Parliamentary representation from Westmorland

Historic counties of England

The historic counties of England are subdivisions of England established for administration by the Normans and in most cases based on earlier Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and shires...

of Westmorland

Westmorland

Westmorland is an area of North West England and one of the 39 historic counties of England. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974, after which the entirety of the county was absorbed into the new county of Cumbria.-Early history:...

in north west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Westmorland.

In 1889 an administrative county of Westmorland was created. In 1974 Westmorland was combined with Cumberland

Cumberland

Cumberland is a historic county of North West England, on the border with Scotland, from the 12th century until 1974. It formed an administrative county from 1889 to 1974 and now forms part of Cumbria....

and northern Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

to form a new non-metropolitan county of Cumbria

Cumbria

Cumbria , is a non-metropolitan county in North West England. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local authority, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumbria's largest settlement and county town is Carlisle. It consists of six districts, and in...

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The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county of Westmorland, both before and after the administrative changes of 1974. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Westmorland. The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England

Parliament of England

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Key to abbrieviations:-

(Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.
(Administrative County in Notes) C shire county of Cumbria (from 1974); W historic/administrative county of Westmorland (to 1974), C2 shire county of Cumbria (from 1974).

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

Constituency	Type	From	To	MPs	Notes
Appleby Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....	BC	1295	1832	2	W: Unrepresented 1654-1659; also called Westmorland North 1885-1918
	CC	1885	1918	1
Kendal Kendal (UK Parliament constituency) Kendal was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Kendal in Westmorland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...	BC	1832	1885	1	W: also called Westmorland South 1885-1918
	CC	1885	1918	1	W: also called Westmorland South 1885-1918
Westmorland Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland was a constituency covering the county of Westmorland in the North of England, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency had two separate periods of existence....	CC	1290	1885	2	W, C
	CC	1918	1983	1	W, C
Westmorland and Lonsdale Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland and Lonsdale is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...	CC	1983	*	1	C: Partly in the historic county of Lancashire

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

Constituency	Type	From	To	MPs	Notes
Penrith and The Border Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency) Penrith and The Border is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is represented by one Member of Parliament elected by the first past the post system of election. This Cumbrian constituency was first contested in 1950.-History:The constutuency is...	CC	1950	*	1	C: From 1983 mostly in Cumberland but partly in Westmorland

Periods constituencies represented

	1290–1295	1295–1654	1659–1832	1832–1885	1885–1918	1918–1983	1983–*
Appleby Appleby (UK Parliament constituency) Appleby was a parliamentary constituency in the former county of Westmorland in England. It existed for two separate periods: from 1295 to 1832, and from 1885 to 1918....		1295–1654	1659–1832		1885–1918
Kendal Kendal (UK Parliament constituency) Kendal was a parliamentary borough centred on the town of Kendal in Westmorland. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...				1832–1885	1885–1918
Penrith and The Border Penrith and The Border (UK Parliament constituency) Penrith and The Border is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is represented by one Member of Parliament elected by the first past the post system of election. This Cumbrian constituency was first contested in 1950.-History:The constutuency is...							1983–*
Westmorland Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland was a constituency covering the county of Westmorland in the North of England, which returned Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The constituency had two separate periods of existence....	1290–1885					1918–1983
Westmorland and Lonsdale Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency) Westmorland and Lonsdale is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...							1983–*

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Type	1290	1295	1654	1658	1832	1885	1918
Borough	-	1	-	1	1	-	-
County	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Total	1	2	1	2	2	2	1

Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period