Penrith and Solway is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.[2]
Boundaries
The constituency will be composed of the following (as they existed on 1 December 2020):
- The Borough of Allerdale wards of: All Saints; Allhallow & Waverton; Aspatria; Boltons; Broughton St. Bridgets; Christchurch; Crummock & Derwent Valley; Ellen & Gilcrux; Keswick; Marsh & Warmpool; Maryport North; Maryport South; Silloth & Solway Coast; Warnell; Wigton & Woodside.
- The City of Carlisle ward of Dalston & Burgh.
- The District of Eden wards of: Alston Moor; Hartside; Hesket; Kirkoswald; Langwathby; Lazonby; Penrith Carleton; Penrith East; Penrith North; Penrith Pategill; Penrith South; Penrith West; Skelton.[3]
The seat will be centred around Penrith, stretching from Alston in the North Pennines to Maryport on the Solway Firth, and will include the following communities:
- Penrith, Alston and Wigton, currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Penrith and The Border
- Maryport, Cockermouth and Aspastria, currently in the (to be abolished) constituency of Workington
- Keswick, transferred from Copeland (to be renamed Whitehaven and Workington)
- Dalston, transferred from Carlisle[4]
References
- ↑ "Final boundary proposals show significant changes for Cumbria seats". News and Star. 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ↑ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report – North West | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 5 North West region.
- ↑ "New Seat Details - Penrith and Solway". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
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