# Carlisle (UK Parliament constituency)

Carlisle is a constituency in Cumbria represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Julie Minns of the Labour Party.

## History

Carlisle has existed as a seat since the Model Parliament in 1295, returning two MPs to the House of Commons until 1885, when its representation was reduced to one MP by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. Under the 2023 boundary review the seat was expanded considerably into the border regions of Cumbria and redesignated as a county constituency.
From 1885 to 1922 the constituency was represented by the Liberal Party, since when it has alternated between Labour and Conservative, changing hands nine times. It was represented by Labour Party MPs from 1964 to 2010, albeit with a slim 0.2% majority in 1983. It was gained by John Stevenson of the Conservative Party in 2010 who held it until 2024, when it was won back by Julie Minns for Labour.

## Boundaries
### Historic

1918–1955: The County Borough of Carlisle.
1955–1983: As 1918 but with redrawn boundaries.
1983–1997: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Currock, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.
1997–2010: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, St Cuthbert Without, Stanwix Urban, Trinity, Upperby, and Yewdale.
2010–2024: The City of Carlisle wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Burgh, Castle, Currock, Dalston, Denton Holme, Harraby, Morton, St Aidan's, Stanwix Urban, Upperby, Wetheral, and Yewdale.

### Current

The 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies was carried out using the local authority structure as it existed in Cumbria on 1 December 2020 and is officially defined as:
* The City of Carlisle wards of: Belah & Kingmoor; Botcherby & Harraby North; Brampton & Fellside; Cathedral & Castle; Currock & Upperby; Denton Holme & Morton South; Harraby South & Parklands; Longtown & the Border; Newtown & Morton North; Sandsfield & Morton West; Stanwix & Houghton; Wetheral & Corby.
With effect from 1 April 2023, the City of Carlisle council was abolished and absorbed into the new unitary authority of Cumberland. Consequently, the constituency now comprises the following with effect from the 2024 general election:
* The Cumberland wards of Belah, Belle Vue, Botcherby, Brampton, Castle, Corby and Hayton, Currock; Dalston and Burgh (small part), Denton Holme; Harraby North, Harraby South, Houghton and Irthington, Longtown, Morton, Stanwix Urban, Upperby. Wetheral (majority) and Yewdale.
The constituency was expanded to bring the electorate within the permitted range by transferring the parts of the former City of Carlisle local authority previously in the abolished constituency of Penrith and The Border - comprising the towns of Brampton and Longtown and surrounding villages and rural areas. To partly offset this, Dalston was included in the new constituency of Penrith and Solway.

## Members of Parliament
### MPs 1295–1640

| Parliament | First member | Second member |
| 1381 | John de Blennerhassett |
| 1384 | John de Blennerhassett |
| 1386 | Adam Denton | Robert Bristowe |
| 1388 (Feb) | Robert Carlisle | William Aglionby |
| 1388 (Sep) | John Corkeby | Nicholas Leveson |
| 1390 (Jan) | John Monceaux | Alan Kirkebridge |
| 1390 (Nov) | Bobby Cowing | Kieran Nobin |
| 1391 | John Monceaux | Robert Bristowe |
| 1393 | John Redesdale | John Werk |
| 1394 | | Joseph Maughan |
| 1395 | John Monceaux | John Burgham |
| 1397 (Jan) | John Helton | John Burgham |
| 1397 (Sep) | Robert Bristowe | John Bristowe |
| 1399 | John Helton | Robert Bristowe |
| 1401 | Thomas Bolton | Robert Bristowe |
| 1402 | John Sowerby | William Boweson |
| 1404 (Jan) | Mark Cooke | Joshusoia Kirkpatrick |
| 1404 (Oct) | | |
| 1406 | | |
| 1407 | |
| 1410 | [Robert] Carlisle | |
| 1411 | | |
| 1413 (Feb) | |
| 1413 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Ralph de Blenerhayset |
| 1414 (Apr) | |
| 1414 (Nov) | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile |
| 1415 | |
| 1416 (Mar) | Robert Lancaster | William Bell |
| 1416 (Oct) | |
| 1417 | Robert Carlisle | William Cardoile |
| 1419 | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Manningham |
| 1420 | Thomas Derley | Richard Muncaster |
| 1421 (May) | Robert Carlisle | Thomas Pety |
| 1421 (Dec) | William Manchester | John Thompson |
| 1441 | John Blenerhayset |
| 1510–1523 | No names known |
| 1529 | Edward Aglionby | John Coldale |
| 1536 | ? | |
| 1539 | ? | |
| 1542 | William Stapleton | ? |
| 1545 | Hugh Aglionby | Robert Smith |
| 1547 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Dalston, died and replaced Jan 1552 by Edward Aglionby |
| 1553 (Mar) | Edward Aglionby | John Dudley |
| 1553 (Oct) | John Aglionby | Simon Brisco |
| 1554 (Apr) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho |
| 1554 (Nov) | Robert Wheatley | Richard Mynsho |
| 1555 | William Middleton | William Ward |
| 1558 | Richard Assheton | Robert Dalton |
| 1558–9 | John or Edward Aglionby | Richard Mulcaster |
| 1563 (Jan) | Richard Assheton | William Mulcaster |
| 1571 | Robert Bowes | Christopher Musgrave |
| 1572 | Thomas Pattenson | Robert Mulcaster, died and repl. 1576 by Thomas Tallentyne, who also died and was repl. Mar 1579 by Thomas Barne |
| 1584 | Edward Aglionby | Thomas Blennerhassett |
| 1586 | Henry Macwilliam, died and repl. 1587 by William Bowyer | Thomas Blennerhassett |
| 1588 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dalston |
| 1593 | Henry Scrope | Edward Aglionby |
| 1597 (Sep) | Henry Scrope | Thomas Sandford |
| 1601 (Oct) | Henry Scrope | John Dudley |
| 1604 | Thomas Blennerhassett | William Barwick |
| 1614 | George Butler | Nathaniel Tomkins |
| 1621 | Sir Henry Vane | George Butler |
| 1624 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby |
| 1625 | Sir Henry Vane | Edward Aglionby |
| 1626 | Sir Henry Vane | Richard Graham |
| 1628 | Richard Barwis | Richard Graham |
| 1629–1640 | No Parliaments summoned |
Long Parliament
* 1640–1644: Sir William Dalston, Bt (Royalist) – disabled to sit, January 1644
* 1640–1648 : Richard Barwis (Parliamentarian) – died April 1648
* 1645(?)–1648(?): Thomas Cholmley – not recorded as having sat after Pride's Purge, December 1648
* 1649: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick, from House of Lords
* 1653: Carlisle was unrepresented in the Barebones Parliament.
First Protectorate Parliament (One member only)
* 1654–1655: Colonel Thomas Fitch
Second Protectorate Parliament (One member only)
* 1656–1658: George Downing
Third Protectorate Parliament
* 1659: George Downing
* 1659: Thomas Craister
Long Parliament (restored)
* 1659–1660: Thomas Cholmley
* 1659–1660: Edward Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Escrick

### MPs 1660–1885

| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party |
| 1660 | William Briscoe | | Jeremiah Tolhurst | |
| 1661 | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | | Sir Philip Howard | |
| 1681 | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | | Edward Howard | |
| 1685 | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | | James Grahme | |
| 1689 | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | | Jeremiah Bubb | |
| 1690 | Christopher Musgrave | | Jeremiah Bubb | |
| 1692 | Christopher Musgrave | | William Lowther | |
| 1694 | Christopher Musgrave | | James Lowther | |
| 1695 | William Howard | | James Lowther | |
| 1701 | Philip Howard | Whig | James Lowther | |
| 1702 | Christopher Musgrave | | Thomas Stanwix | Whig |
| 1705 | Sir James Montagu | | Thomas Stanwix | Whig |
| 1708 | Sir James Montagu | | Thomas Stanwix | Whig |
| 1710 | Sir James Montagu | | Thomas Stanwix | Whig |
| 1713 | Sir Christopher Musgrave, Bt | Tory | Thomas Stanwix | Whig |
| 1715 | William Strickland | Whig | Thomas Stanwix | Whig |
| 1721 | William Strickland | Whig | Henry Aglionby | |
| 1722 | James Bateman | Tory | Henry Aglionby | |
| 1727 | Charles Howard | | John Hylton | Tory |
| 1734 | Charles Howard | | John Hylton | Tory |
| 1741 | Charles Howard | | John Stanwix | Whig |
| 1742 | Charles Howard | | John Hylton | Tory |
| 1746 | Charles Howard | | John Stanwix | Whig |
| 1747 | Charles Howard | | John Stanwix | Whig |
| 1761 | Raby Vane | | Henry Curwen | |
| 1768 | Lord Edward Bentinck | | George Musgrave | |
| 1774 | Anthony Storer | | Fletcher Norton | |
| 1775 | Anthony Storer | | Walter Spencer-Stanhope | |
| 1780 | Earl of Surrey | | William Lowther | |
| 1784 | Earl of Surrey | | Edward Norton | |
| April 1786 | Earl of Surrey | | John Lowther | |
| May 1786 | Earl of Surrey | | John Christian | Whig |
| November 1786 | Edward Knubley | | John Christian | Whig |
| 1787 | Rowland Stephenson | | John Christian | Whig |
| 1790 | James Clarke Satterthwaite | | Edward Knubley | |
| 1791 | Wilson Braddyll | | John Christian Curwen | Whig |
| 1796 | Sir Frederick Fletcher-Vane, Bt | Whig | John Christian Curwen | Whig |
| 1802 | Walter Spencer-Stanhope | Tory | John Christian Curwen | Whig |
| 1812 | Sir James Graham, 1st Bt | Tory | Henry Fawcett | |
| 1816 | Sir James Graham, 1st Bt | Tory | John Christian Curwen | Whig |
| 1820 | Sir James Graham, 1st Bt | Tory | William James | Radical |
| 1825 | Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt | Tory | William James | Radical |
| 1826 | Sir Philip Musgrave, Bt | Tory | Sir James Graham, 2nd Bt | Whig |
| 1827 | James Lushington | Tory | Sir James Graham, 2nd Bt | Whig |
| 1829 | James Lushington | Tory | Sir William Scott, Bt | Tory |
| 1830 | James Lushington | Tory | Philip Howard | Whig |
| 1831 | William James | Radical | Philip Howard | Whig |
| 1835 | William Marshall | Whig | Philip Howard | Whig |
| 1847 | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative | John Dixon | Whig |
| 1848 by-election | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative | Philip Howard | Whig |
| 1852 | Joseph Ferguson | Whig | Sir James Graham, Bt | Peelite |
| 1857 | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative | Sir James Graham, Bt | Peelite |
| 1859 | Wilfrid Lawson | Liberal | Sir James Graham, Bt | Liberal |
| 1861 by-election | Wilfrid Lawson | Liberal | Edmund Potter | Liberal |
| 1865 | William Nicholson Hodgson | Conservative | Edmund Potter | Liberal |
| 1868 | Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bt | Liberal | Edmund Potter | Liberal |
| 1874 | Sir Wilfrid Lawson, Bt | Liberal | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 1885 | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member | Representation reduced to one member |

### MPs since 1885

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1885 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal |
| 1886 | Robert Ferguson | Liberal Unionist |
| 1886 | William Gully | Gladstonian Liberal |
| 1895 | William Gully | Speaker |
| 1905 by-election | Frederick Chance | Liberal |
| 1910 January | Richard Denman | Liberal |
| 1918 | Theodore Carr | Coalition Liberal |
| 1922 | George Middleton | Labour |
| 1924 | William Watson | Conservative |
| 1929 | George Middleton | Labour |
| 1931 | Louis Spears | Conservative |
| 1945 | Edgar Grierson | Labour |
| 1950 | Alfred Hargreaves (aka Alex) | Labour |
| 1955 | Dr Donald Johnson | Conservative |
| 1964 | Ronald Lewis | Labour |
| 1987 | Eric Martlew | Labour |
| 2010 | John Stevenson | Conservative |
| 2024 | Julie Minns | Labour |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Julie Minns | 18,129 | 39.4 | +4.9 |
| | Conservative | John Stevenson | 12,929 | 28.1 | −28.4 |
| | Reform UK | Stephen Ward | 9,295 | 20.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Wernham | 2,982 | 6.5 | +1.5 |
| | Green | Gavin Hawkton | 1,922 | 4.2 | +2.6 |
| | Independent | Sean Reed | 303 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | SDP | Rachel Hayton | 244 | 0.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Thomas Lynestrider | 175 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,200 | 11.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,979 | 59.1 | −8.4 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +16.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stevenson | 23,659 | 55.2 | +5.3 |
| | Labour | Ruth Alcroft | 15,340 | 35.8 | ―8.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Julia Aglionby | 2,829 | 6.6 | +3.7 |
| | UKIP | Fiona Mills | 1,045 | 2.4 | ―1.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,319 | 19.4 | +13.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,873 | 65.9 | ―3.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
This was the largest UKIP vote share at the 2019 general election.
General election 2017: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stevenson | 21,472 | 49.9 | +5.6 |
| | Labour | Ruth Alcroft | 18,873 | 43.8 | +6.0 |
| | UKIP | Fiona Mills | 1,455 | 3.4 | ―9.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Thornton | 1,256 | 2.9 | +0.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,599 | 6.1 | ―0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,046 | 69.1 | +4.4 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | ―0.2 | |
General election 2015: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stevenson | 18,873 | 44.3 | +5.0 |
| | Labour | Lee Sherriff | 16,099 | 37.8 | +0.5 |
| | UKIP | Fiona Mills | 5,277 | 12.4 | +10.1 |
| | Green | Helen Davison | 1,125 | 2.6 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Loraine Birchall | 1,087 | 2.6 | ―13.0 |
| | Independent | Alfred Okam | 126 | 0.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,774 | 6.5 | +4.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,587 | 64.7 | 0.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election 2010: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | John Stevenson | 16,589 | 39.3 | +5.9 |
| | Labour | Michael Boaden | 15,736 | 37.3 | ―9.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Hughes | 6,567 | 15.6 | ―1.0 |
| | BNP | Paul Stafford | 1,086 | 2.6 | New |
| | UKIP | Michael Owen | 969 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| | Green | John Reardon | 614 | 1.5 | New |
| | TUSC | John Metcalfe | 376 | 0.9 | New |
| | Independent | Peter Howe | 263 | 0.6 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 853 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,200 | 64.7 | +6.1 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +7.7 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

General election 2005: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,019 | 48.1 | ―3.1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Mitchelson | 11,324 | 32.0 | ―2.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Tweedie | 5,916 | 16.7 | +5.0 |
| | UKIP | Steven Cochrane | 792 | 2.2 | New |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Lezley Gibson | 343 | 1.0 | ―0.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,695 | 16.1 | ―0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,394 | 59.5 | +0.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | ―0.2 | |
General election 2001: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Martlew | 17,856 | 51.2 | ―6.2 |
| | Conservative | Mike Mitchelson | 12,154 | 34.8 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Guest | 4,076 | 11.7 | +1.2 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | Colin Paisley | 554 | 1.6 | New |
| | Socialist Alliance | Paul Wilcox | 269 | 0.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,702 | 16.4 | ―12.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,909 | 59.4 | ―13.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | ―6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

General election 1997: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Martlew | 25,031 | 57.4 | +10.6 |
| | Conservative | Richard Lawrence | 12,641 | 29.0 | ―10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Mayho | 4,576 | 10.5 | ―2.6 |
| | Referendum | Angus Fraser | 1,233 | 2.8 | New |
| | Natural Law | William Stevens | 126 | 0.3 | ―0.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 12,390 | 28.4 | +21.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,607 | 72.8 | ―6.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +10.7 | |
General election 1992: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Martlew | 20,479 | 46.8 | +4.6 |
| | Conservative | Clive Condie | 17,371 | 39.7 | ―0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ralph Aldersey | 5,740 | 13.1 | ―4.6 |
| | Natural Law | Nina Robinson | 190 | 0.4 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,108 | 7.1 | +5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,780 | 79.4 | +0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

General election 1987: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Eric Martlew | 18,311 | 42.2 | +4.7 |
| | Conservative | William Hodgson | 17,395 | 40.1 | +2.8 |
| | SDP | Richard Hunt | 7,655 | 17.7 | ―7.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 916 | 2.1 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 43,359 | 78.8 | +2.4 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1983: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 15,618 | 37.5 | ―12.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Sowler | 15,547 | 37.3 | ―1.8 |
| | SDP | Richard Hunt | 10,471 | 25.2 | +14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 0.2 | ―10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,638 | 76.4 | ―3.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1970s

General election 1979: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,343 | 49.7 | ―1.5 |
| | Conservative | D. Bloomer | 16,777 | 39.1 | +3.1 |
| | Liberal | T. Potts | 4,829 | 11.2 | ―1.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,566 | 10.6 | ―4.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,951 | 80.0 | +1.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election October 1974: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,079 | 51.2 | ―4.0 |
| | Conservative | D. Bloomer | 14,825 | 36.0 | ―7.3 |
| | Liberal | F. Phillips | 5,306 | 12.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,254 | 15.2 | +3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,211 | 78.8 | ―10.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election February 1974: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 23,119 | 55.2 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | E. M. White | 18,139 | 43.3 | ―3.5 |
| | Independent Socialist | J. Wild | 628 | 1.5 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,980 | 11.9 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,887 | 88.8 | +10.2 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1970: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 21,866 | 53.2 | ―2.9 |
| | Conservative | B. A. Marsden | 19,241 | 46.8 | +2.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,625 | 6.4 | ―5.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,105 | 78.6 | ―4.9 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1960s

General election 1966: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 22,565 | 56.13 |
| | Conservative | Godfrey William Iredell | 17,638 | 43.87 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,927 | 12.26 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,203 | 83.51 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
General election 1964: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Ronald Lewis | 19,169 | 45.6 | −2.0 |
| | Conservative | Peter T. S. Boydell | 17,049 | 40.5 | −11.9 |
| | Liberal | Brian G. Ashmore | 4,617 | 11.0 | New |
| | Ind. Conservative | Donald Johnson | 1,227 | 2.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,120 | 5.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 42,062 | 85.6 | +1.0 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Elections in the 1950s

General election 1959: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Donald Johnson | 21,948 | 52.38 |
| | Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,950 | 47.62 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,998 | 4.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,898 | 84.61 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
General election 1955: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Donald Johnson | 20,071 | 50.47 | |
| | Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,701 | 49.53 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 370 | 0.94 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,772 | 82.30 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
General election 1951: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,648 | 46.8 | +0.3 |
| | Conservative | Noel T. O'Reilly | 16,456 | 39.2 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal | Doreen Gorsky | 5,886 | 14.0 | −5.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3,192 | 7.6 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,990 | 87.4 | −1.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
General election 1950: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Alex Hargreaves | 19,031 | 46.50 |
| | Conservative | H. E. R. Peers | 13,850 | 33.84 |
| | Liberal | Godfrey William Iredell | 8,043 | 19.65 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,181 | 12.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 40,924 | 88.49 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

### Election in the 1940s

General election 1945: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Edgar Grierson | 18,505 | 50.41 | |
| | Conservative | Edward Spears | 13,356 | 36.39 | |
| | Liberal | Godfrey William Iredell | 4,845 | 13.20 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,149 | 14.02 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,706 | 79.20 | |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1930s

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 and by the Autumn of 1939, the following candidates had been selected;
* Conservative: Edward Spears
* Labour: Percy Barstow
* Liberal: Leslie H. Storey
General election 1935: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Spears | 16,591 | 48.7 | −8.6 |
| | Labour | Arnold Townend | 13,956 | 41.0 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal | Barbara Bliss | 3,525 | 10.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,635 | 7.7 | −7.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,072 | 88.2 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | −3.5 | |
General election 1931: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Edward Spears | 18,079 | 57.35 | |
| | Labour | George Middleton | 13,445 | 42.65 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,634 | 14.70 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,524 | 86.66 | |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1920s

General election 1929: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Middleton | 12,779 | 40.4 | −5.1 |
| | Unionist | Edward Spears | 10,362 | 32.8 | −21.7 |
| | Liberal | Archibald Creighton | 8,484 | 26.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,417 | 7.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 31,625 | 90.4 | +1.3 |
| | Labour gain from Unionist | Labour gain from Unionist | Swing | +8.3 | |
General election 1924: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Unionist | William Watson | 12,787 | 54.5 | +15.2 |
| | Labour | George Middleton | 10,676 | 45.5 | +5.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,111 | 9.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,463 | 89.1 | +1.3 |
| | Unionist gain from Labour | Unionist gain from Labour | Swing | +5.1 | |
General election 1923: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Middleton | 9,120 | 40.5 | +2.9 |
| | Unionist | William Watson | 8,844 | 39.3 | +8.0 |
| | Liberal | Richard Denman | 4,541 | 20.2 | −11.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 276 | 1.2 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,964 | 87.8 | +3.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | −2.8 | |
General election 1922: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | George Middleton | 7,870 | 37.6 | +4.4 |
| | Unionist | Claude Lowther | 6,569 | 31.3 | New |
| | National Liberal | Theodore Carr | 6,526 | 31.1 | −35.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,301 | 6.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,965 | 84.0 | +22.2 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal | Labour gain from Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1910s

General election 1918: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| C | Liberal | Theodore Carr | 9,511 | 66.8 | +16.3 |
| | Labour | Ernest Lowthian | 4,736 | 33.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,775 | 33.6 | +32.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,247 | 61.8 | −24.6 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
| C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government. ||||||
A General Election was due to take place by the end of 1915. By the summer of 1914, the following candidates had been adopted to contest that election. Due to the outbreak of war, the election never took place.
* British Socialist Party: Ernest Lowthian
General election December 1910: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Denman | 3,243 | 50.5 | +2.8 |
| | Conservative | Irwen W. Raymond | 3,179 | 49.5 | +8.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 64 | 1.0 | −5.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,422 | 86.4 | −5.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,436 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −2.9 | |
General election January 1910: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Richard Denman | 3,270 | 47.7 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Valentine John Hussey-Walsh | 2,815 | 41.0 | New |
| | Social Democratic Federation | Charlie Bannington | 777 | 11.3 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,862 | 92.3 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,436 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1900s

General election 1906: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Chance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
1905 Carlisle by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Chance | 3,616 | 58.3 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Lancelot Sanderson | 2,586 | 41.7 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,030 | 16.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,202 | 84.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 7,344 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1900: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker (Liberal) | William Gully | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Speaker hold |

### Elections in the 1890s

General election 1895: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Speaker (Liberal) | William Gully | 3,167 | 52.6 | +1.3 |
| | Conservative | S. P. Foster | 2,853 | 47.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 5.2 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,020 | 88.6 | +2.8 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,798 | | |
| | Speaker hold | Speaker hold | Swing | +1.3 | |
General election 1892: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Gully | 2,729 | 51.3 | −1.9 |
| | Conservative | S. P. Foster | 2,586 | 48.7 | +1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 143 | 2.6 | −3.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,315 | 85.8 | +5.4 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 6,195 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.9 | |

### Elections in the 1880s

General election 1886: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | William Gully | 2,448 | 53.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative | William George Frederick Cavendish Bentinck | 2,155 | 46.8 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293 | 6.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,603 | 80.4 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,726 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1885: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Ferguson | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Liberal hold |
General election 1880: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Ferguson | 2,802 | 37.6 | +8.9 |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,691 | 36.1 | +8.7 |
| | Conservative | Miles Walker Mattinson | 1,968 | 26.4 | −17.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 723 | 9.7 | +5.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,770 (est) | 85.9 (est) | +6.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5,550 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +8.7 | |

### Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Robert Ferguson | 2,154 | 28.7 | −3.9 |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,051 | 27.4 | −6.4 |
| | Conservative | William Farrer Ecroyd | 1,741 | 23.2 | +7.0 |
| | Conservative | William Banks | 1,551 | 20.7 | +4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 310 | 4.2 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,749 (est) | 79.9 (est) | −9.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,693 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −5.5 | |

### Elections in the 1860s

General election 1868: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 2,043 | 33.8 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal | Edmund Potter | 1,971 | 32.6 | −0.8 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 1,957 | 32.4 | −1.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | William Slater | 71 | 1.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 86 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,035 (est) | 88.9 (est) | −4.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4,537 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.1 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +0.0 | |
General election 1865: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 616 | 34.1 | +3.0 |
| | Liberal | Edmund Potter | 604 | 33.4 | −1.8 |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 586 | 32.4 | −1.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,211 (est) | 92.9 (est) | +12.9 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,304 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal | Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +3.1 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −1.7 | |
By-election, 26 November 1861: Carlisle (1 seat) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Edmund Potter | 536 | 50.1 | −18.8 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 533 | 49.9 | +18.8 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 3 | 0.2 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,069 | 89.5 | +9.5 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,195 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | −18.8 | |
* Caused by Graham's death.

### Elections in the 1850s

General election 1859: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Graham | 538 | 35.2 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal | Wilfrid Lawson | 516 | 33.7 | +2.4 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 475 | 31.1 | −4.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 41 | 2.6 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,002 (est) | 80.0 (est) | −3.0 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,253 | | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +1.9 | |
| | Liberal gain from Conservative | Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +2.3 | |
General election 1857: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 529 | 35.3 | +6.5 |
| | Peelite | James Graham | 502 | 33.5 | −2.6 |
| | Whig | Joseph Ferguson | 469 | 31.3 | −3.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,015 (est) | 83.0 (est) | +0.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,223 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 60 | 4.0 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 33 | 2.2 | −5.1 |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Swing | −2.9 | |
By-election, 1 January 1853: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | James Graham | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold | Peelite hold |
* Caused by Graham's appointment as First Lord of the Admiralty
General election 1852: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Peelite | James Graham | 525 | 36.1 | N/A |
| | Whig | Joseph Ferguson | 512 | 35.2 | −31.0 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 419 | 28.8 | −5.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 938 (est) | 82.7 (est) | −1.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,134 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 106 | 7.3 | N/A |
| | Peelite gain from Conservative | Peelite gain from Conservative | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 6.4 | +5.8 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −13.0 | |

### Elections in the 1840s

By-election, 14 March 1848: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 477 | 37.4 | +3.5 |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | 414 | 32.5 | +0.8 |
| | Whig | John Dixon | 328 | 25.7 | −8.8 |
| | Chartist | Peter Murray McDouall | 55 | 4.3 | New |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 637 (est) | 59.7 (est) | −24.6 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,067 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 63 | 4.9 | +2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | +3.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 28.2 | +27.6 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
* Caused by the previous election being declared void on petition due to the "several acts of treating".
General election 1847: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Dixon | 479 | 34.5 | +2.0 |
| | Conservative | William Nicholson Hodgson | 471 | 33.9 | +6.0 |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | 440 | 31.7 | −7.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 899 | 84.3 | −1.3 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,054 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8 | 0.6 | −4.0 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | −0.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31 | 2.2 | N/A |
| | Conservative gain from Whig | Conservative gain from Whig | Swing | +5.9 | |
General election 1841: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | 419 | 39.5 | N/A |
| | Whig | William Marshall | 345 | 32.5 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Edward Goulburn | 296 | 27.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 4.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 643 | 85.6 | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 751 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1830s

General election 1837: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Marshall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,012 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
General election 1835: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| | Whig | William Marshall | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 946 | | |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |
| | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical | Whig gain from Radical |
General election 1832: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | William James | 477 | 44.5 | +1.9 |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | 472 | 44.0 | +1.4 |
| | Tory | John Malcolm | 124 | 11.6 | −3.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 646 | 66.1 | c. +51.1 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 977 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| | Radical hold | Radical hold | Swing | +1.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 348 | 32.4 | +4.7 |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | +1.5 | |
General election 1831: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Radical | William James | 100 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Whig | Philip Howard | 100 | 42.6 | N/A |
| | Tory | James Lushington | 35 | 14.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | c. 135 | c. 15% | N/A |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | c. 900 | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 0 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Radical gain from Tory | Radical gain from Tory | Swing | N/A | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 65 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | Whig hold | Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |
General election 1830: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Tory | James Lushington | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Whig | Philip Howard | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold | Tory hold |
| Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold | Whig hold |

### Elections in the 18th century

Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.
General election 1747: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | Charles Howard | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig | John Stanwix | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
* Death of Hylton
By-election 26 November 1746: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | John Stanwix | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| | Non Partisan | Richard Musgrave | N/A | N/A | N/A |
General election 13 May 1741: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Non Partisan | Charles Howard | 109 | 38.11 | N/A |
| Whig | John Stanwix | 90 | 31.47 | N/A |
| Tory | John Hylton | 87 | 30.42 | N/A |
* Note: Stanwix was unseated on petition and replaced by Hylton, 26 January 1742
General election 3 May 1734: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Non Partisan | Charles Howard | 354 | 37.82 | N/A |
| Tory | John Hylton | 351 | 37.50 | N/A |
| Non Partisan | Henry Aglionby | 231 | 24.68 | N/A |
General election 1727: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | Charles Howard | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Tory | John Hylton | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
General election 27 March 1722: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Non Partisan | Henry Aglionby | 398 | 37.65 | N/A |
| Tory | James Bateman | 350 | 33.11 | N/A |
| Whig | Thomas Stanwix | 309 | 29.23 | N/A |
By-election 12 April 1721: Carlisle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Non Partisan | Henry Aglionby | 268 | 67.00 | N/A |
| | Whig | Thomas Stanwix | 132 | 33.00 | N/A |
General election 1715: Carlisle (2 seats) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Whig | William Strickland | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
| | Whig | Thomas Stanwix | Unopposed | N/A | N/A |
* Stanwix appointed Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull