Carlisle (UK Parliament Constituency)

Carlisle (UK Parliament Constituency)

Coordinates: 54°52′44″N 2°56′13″W / 54.879°N 2.937°W / 54.879; -2.937

Carlisle
Borough constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Carlisle in Cumbria.

Location of Cumbria within England.
County Cumbria
Electorate 66,322 (December 2010)
Current constituency
Created 1295 (1295)
Member of Parliament John Stevenson (Conservative)
Number of members 1295–1885: Two
1885–present: One
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency North West England

Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in the 1980s. It is now held by the Conservatives with a majority of 853 votes.

Read more about Carlisle (UK Parliament Constituency):  Boundaries

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