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Carlisle

Every general election in Carlisle since 1918. Latest: Julie Minns, Labour, majority 5,200.

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Member of Parliament

Julie Minns

Labour · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 5,200

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Julie Minns ElectedLabour18,12939.4%
John Stevenson sitting MPConservative12,92928.1%
Stephen WardReform UK9,29520.2%
Brian WernhamLiberal Democrats2,9826.5%
Gavin HawktonGreen1,9224.2%
Sean ReedIndependent3030.7%
Rachel HaytonSocial Democratic Party2440.5%
Thomas LynestriderIndependent1750.4%
Valid votes45,979
Majority5,20011.3%

Lab gain from Con Turnout 59.1% of 77,863 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181924193519511964F197419831997201020192024Labour, 1918: 33.2%Labour, 1922: 37.5%Labour, 1923: 40.5%Labour, 1924: 45.5%Labour, 1929: 40.4%Labour, 1931: 42.7%Labour, 1935: 41.0%Labour, 1945: 50.4%Labour, 1950: 46.5%Labour, 1951: 46.8%Labour, 1955: 49.5%Labour, 1959: 47.6%Labour, 1964: 45.6%Labour, 1966: 56.1%Labour, 1970: 53.2%Labour, February 1974: 55.2%Labour, October 1974: 51.2%Labour, 1979: 49.7%Labour, 1983: 37.5%Labour, 1987: 42.2%Labour, 1992: 46.8%Labour, 1997: 57.4%Labour, 2001: 51.2%Labour, 2005: 48.1%Labour, 2010: 37.3%Labour, 2015: 37.8%Labour, 2017: 43.8%Labour, 2019: 35.8%Labour, 2024: 39.4%Conservative, 1922: 31.3%Conservative, 1923: 39.3%Conservative, 1924: 54.5%Conservative, 1929: 32.8%Conservative, 1931: 57.4%Conservative, 1935: 48.7%Conservative, 1945: 36.4%Conservative, 1950: 33.8%Conservative, 1951: 39.2%Conservative, 1955: 50.5%Conservative, 1959: 52.4%Conservative, 1964: 40.5%Conservative, 1966: 43.9%Conservative, 1970: 46.8%Conservative, February 1974: 43.3%Conservative, October 1974: 36.0%Conservative, 1979: 39.1%Conservative, 1983: 37.3%Conservative, 1987: 40.1%Conservative, 1992: 39.7%Conservative, 1997: 29.0%Conservative, 2001: 34.8%Conservative, 2005: 32.0%Conservative, 2010: 39.3%Conservative, 2015: 44.3%Conservative, 2017: 49.9%Conservative, 2019: 55.2%Conservative, 2024: 28.1%Liberal, 1923: 20.2%Liberal, 1929: 26.8%Liberal, 1935: 10.4%Liberal, 1945: 13.2%Liberal, 1950: 19.7%Liberal, 1951: 14.0%Liberal, 1964: 11.0%Liberal, October 1974: 12.9%Liberal, 1979: 11.2%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 13.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 10.5%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 11.7%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 16.7%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 15.6%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 2.6%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 2.9%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 6.6%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 6.5%Coalition Liberal, 1918: 66.8%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 25.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 17.7%National Liberal, 1922: 31.1%
Vote share in Carlisle at each general election Lab Con Lib LD Co Lib Alliance Nat Lib

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s Carlisle lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Where the voters of the old Carlisle (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024Lab Julie MinnsCon5,20011.359.1%Lab gain from Con
2019Con John StevensonLab8,31919.465.9%Con hold
2017Con John StevensonLab2,5996.069.1%Con hold
2015Con John StevensonLab2,7746.564.7%Con hold
2010Con John StevensonLab8532.064.7%Con gain from Lab
2005LabCon5,69516.159.0%
2001LabCon5,70216.359.4%Lab hold
1997LabCon12,39028.472.8%
1992LabCon3,1087.179.4%Lab hold
1987LabCon9162.178.8%Lab hold
1983LabCon710.275.4%
1979LabCon4,56610.680.0%Lab hold
October 1974LabCon6,25415.278.8%Lab hold
February 1974LabCon4,98011.980.8%
1970LabCon2,6256.478.6%Lab hold
1966LabCon4,92712.383.5%Lab hold
1964LabCon2,1205.085.6%Lab gain from Con
1959ConLab1,9984.884.6%Con hold
1955ConLab3700.982.3%
1951LabCon3,1927.687.4%Lab hold
1950LabCon5,18112.788.5%
1945LabCon5,14914.079.1%
1935ConLab2,6357.788.3%Con hold
1931ConLab4,63414.786.7%Con gain from Lab
1929LabCon2,4177.690.4%Lab gain from Con
1924ConLab2,1119.089.1%Con gain from Lab
1923LabCon2761.287.8%Lab hold
1922LabCon1,3016.284.0%Lab gain from Co Lib
1918Co LibLab4,77533.561.8%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who is the MP for Carlisle?

Julie Minns (Labour) won Carlisle at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,200.

Which parties have won Carlisle?

At the 29 general elections held under this name since 1918: Labour 19, Conservative 9, Coalition Liberal 1.

Which region is Carlisle in?

Carlisle is in North West.

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