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WESTMINSTER CONSTITUENCY

Penrith and Solway

Current representation and election data from the UK Parliament Members API.

5,257latest majority
63.2%latest turnout
2024latest election data

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour

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LATEST ELECTION

Date4 July 2024
Electorate77,935
Turnout63.2%
Majority5,257
Latest election resultSource: UK Parliament
Roy IvinsonIndependent1190.2%
Shaun LongSocial Democratic Party1560.3%
Chris JohnstonIndependent1950.4%
Susan Denham-SmithGreen Party1,7303.5%
Julia AglionbyLiberal Democrat4,7429.6%
Matthew MoodyReform UK7,62415.5%
Mark JenkinsonConservative14,72929.9%
Markus Campbell-SavoursLabour19,98640.6%

ELECTION HISTORY

Previous election results

Comparable history where available

2019 Conservative Majority 13,760 · 72.7% turnout Notional result on 2024 boundaries

Boundary note: the current constituency map was first used at the 2024 general election. The 2019 figure is an official notional estimate on the current boundaries. Where 2017 or 2015 appears, it is the actual result for an older constituency with the same name and is labelled as a pre-2024-boundary result.

CONSTITUENCY PROFILE

People and housing

Latest available constituency-level data

Population99,608Mid-2024 estimate
Under 1817.3%Share of population
Aged 65+27.3%Share of population
Home owners70.6%Households
Private renters14.2%Households
Social renters14.3%Households
One-person households31.8%Of households
Families with children22.5%Dependent children

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates. Housing and household figures use the latest census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland.

Primary sources: UK Parliament Members API for current representation and the latest result; UK Parliament Election Results for historical and notional general election data. Data may be revised at source.