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. 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

MPs 1290–1640

MPs 1640–1885

MPs 1918–1983

Election results 1290–1885

Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.

Elections in the 18th century

Elections in the 1830s

Elections in the 1840s

William Lowther was appointed Postmaster General of the United Kingdom and called to the House of Lords as Baron Lowther, causing a by-election.

Elections in the 1850s

Thompson's death caused a by-election.

Elections in the 1860s

Lowther's death caused a by-election.

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.

Elections in the 1880s

Election results 1918–1983

Elections in the 1910s

Elections in the 1920s

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 from 1939 and by the end of this year, the following candidates had been selected;

Elections in the 1940s

Elections in the 1950s

Elections in the 1960s

Elections in the 1970s

Sources