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Westmorland and Lonsdale

Every general election in Westmorland and Lonsdale since 1983. Latest: Tim Farron, Liberal Democrats, majority 21,472.

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Member of Parliament

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 21,472

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Tim Farron Elected sitting MPLiberal Democrats31,06162.7%
Matty JackmanConservative9,58919.4%
James TownleyReform UK4,8429.8%
Pippa SmithLabour2,3064.7%
Phil ClaytonGreen1,4863.0%
John StudholmeIndependent1110.2%
Izzy SolabarrietaHeritage Party810.2%
Wendy LongSocial Democratic Party570.1%
Valid votes49,533
Majority21,47243.4%

LD gain from Con Turnout 68.8% of 72,029 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19831987199219972001200520102015201720192024Conservative, 1983: 61.3%Conservative, 1987: 57.6%Conservative, 1992: 56.9%Conservative, 1997: 42.3%Conservative, 2001: 46.9%Conservative, 2005: 44.9%Conservative, 2010: 36.2%Conservative, 2015: 33.2%Conservative, 2017: 44.3%Conservative, 2019: 45.3%Conservative, 2024: 19.4%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 27.5%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 33.4%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 40.4%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 45.5%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 60.0%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 51.5%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 45.8%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 48.9%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 62.7%Labour, 1983: 9.9%Labour, 1987: 13.3%Labour, 1992: 15.1%Labour, 1997: 20.6%Labour, 2001: 10.9%Labour, 2005: 7.7%Labour, 2010: 2.3%Labour, 2015: 5.4%Labour, 2017: 9.3%Labour, 2019: 4.4%Labour, 2024: 4.7%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 27.2%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 29.2%
Vote share in Westmorland and Lonsdale at each general election Con LD Lab Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

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

Where the voters of the old Westmorland and Lonsdale (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
2024LD Tim FarronCon21,47243.468.8%LD gain from Con
2019LD Timothy FarronCon1,9343.777.8%LD hold
2017LD Tim FarronCon7771.577.9%LD hold
2015LD Tim FarronCon8,94918.374.3%LD hold
2010LD Tim FarronCon12,26423.876.9%LD hold
2005LDCon2670.571.1%
2001ConLD3,1476.667.8%Con hold
1997ConLD4,5218.974.1%
1992ConLD16,43629.477.8%Con hold
1987ConAlliance14,92028.474.8%Con hold
1983ConAlliance16,58734.271.4%

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 Westmorland and Lonsdale?

Tim Farron (Liberal Democrats) won Westmorland and Lonsdale at the 2024 general election with a majority of 21,472.

Which parties have won Westmorland and Lonsdale?

At the 11 general elections held under this name since 1983: Liberal Democrats 6, Conservative 5.

Which region is Westmorland and Lonsdale in?

Westmorland and Lonsdale is in North West.

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