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Carlisle
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Your member of parliament
Ms Julie Minns
LabourLabour won Carlisle at the 2024 general election with a majority of 5,200 votes, or 11.3 points. A swing of 5.7 points to Conservative would take it. That makes it safer than 254 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 396.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 11.3 points, which is larger than 254 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
2024 general election
How the seat voted
Labour finished ahead of Conservative by 5,200 votes.
Majority
5,200
11.3% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.1%
-0.6 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
45,979 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie MinnsElected | Labour | 18,129 | 39.4% | +5.7 |
| John Stevenson | Conservative | 12,929 | 28.1% | +4.4 |
| Stephen Ward | Reform UK | 9,295 | 20.2% | +5.9 |
| Brian Wernham | Liberal Democrat | 2,982 | 6.5% | -5.7 |
| Gavin Hawkton | Green Party | 1,922 | 4.2% | -2.2 |
| Sean Reed | Independent | 303 | 0.7% | -1.4 |
| Rachel Hayton | Social Democratic Party | 244 | 0.5% | +0.4 |
| Thomas Lynestrider | Independent | 175 | 0.4% | -1.7 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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