# 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.

## Until 1885

    It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. For the string of elections from 1885 general election it split in two: Appleby and Kendal, both of which had been parliamentary boroughs but were reconstituted as county constituencies.

## 1918–1983

    The constituency was recreated as a single-seater for the 1918 general election and abolished for the 1983 general election.
In the boundary changes in 1983 the southern part of the constituency became part of the new seat of Westmorland and Lonsdale and the northern area was transferred to Penrith and The Border

## Boundaries

The 1918 – 1983 seat corresponded to the county of Westmorland even after the abolition of the administrative county in 1974.

## Members of Parliament

* Constituency created (1290)

### MPs 1290–1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1290 | Sir Richardus de Prestonne | Sir Williemus de Stirkland |
| 1302 | Thomas de Betham |
| 1305 | Sir Hugh de Lowther | Nicholas de Leyburne |
| 1308–1309 | Thomas de Betham |
| 1309 | Robert L'Angleys |
| 1311–1312 | Thomas de Betham |
| 1311–1312 | Robert L'Angleys |
| 1313 | Sir Matthew de Redman |
| 1324 | Sir Robertus de Sandeford |
| 1328 | Sir Nicholas de Preston |
| 1331–1332 | Sir Walter de Strickland |
| 1341–1342 | Sir Thomas de Musgrave |
| 1343 | Sir Richard de Preston | Sir Thomas de Musgrave |
| 1344–1345 | Sir Thomas de Musgrave |
| 1353 | Sir Richard de Preston (Jnr) |
| 1355 | William de Windesere |
| 1357 | Sir Matthew de Redman |
| 1362 | Sir John Preston |
| 1363 | James Pickering |
| 1366 | Sir John Preston | James Pickering |
| 1368 | Sir John Preston |
| 1371 | Sir John Preston |
| 1377–c1400 | Hugh Salkeld I |
| 1382 | Sir John Preston |
| 1384 | John de Mansergh |
| 1386 | Sir John Derwentwater | Robert Clibern |
| 1388 (Feb) | Sir Thomas Blenkinsop | Thomas Strickland |
| 1388 (Sep) | Robert de Sandford | Hugh Salkeld I |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Crackenthorpe | Hugh Salkeld I |
| 1390 (Nov) | Sir Christopher Moresby | Hugh Salkeld I |
| 1391 | Sir William Curwen | William Thornburgh |
| 1393 | John Crackenthorpe | Hugh Salkeld I |
| 1394 | Sir William Curwen | William Thornburgh |
| 1395 | Sir Walter Strickland | William Crackenthorpe I |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Lancaster | Hugh Salkeld I |
| 1397 (Sep) | Sir William Curwen | William Crackenthorpe I |
| 1399 | Sir Thomas de Musgrave | John Crackenthorpe |
| 1401 | William Thornburgh | Hugh Salkeld II |
| 1402 | Sir William Threlkeld | (Sir) William Crackenthorpe I |
| 1404 (Jan) | Roland Thornburgh | Sir Richard Duckett |
| 1404 (Oct) | Sir Robert Leybourne | Thomas de Strickland II |
| 1406 | Sir John Beetham | (Sir) John Lancaster I |
| 1407 | Sir Alan Pennington | Thomas Warcop |
| 1410 | |
| 1411 | Sir Robert Leybourne | Christopher Moresby |
| 1413 (Feb) |
| 1413 (May) | Robert Crackenthorpe | John Hutton |
| 1414 (Apr) | Robert Mauchell | Richard Wharton |
| 1414 (Nov) | Thomas Warcop | William Thornburgh |
| 1415 | Robert Warcop | Thomas Warcop |
| 1416 (Mar) | Roland Thornburgh | Robert Crackenthorpe |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | |
| 1419 | Roland Thornburgh | Robert Crackenthorpe |
| 1420 | William Beauchamp | Thomas Greem II |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Warcop | Robert Preston |
| 1421 (Dec) | (Sir) John Lancaster I | William Blenkinsop |
| 1429 | Thomas de Strickland II |
| 1431 | Thomas de Strickland II |
| 1435 | Sir Thomas Parr | |
| 1449 | Sir Thomas Parr | |
| 1450 | Sir Thomas Parr | |
| 1455 | Sir Thomas Parr | |
| 1459 | ?Sir Thomas Parr | |
| 1467 | William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal |
| 1473 | William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal |
| 1510–1523 | No Names Known | No Names Known |
| 1529 | Sir William Musgrave | Thomas Blenkinsop |
| 1536 | |
| 1539 | |
| 1542 | Sir James Leyburn | Nicholas Bacon |
| 1545 | Sir Ingram Clifford | Sir James Leyburn |
| 1547 | Sir Charles Brandon, died and replaced in January 1552 by Sir Robert Bowes | Thomas Warcop |
| 1553 (Mar) | |
| 1553 (Oct) | Thomas Fallowfield | Thomas Warcop |
| 1554 (Apr) | Thomas Fallowfield | Thomas Warcop |
| 1554 (Nov) | Thomas Percy | Thomas Warcop |
| 1555 | |
| 1558 | Anthony Kempe | Thomas Sackville |
| 1559 (Jan) | Lancelot Lancaster | Thomas Warcop |
| 1562–1563 | Walter Strickland | Gerard Lowther |
| 1571 | Alan Bellingham | Thomas Warcop |
| 1572 | Thomas Knyvet | Thomas Warcop |
| 1584 | Francis Clifford | Thomas Warcop |
| 1586 | Francis Clifford | Thomas Warcop |
| 1588 (Oct) | Francis Dacre | Thomas Warcop |
| 1593 | Sir William Bowes | (Sir) Edward Denny |
| 1597 (Sep) | (Sir) Walter Harcourt | Henry Cholmley |
| 1601 (Oct) | George Wharton | Thomas Strickland |
| 1604–1611 | Sir Richard Musgrave | Sir Thomas Strickland |
| 1614 | Lord Clifford | Sir Thomas Wharton |
| 1621 | Lord Clifford | Sir Thomas Wharton |
| 1624 | Sir John Lowther | Robert Strickland |
| 1625 | Sir John Lowther | Sir Henry Bellingham |
| 1626 | Sir John Lowther | Sir Henry Bellingham |
| 1628 | Sir John Lowther | John Lowther |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliament summoned | No Parliament summoned |

### MPs 1640–1885

| Year | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| April 1640 | Sir Philip Musgrave | Royalist | Sir Henry Bellingham | Royalist |
| November 1640 | Sir Philip Musgrave | Royalist | Sir Henry Bellingham | Royalist |
| March 1643 | Musgrave disabled to sit – seat vacant | Musgrave disabled to sit – seat vacant | | Sir Henry Bellingham | Royalist |
| October 1645 | Musgrave disabled to sit – seat vacant | Musgrave disabled to sit – seat vacant | Bellingham disabled to sit – seat vacant | Bellingham disabled to sit – seat vacant |
| 1646 | Henry Lawrence | | James Bellingham | |
| December 1648 | Lawrence excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant | Lawrence excluded in Pride's Purge – seat vacant | Bellingham not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge | Bellingham not recorded as sitting after Pride's Purge |
| 1653 | Westmorland was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament. The following were nominated for The Four Northern Counties collectively: Major-General Charles Howard, Robert Fenwick, Henry Dawson, Henry Ogle | Westmorland was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament. The following were nominated for The Four Northern Counties collectively: Major-General Charles Howard, Robert Fenwick, Henry Dawson, Henry Ogle | Westmorland was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament. The following were nominated for The Four Northern Counties collectively: Major-General Charles Howard, Robert Fenwick, Henry Dawson, Henry Ogle | Westmorland was not separately represented in the Barebones Parliament. The following were nominated for The Four Northern Counties collectively: Major-General Charles Howard, Robert Fenwick, Henry Dawson, Henry Ogle |
| 1654 | Jeremy Baynes | | Christopher Lister | |
| 1656 | Thomas Burton | | Christopher Lister | |
| January 1659 | Thomas Burton | | Thomas Wharton | |
| May 1659 | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump | Not represented in the restored Rump |
| April 1660 | Sir John Lowther | | Sir Thomas Wharton | |
| 1661 | Sir Thomas Strickland | | Sir Philip Musgrave | |
| 1677 | Sir John Lowther | | Sir Philip Musgrave | |
| 1678 | Sir John Lowther | | Alan Bellingham | |
| 1679 | Christopher Philipson | | Alan Bellingham | |
| 1681 | Sir John Lowther | | Alan Bellingham | |
| January 1689 | Sir John Lowther | | Henry Wharton | |
| December 1689 | Sir John Lowther | | Goodwin Wharton | Whig |
| 1690 | Sir John Lowther | | Sir Christopher Musgrave | |
| 1695 | Sir John Lowther | | Sir Richard Sandford | |
| 1696 | William Fleming | | Sir Richard Sandford | |
| January 1701 | Sir Christopher Musgrave | | Henry Graham | |
| December 1701 | Sir Richard Sandford | | Henry Graham | |
| 1702 | Sir Christopher Musgrave | | Henry Graham | |
| 1704 | William Fleming | | Henry Graham | |
| 1705 | Robert Lowther | | Henry Graham | |
| 1707 | Robert Lowther | | Michael Fleming | |
| 1708 | Daniel Wilson | | James Grahme | |
| 1722 | Anthony Lowther | | James Grahme | |
| 1727 | Anthony Lowther | | Daniel Wilson | |
| 1741 | Sir Philip Musgrave | | Daniel Wilson | |
| 1747 | Edward Wilson | | John Dalston | |
| 1754 | Sir George Dalston | | John Dalston | |
| 1759 | Sir George Dalston | | Robert Lowther | |
| 1761 | Sir James Lowther | | John Upton | |
| 1763 | Robert Lowther | | John Upton | |
| 1764 | John Robinson | | John Upton | |
| 1768 | John Robinson | | Thomas Fenwick | |
| 1774 | Sir James Lowther | Tory | Sir Michael le Fleming | Tory |
| 1775 | James Lowther | Tory | Sir Michael le Fleming | Tory |
| 1806 | James Lowther | Tory | The Lord Muncaster | Tory |
| 1812 | Henry Lowther | Tory | The Lord Muncaster | Tory |
| 1813 | Henry Lowther | Tory | Viscount Lowther | Tory |
| 1831 | Henry Lowther | Tory | Alexander Nowell | Whig |
| 1832 | Henry Lowther | Tory | Viscount Lowther | Tory |
| 1834 | Henry Lowther | Conservative | Viscount Lowther | Conservative |
| 1841 | Henry Lowther | Conservative | William Thompson | Conservative |
| 1854 | Henry Lowther | Conservative | Earl of Bective | Conservative |
| 1868 | William Lowther | Conservative | Earl of Bective | Conservative |
| 1871 | William Lowther | Conservative | Earl of Bective | Conservative |

#### Notes
### MPs 1918–1983

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1918 | John Weston | Coalition Conservative |
| | 1924 | Oliver Stanley | Conservative |
| | 1945 | William Fletcher-Vane | Conservative |
| | 1964 | Michael Jopling | Conservative |
| 1983 | 1983 | constituency abolished: see Westmorland and Lonsdale | constituency abolished: see Westmorland and Lonsdale |

## Election results 1290–1885

Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.

### Elections in the 18th century

General election 1715: Westmorland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nonpartisan | Daniel Wilson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | James Grahme | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 1722: Westmorland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nonpartisan | Anthony Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | James Grahme | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
* Lowther appointed a Commissioner of the Revenue in Ireland
By-Election 16 June 1726: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nonpartisan | Anthony Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan hold | Nonpartisan hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1727: Westmorland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nonpartisan | Anthony Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | Daniel Wilson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 1734: Westmorland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nonpartisan | Anthony Lowther | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | Daniel Wilson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 28 May 1741: Westmorland (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel Wilson | 1,281 | 39.97 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | Philip Musgrave | 1,079 | 33.67 | N/A |
| Nonpartisan | John Dalston | 845 | 26.37 | N/A |
General election 1747: Westmorland (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Nonpartisan | Edward Wilson | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Nonpartisan | John Dalston | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1830: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Tory | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,500 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
General election 1831: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | Alexander Nowell (MP) | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 3,500 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory | Whig gain from Tory |
General election 1832: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Tory | William Lowther | 2,052 | 36.6 |
| | Tory | Henry Lowther | 1,948 | 34.7 |
| | Whig | John Barham | 1,611 | 28.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 337 | 6.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,584 | 81.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,392 | |
| | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig | Tory gain from Whig |
General election 1835: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,644 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1837: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,775 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,384 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
William Lowther was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom and called to the House of Lords as Baron Lowther, causing a by-election.
By-election, 22 September 1841: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thompson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1847: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thompson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,078 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Thompson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,062 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Thompson's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 31 March 1854: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1857: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,168 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1859: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,214 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | Henry Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,237 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Lowther's death caused a by-election.
By-election, 8 January 1868: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1868: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,240 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1870s

Taylour succeeded to the peerage, becoming Marquess of Headfort and causing a by-election at which his son was elected unopposed.
By-election, 21 February 1871: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1874: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,177 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Thomas Taylour | 2,641 | 37.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William Lowther | 2,522 | 35.4 | N/A |
| | Liberal | Henry Tufton | 1,963 | 27.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 559 | 7.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,545 (est) | 83.5 (est) | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,442 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

## Election results 1918–1983
### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Unionist | John Weston | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) | Unionist win (new seat) |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1922: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Weston | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1923: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | John Weston | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Unionist hold |
General election 1924: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Oliver Stanley | 17,935 | 71.2 | N/A |
| | Labour | Reginald Penrith Burnett | 7,242 | 28.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,693 | 43.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,177 | 80.2 | N/A |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1929: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | Oliver Stanley | 17,101 | 49.6 | −21.6 |
| | Liberal | William Gretton Ward | 13,223 | 38.3 | New |
| | Labour | W. Bone | 4,184 | 12.1 | −16.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,878 | 11.3 | −31.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,508 | 81.9 | +1.7 |
| | Unionist hold | Unionist hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

General election 1931: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Stanley | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
General election 1935: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Oliver Stanley | 22,634 | 68.5 | N/A |
| | Labour | E V Short | 10,417 | 31.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,217 | 37.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,051 | 73.8 | N/A |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |
General Election 1939/40
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1940. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Oliver Stanley
* Labour: R S Armstrong
* Liberal: Geoffrey Acland

### Elections in the 1940s

General election 1945: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fletcher-Vane | 19,717 | 53.3 | −15.2 |
| | Labour | Harold Banning Richardson | 9,674 | 26.1 | −5.4 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Acland | 7,313 | 19.8 | New |
| | Independent | Francis Basil Price-Heywood | 306 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 10,043 | 27.1 | −9.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,010 | 77.0 | +3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1950: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fletcher-Vane | 22,228 | 55.1 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Acland | 9,054 | 22.5 | +2.7 |
| | Labour | Paul Wilson | 9,031 | 22.4 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,174 | 28.4 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,313 | 85.5 | +8.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
General election 1951: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fletcher-Vane | 23,227 | 58.3 | +3.2 |
| | Labour | Paul Wilson | 9,119 | 22.9 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Acland | 7,493 | 18.8 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,108 | 35.4 | +7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,839 | 83.5 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
General election 1955: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fletcher-Vane | 21,048 | 57.4 | −0.9 |
| | Labour | Ivor Ralph Million | 7,901 | 21.6 | −1.3 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Acland | 7,688 | 21.0 | +2.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,147 | 35.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,637 | 77.6 | −5.9 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +0.2 | |
General election 1959: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Fletcher-Vane | 20,676 | 55.8 | −1.6 |
| | Liberal | Geoffrey Acland | 8,984 | 24.3 | +3.3 |
| | Labour | Corin Hughes-Stanton | 7,359 | 19.9 | −1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,692 | 31.5 | −4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 37,019 | 78.8 | +2.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1964: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Jopling | 19,125 | 51.75 |
| | Liberal | Aubrey Herbert | 11,078 | 29.98 |
| | Labour | Norman Plamping | 6,752 | 18.27 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,047 | 21.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,955 | 78.82 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1966: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Jopling | 17,907 | 50.55 |
| | Liberal | Alistair Bell | 9,052 | 25.55 |
| | Labour | John E Dayton | 8,465 | 23.90 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,855 | 25.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,424 | 75.46 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1970: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Jopling | 21,253 | 55.3 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal | Gurney Pease | 9,426 | 24.5 | −1.0 |
| | Labour | Roger Ward | 7,757 | 20.2 | −3.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11,827 | 30.8 | +5.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 38,436 | 71.0 | −4.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Jopling | 22,036 | 50.13 |
| | Liberal | A Nixon | 15,502 | 35.27 |
| | Labour | PJ Hildrew | 6,419 | 14.60 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,534 | 14.86 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,957 | 79.27 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election October 1974: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Jopling | 20,559 | 50.85 |
| | Liberal | BN Wates | 12,844 | 31.77 |
| | Labour | M Taylor | 7,028 | 17.38 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7,715 | 19.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,431 | 72.35 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1979: Westmorland :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Jopling | 25,274 | 56.62 |
| | Liberal | K Hulls | 12,867 | 28.83 |
| | Labour | A Potts | 6,497 | 14.55 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,407 | 27.79 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 44,638 | 74.45 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |