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Penrith and The Border

Every general election in Penrith and The Border since 1974 (until 2019). Latest: Neil Hudson, Conservative, majority 18,519.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Neil Hudson ElectedConservative28,87560.4%
Sarah WilliamsLabour
Labour and Co-operative Party		10,35621.7%
Matthew SevernLiberal Democrats5,36411.2%
Ali RossGreen2,1594.5%
Jonathan DaviesCumbria First1,0702.2%
Valid votes47,824
Majority18,51938.7%

Con hold Turnout 70.8% of 67,555 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%F19741983198719921997200120052010201520172019Conservative, February 1974: 60.1%Conservative, 1983: 58.8%Conservative, 1987: 60.3%Conservative, 1992: 57.5%Conservative, 1997: 47.6%Conservative, 2001: 54.9%Conservative, 2005: 51.3%Conservative, 2010: 53.4%Conservative, 2015: 59.7%Conservative, 2017: 60.4%Conservative, 2019: 60.4%Labour, February 1974: 20.7%Labour, 1983: 13.3%Labour, 1987: 11.0%Labour, 1992: 15.1%Labour, 1997: 21.6%Labour, 2001: 18.5%Labour, 2005: 19.1%Labour, 2010: 12.9%Labour, 2015: 14.4%Labour, 2017: 26.2%Labour, 2019: 21.7%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 26.1%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 26.7%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 21.8%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 25.9%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 28.5%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 8.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 7.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 11.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.9%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 28.7%Liberal, February 1974: 18.7%UK Independence Party, 2010: 2.8%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.2%UK Independence Party, 2017: 2.5%
Vote share in Penrith and The Border at each general election Con Lab LD Alliance Lib UKIP

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Penrith and The Border (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
2019Con Neil HudsonLab18,51938.770.8%Con hold
2017Con Rory StewartLab15,91034.271.3%Con hold
2015Con Rory StewartLab19,89445.367.4%Con hold
2010Con Rory StewartLD11,24124.969.9%Con hold
2005ConLD11,90425.466.1%
2001ConLD14,67733.264.5%Con hold
1997ConLD10,23320.973.6%
1992ConLD18,44931.479.7%Con hold
1987ConAlliance17,36631.677.5%Con hold
1983ConAlliance15,42131.072.2%
February 1974ConLab17,33839.479.8%

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 last won Penrith and The Border?

Neil Hudson (Conservative) won Penrith and The Border at the 2019 general election with a majority of 18,519.

Which parties have won Penrith and The Border?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1974: Conservative 11.

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