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Cumbria

Shows the general election results for Cumbria, which is a county in North West. It is comprised of 6 constituencies (showhide). In 2019 it had a total electorate of 393,670 and a turnout of 69.5%.

Summary

Summary of the key information for the 2019 general election.

Electorate
393,670
Turnout
69.5%

Share of the vote

Distribution of party votes by percentages.

Party Name Share of the vote: 2019
Con 52.5%
LD 14.4%
Lab 29.0%
Green 1.5%
UKIP 0.4%
Others 2.1%

Party results and changes 2017 - 2019

Results for each party with number of votes, percentage share of the vote and changes since last election.

Party Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others Total
Seats won 5 1 0 0 0 0 6
Change +2 0 -2 0 0 0 0%
Votes (000s) 144 39 79 4 1 6 274
% vote 52.5% 14.4% 29.0% 1.5% 0.4% 2.1% 100.0%
Change +3.7% +2.6% -7.2% +1.0% -1.9% +1.8% 0%
Candidates 6 6 6 4 1 6 29
Deposits lost 0 3 1 4 1 6 15

Share of the vote by party 2005 - 2019

The percentage share of the party vote by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others
2005 37.9% 23.4% 34.8% 0.0% 2.3% 1.6%
2010 39.4% 24.3% 30.8% 0.6% 2.2% 2.8%
2015 40.7% 13.3% 29.8% 3.4% 12.6% 0.2%
2017 48.8% 11.8% 36.2% 0.5% 2.3% 0.4%
2019 52.5% 14.4% 29.0% 1.5% 0.4% 2.1%

Seats won by party 2005 - 2019

The number of seats won by parties by election year.

Year Con LD Lab Green UKIP Others
2005 1 1 4 0 0 0
2010 2 1 3 0 0 0
2015 2 1 3 0 0 0
2017 3 1 2 0 0 0
2019 5 1 0 0 0 0

Highest and lowest 2019

Safest seats by majority (%) Average: 16.3%
1 Penrith and The Border 38.7%
2 Carlisle 19.4%
3 Copeland 13.7%
4 Barrow and Furness 12.6%
5 Workington 10.0%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Most marginal seats by majority (%) Average: 16.3%
1 Westmorland and Lonsdale 3.7%
2 Workington 10.0%
3 Barrow and Furness 12.6%
4 Copeland 13.7%
5 Carlisle 19.4%

Majority is calculated as the difference between the winning % share of the vote and second place % share of the vote.

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Highest winning vote share % Average: 53.2%
1 Penrith and The Border 60.4%
2 Carlisle 55.2%
3 Copeland 53.7%
4 Barrow and Furness 51.9%
5 Workington 49.3%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Lowest winning vote share % Average: 53.2%
1 Westmorland and Lonsdale 48.9%
2 Workington 49.3%
3 Barrow and Furness 51.9%
4 Copeland 53.7%
5 Carlisle 55.2%

Share of the vote is calculated as the percentage of valid votes cast for each party.

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Highest % turnout Average: 69.5%
1 Westmorland and Lonsdale 77.8%
2 Penrith and The Border 70.8%
3 Copeland 68.9%
4 Workington 67.8%
5 Carlisle 65.9%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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Lowest % turnout Average: 69.5%
1 Barrow and Furness 65.6%
2 Carlisle 65.9%
3 Workington 67.8%
4 Copeland 68.9%
5 Penrith and The Border 70.8%

Turnout is calculated as the percentage of electorate who voted.

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