0.3 New
Majority 2,774 6.5 +4.5
Turnout 42,587 64.7 0.0
Conservative hold Swing +2.3
General election 2010: Carlisle[45]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Stevenson 16,589 39.3 +5.9
Labour Michael Boaden 15,736 37.3 ―9.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Hughes 6,567 15.6 ―1.0
BNP Paul Stafford 1,086 2.6 New
UKIP Michael Owen 969 2.3 0.0
Green John Reardon 614 1.5 New
TUSC John Metcalfe 376 0.9 New
Independent Peter Howe 263 0.6 New
Majority 853 2.0 N/A
Turnout 42,200 64.7 +6.1
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +7.7

Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Carlisle[46]
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
UKIP Steven Cochrane 792 2.2 New
Legalise Cannabis Lezley Gibson 343 1.0 ―0.6
Majority 5,695 16.1 ―0.3
Turnout 35,394 59.5 +0.1
Labour hold Swing ―0.2
General election 2001: Carlisle[47]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Martlew 17,856 51.2 ―6.2
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 New
Socialist Alliance Paul Wilcox 269 0.8 New
Majority 5,702 16.4 ―12.0
Turnout 34,909 59.4 ―13.4
Labour hold Swing ―6.0

Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Carlisle[48][49]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Martlew 25,031 57.4 +10.6
Conservative Richard T. Lawrence 12,641 29.0 ―10.7
Liberal Democrats Christopher A. Mayho 4,576 10.5 ―2.6
Referendum Angus J. Fraser 1,233 2.8 New
Natural Law William A. Stevens 126 0.3 ―0.1
Majority 12,390 28.4 +21.3
Turnout 43,607 72.8 ―6.6
Labour hold Swing +10.7
General election 1992: Carlisle[50][51]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Martlew 20,479 46.8 +4.6
Conservative Clive W. Condie 17,371 39.7 ―0.4
Liberal Democrats Ralph E. Aldersey 5,740 13.1 ―4.6
Natural Law Nina E. Robinson 190 0.4 New
Majority 3,108 7.1 +5.0
Turnout 43,780 79.4 +0.6
Labour hold Swing +2.5

Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Carlisle[52][53]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Eric Martlew 18,311 42.2 +4.7
Conservative William Hodgson 17,395 40.1 +2.8
SDP Richard Hunt 7,655 17.7 ―7.5
Majority 916 2.1 +1.9
Turnout 43,359 78.8 +2.4
Labour hold Swing
General election 1983: Carlisle[54][55]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 15,618 37.5 ―12.2
Conservative Richard Sowler 15,547 37.3 ―1.8
SDP Richard Hunt 10,471 25.2 +14.0
Majority 71 0.2 ―10.4
Turnout 41,638 76.4 ―3.6
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Carlisle[56]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 21,343 49.7 ―1.5
Conservative D. Bloomer 16,777 39.1 +3.1
Liberal T. Potts 4,829 11.2 ―1.7
Majority 4,566 10.6 ―4.6
Turnout 42,951 80.0 +1.2
Labour hold Swing
General election October 1974: Carlisle[57]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 21,079 51.2 ―4.0
Conservative D. Bloomer 14,825 36.0 ―7.3
Liberal F. Phillips 5,306 12.9 New
Majority 6,254 15.2 +3.3
Turnout 41,211 78.8 ―10.0
Labour hold Swing
General election February 1974: Carlisle[58]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 23,119 55.2 +2.0
Conservative E. M. White 18,139 43.3 ―3.5
Independent Socialist J. Wild 628 1.5 New
Majority 4,980 11.9 +5.5
Turnout 41,887 88.8 +10.2
Labour hold Swing
General election 1970: Carlisle[59]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 21,866 53.2 ―2.9
Conservative B. A. Marsden 19,241 46.8 +2.9
Majority 2,625 6.4 ―5.9
Turnout 41,105 78.6 ―4.9
Labour hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 22,565 56.13
Conservative Godfrey William Iredell 17,638 43.87
Majority 4,927 12.26
Turnout 40,203 83.51
Labour hold Swing
General election 1964: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ronald Lewis 19,169 45.6 −2.0
Conservative Peter T. S. Boydell 17,049 40.5 −11.9
Liberal Brian G. Ashmore 4,617 11.0 New
Ind. Conservative Donald Johnson 1,227 2.9 New
Majority 2,120 5.1 N/A
Turnout 42,062 85.6 +1.0
Labour gain from Conservative Swing +4.9

Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Johnson 21,948 52.38
Labour Alex Hargreaves 19,950 47.62
Majority 1,998 4.76
Turnout 41,898 84.61
Conservative hold Swing
General election 1955: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Donald Johnson 20,071 50.47
Labour Alex Hargreaves 19,701 49.53
Majority 370 0.94 N/A
Turnout 39,772 82.30
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
General election 1951: Carlisle[60][61]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Hargreaves 19,648 46.8 +0.3
Conservative Noel T. O'Reilly 16,456 39.2 +5.4
Liberal Doreen Gorsky 5,886 14.0 -5.6
Majority 3,192 7.6 -5.1
Turnout 41,990 87.4 -1.1
Labour hold Swing
General election 1950: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Alex Hargreaves 19,031 46.50
Conservative H. E. R. Peers 13,850 33.84
Liberal Godfrey William Iredell 8,043 19.65
Majority 5,181 12.66
Turnout 40,924 88.49
Labour hold Swing

Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Edgar Grierson 18,505 50.41
Conservative Edward Spears 13,356 36.39
Liberal Godfrey William Iredell 4,845 13.20
Majority 5,149 14.02 N/A
Turnout 36,706 79.20
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Elections in the 1930s

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;

General election 1935: Carlisle[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Spears 16,591 48.7 −8.6
Labour Arnold Townend 13,956 41.0 +1.6
Liberal Barbara Bliss 3,525 10.3 New
Majority 2,635 7.7 −7.0
Turnout 34,072 88.2 +1.5
Conservative hold Swing −3.5
General election 1931: Carlisle[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Edward Spears 18,079 57.35
Labour George Middleton 13,445 42.65
Majority 4,634 14.70 N/A
Turnout 31,524 86.66
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Carlisle[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Middleton 12,779 40.4 −5.1
Unionist Edward Spears 10,362 32.8 −21.7
Liberal Archibald Creighton 8,484 26.8 New
Majority 2,417 7.6 N/A
Turnout 31,625 90.4 +1.3
Labour gain from Unionist Swing +8.3
General election 1924: Carlisle[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Unionist William Watson 12,787 54.5 +15.2
Labour George Middleton 10,676 45.5 +5.0
Majority 2,111 9.0 N/A
Turnout 23,463 89.1 +1.3
Unionist gain from Labour Swing +5.1
Richard Denman
General election 1923: Carlisle[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Middleton 9,120 40.5 +2.9
Unionist William Watson 8,844 39.3 +8.0
Liberal Richard Denman 4,541 20.2 −11.5
Majority 276 1.2 −5.1
Turnout 17,964 87.8 +3.8
Labour hold Swing −2.8
General election 1922: Carlisle[64]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour George Middleton 7,870 37.6 +4.4
Unionist Claude Lowther 6,569 31.3 New
National Liberal Theodore Carr 6,526 31.1 −35.7
Majority 1,301 6.3 N/A
Turnout 20,965 84.0 +22.2
Labour gain from Liberal Swing

Elections in the 1910s

Theodore Carr
General election 1918: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
C Liberal Theodore Carr 9,511 66.8 +16.3
Labour Ernest Lowthian 4,736 33.2 New
Majority 4,775 33.6 +32.6
Turnout 14,247 61.8 −24.6
Liberal hold Swing N/A
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

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.

General election December 1910: Carlisle[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Denman 3,243 50.5 +2.8
Conservative Irwen W. Raymond 3,179 49.5 +8.5
Majority 64 1.0 −5.7
Turnout 6,422 86.4 −5.9
Registered electors 7,436
Liberal hold Swing −2.9
General election January 1910: Carlisle[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Richard Denman 3,270 47.7 N/A
Conservative Valentine John Hussey-Walsh 2,815 41.0 New
Social Democratic Federation Charlie Bannington 777 11.3 New
Majority 455 6.7 N/A
Turnout 6,862 92.3 N/A
Registered electors 7,436
Liberal hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1900s

F.W. Chance
General election 1906: Carlisle[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Chance Unopposed
Liberal hold
1905 Carlisle by-election[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Frederick Chance 3,616 58.3 N/A
Conservative Lancelot Sanderson 2,586 41.7 New
Majority 1,030 16.6 N/A
Turnout 6,202 84.4 N/A
Registered electors 7,344
Liberal hold Swing N/A
William Gully
General election 1900: Carlisle[66]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Speaker (Liberal) William Gully Unopposed
Speaker hold

Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Carlisle[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Speaker (Liberal) William Gully 3,167 52.6 +1.3
Conservative S. P. Foster 2,853 47.4 −1.3
Majority 314 5.2 +2.6
Turnout 6,020 88.6 +2.8
Registered electors 6,798
Speaker hold Swing +1.3
General election 1892: Carlisle[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Gully 2,729 51.3 −1.9
Conservative S. P. Foster 2,586 48.7 +1.9
Majority 143 2.6 −3.8
Turnout 5,315 85.8 +5.4
Registered electors 6,195
Liberal hold Swing −1.9

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Carlisle[67]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William Gully 2,448 53.2 N/A
Conservative William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck[68] 2,155 46.8 New
Majority 293 6.4 N/A
Turnout 4,603 80.4 N/A
Registered electors 5,726
Liberal hold
General election 1885: Carlisle[67][69][70]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ferguson Unopposed
Liberal hold
General election 1880: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ferguson 2,802 37.6 +8.9
Liberal Wilfrid Lawson 2,691 36.1 +8.7
Conservative Miles Walker Mattinson[72] 1,968 26.4 −17.5
Majority 723 9.7 +5.5
Turnout 4,770 (est) 85.9 (est) +6.0
Registered electors 5,550
Liberal hold Swing +8.8
Liberal hold Swing +8.7

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert Ferguson 2,154 28.7 −3.9
Liberal Wilfrid Lawson 2,051 27.4 −6.4
Conservative William Farrer Ecroyd 1,741 23.2 +7.0
Conservative William Banks[73] 1,551 20.7 +4.5
Majority 310 4.2 +2.8
Turnout 3,749 (est) 79.9 (est) −9.0
Registered electors 4,693
Liberal hold Swing −5.5
Liberal hold Swing −5.5

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Wilfrid Lawson 2,043 33.8 +1.4
Liberal Edmund Potter 1,971 32.6 −0.8
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 1,957 32.4 −1.7
Independent Liberal William Slater[74] 71 1.2 New
Majority 86 1.4 N/A
Turnout 4,035 (est) 88.9 (est) −4.0
Registered electors 4,537
Liberal hold Swing +1.1
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +0.0
General election 1865: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 616 34.1 +3.0
Liberal Edmund Potter 604 33.4 −1.8
Liberal Wilfrid Lawson 586 32.4 −1.3
Majority 30 1.7 N/A
Turnout 1,211 (est) 92.9 (est) +12.9
Registered electors 1,304
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.1
Liberal hold Swing −1.7
By-election, 26 November 1861: Carlisle (1 seat)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Edmund Potter 536 50.1 −18.8
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 533 49.9 +18.8
Majority 3 0.2 −2.4
Turnout 1,069 89.5 +9.5
Registered electors 1,195
Liberal hold Swing −18.8

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal James Graham 538 35.2 +1.7
Liberal Wilfrid Lawson 516 33.7 +2.4
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 475 31.1 −4.2
Majority 41 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 1,002 (est) 80.0 (est) −3.0
Registered electors 1,253
Liberal hold Swing +1.9
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +2.3
General election 1857: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 529 35.3 +6.5
Peelite James Graham 502 33.5 −2.6
Whig Joseph Ferguson 469 31.3 −3.9
Turnout 1,015 (est) 83.0 (est) +0.3
Registered electors 1,223
Majority 60 4.0 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +5.2
Majority 33 2.2 +1.3
Peelite hold Swing −2.9
By-election, 1 January 1853: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite James Graham Unopposed
Peelite hold
General election 1852: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Peelite James Graham 525 36.1 N/A
Whig Joseph Ferguson 512 35.2 −31.0
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 419 28.8 −5.1
Turnout 938 (est) 82.7 (est) −1.6
Registered electors 1,134
Majority 106 7.3 N/A
Peelite gain from Conservative Swing N/A
Majority 93 6.4 +5.8
Whig hold Swing −13.0

Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 14 March 1848: Carlisle (2 seats)[71]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 477 37.4 +3.5
Whig Philip Howard 414 32.5 +0.8
Whig John Dixon 328 25.7 −8.8
Chartist Peter Murray McDouall[75] 55 4.3 New
Turnout 637 (est) 59.7 (est) −24.6
Registered electors 1,067
Majority 63 4.9 +2.7
Conservative hold Swing +3.8
Majority 359 28.2 +27.6
Whig hold Swing −0.5
General election 1847: Carlisle (2 seats)[71][26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Dixon 479 34.5 +2.0
Conservative William Nicholson Hodgson 471 33.9 +6.0
Whig Philip Howard 440 31.7 −7.8
Turnout 899 84.3 −1.3
Registered electors 1,054
Majority 8 0.6 −4.0
Whig hold Swing −0.5
Majority 31 2.2 N/A
Conservative gain from Whig Swing +5.9
General election 1841: Carlisle (2 seats)[71][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Philip Howard 419 39.5 N/A
Whig William Marshall 345 32.5 N/A
Conservative Edward Goulburn[77] 296 27.9 New
Majority 49 4.6 N/A
Turnout 643 85.6 N/A
Registered electors 751
Whig hold Swing N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Carlisle (2 seats)[71][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Philip Howard Unopposed
Whig William Marshall Unopposed
Registered electors 1,012
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1835: Carlisle (2 seats)[71][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig Philip Howard Unopposed
Whig William Marshall Unopposed
Registered electors 946
Whig hold
Whig gain from Radical
General election 1832: Carlisle (2 seats)[71][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William James 477 44.5 +1.9
Whig Philip Howard 472 44.0 +1.4
Tory John Malcolm 124 11.6 −3.3
Turnout 646 66.1 c. +51.1
Registered electors 977
Majority 5 0.5 +0.5
Radical hold Swing +1.8
Majority 348 32.4 +4.7
Whig hold Swing +1.5
General election 1831: Carlisle (2 seats)[12][78]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Radical William James 100 42.6 N/A
Whig Philip Howard 100 42.6 N/A
Tory James Lushington 35 14.9 N/A
Turnout c. 135 c. 15% N/A
Registered electors c. 900
Majority 0 0.0 N/A
Radical gain from Tory Swing N/A
Majority 65 27.7 N/A
Whig hold Swing N/A
General election 1830: Carlisle (2 seats)[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Tory James Lushington Unopposed
Whig Philip Howard Unopposed
Tory hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 18th century

Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.

General election 1747: Carlisle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Charles Howard Unopposed N/A N/A
Whig John Stanwix Unopposed N/A N/A
By-election 26 November 1746: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig John Stanwix N/A N/A N/A
Non Partisan Richard Musgrave N/A N/A N/A
General election 13 May 1741: Carlisle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Charles Howard 109 38.11 N/A
Whig John Stanwix 90 31.47 N/A
Tory John Hylton 87 30.42 N/A
General election 3 May 1734: Carlisle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Charles Howard 354 37.82 N/A
Tory John Hylton 351 37.50 N/A
Non Partisan Henry Aglionby 231 24.68 N/A
General election 1727: Carlisle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Charles Howard Unopposed N/A N/A
Tory John Hylton Unopposed N/A N/A
General election 27 March 1722: Carlisle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Henry Aglionby 398 37.65 N/A
Tory James Bateman 350 33.11 N/A
Whig Thomas Stanwix 309 29.23 N/A
By-election 12 April 1721: Carlisle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Non Partisan Henry Aglionby 268 67.00 N/A
Whig Thomas Stanwix 132 33.00 N/A
General election 1715: Carlisle (2 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Whig William Strickland Unopposed N/A N/A
Whig Thomas Stanwix Unopposed N/A N/A

See also

Notes

  1. ^ A borough constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ^ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years – from 1295 until 1885 it had the right to send two MPs in most years.

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