Number of members 1 | Created from Appleby, Kendal | |
Replaced by Appleby, Kendal, Penrith and The Border, Westmorland and Lonsdale | ||
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.
Contents
- Boundaries
- Members of Parliament
- Election results 1290 1885
- Elections in the 18th century
- Elections in the 1910s
- Elections in the 1930s
- References
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
Election results 1290-1885
Election results taken from the History of Parliament Trust series.
Elections in the 18th century
Elections in the 1910s
*endorsed by Coalition Government
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;