North Cumberland (UK Parliament constituency)
{{Short description|Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1950}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox UK constituency
|name = North Cumberland
|type = County
|parliament = uk
|year = 1918
|abolished = 1950
|elects_howmany = one
|previous = Eskdale and Penrith
|next = Penrith and The Border
|}}
North Cumberland (also "Cumberland Northern")[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_theme_page.jsp?u_id=12751795&data_theme=T_POL Cumberland Northern PDivCon] Vision of Britain[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/constituencies/cumberland-northern MPs for Cumberland Northern] Hansard Millbank was a parliamentary constituency in Cumberland which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system of election.
The constituency was created for the 1918 general election, and abolished for the 1950 general election.
Boundaries
The Urban Districts of Holme Cultram and Wigton, the Rural Districts of Brampton, Carlisle, and Longtown, and part of the Rural District of Wigton. (Carlisle, Brampton and Longtown rural districts merged in 1930 into the Border Rural District)
Members of Parliament
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Year | Member | Whip |
|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Unionist Party (UK)}}" |
| 1918 |rowspan="2" | Christopher Lowther | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Independent Unionist}}" |
| 1921 | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1922 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}" |
| 1926 | Unionist | ||
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Liberal Party (UK)}}" |
| 1935 | Liberal | ||
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| 1950
|colspan="2" |Constituency abolished |
Election results
=Election in the 1910s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 14 December 1918: Cumberland NorthBritish parliamentary election results 1918-1949, Craig
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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link coalition 1918|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Christopher Lowther
}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
}}
{{Election box end 1918}}
=Election in the 1920s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1922: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate =Donald Howard
|votes =8,815
|percentage =50.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate =Geoffrey Howard
|votes =8,544
|percentage =49.2
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =271
|percentage =1.6
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 17,359
|percentage = 79.9
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 21,714
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1923: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Howard
|votes = 9,288
|percentage = 50.6
|change = −0.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Durning Holt
|votes = 9,070
|percentage = 49.4
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =218
|percentage =1.2
|change = −0.4
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,358
|percentage =83.2
|change =+3.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 22,075
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = −0.2
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1924: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Donald Howard
|votes = 10,586
|percentage = 54.2
|change = +3.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Durning Holt
|votes = 6,821
|percentage = 34.9
|change = −14.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = B. Brooke
|votes = 2,125
|percentage = 10.9
|change = New
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes =3,765
|percentage =19.3
|change =+18.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 19,532
|percentage =86.0
|change =+2.8
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 22,717
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = +9.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=1926 North Cumberland by-election
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Fergus Graham
|votes = 8,867
|percentage = 47.8
|change = −6.4
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Durning Holt
|votes = 6,871
|percentage = 37.1
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = H. W. McIntyre
|votes = 2,793
|percentage = 15.1
|change = +4.2
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,996
|percentage =10.7
|change = −8.6
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 18,331
|percentage =82.0
|change = −4.0
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 22,607
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner =Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = −4.3
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1929: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Unionist Party (UK)
|candidate = Fergus Graham
|votes = 10,392
|percentage = 44.9
|change = −9.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Richard Durning Holt
|votes = 9,661
|percentage = 41.7
|change = +6.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = C. A. O'Donnell
|votes = 3,092
|percentage = 13.4
|change = +2.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 731
|percentage = 3.2
|change = -16.1
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,145
|percentage = 83.7
|change = −2.3
}}
{{Election box registered electors|
|reg. electors = 27,653
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Unionist Party (UK)
|swing = −8.1
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Elections in the 1930s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1931: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Fergus Graham
|votes = 12,504
|percentage = 52.7
|change = +7.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfrid Roberts
|votes = 11,227
|percentage = 47.3
|change = +5.6
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 1,277
|percentage = 5.4
|change = +2.2
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,781
|percentage = 84.6
|change = +0.9
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1935: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfrid Roberts
|votes = 12,521
|percentage = 51.9
|change = -0.8
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Fergus Graham
|votes = 11,627
|percentage = 48.1
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 894
|percentage = 3.8
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 24,148
|percentage = 83.9
|change = -0.7
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
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;
- Liberal: Wilfrid Roberts
- Conservative:
=Election in the 1940s=
{{Election box begin | title=General election 1945: Cumberland North
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidate = Wilfrid Roberts
|votes = 12,053
|percentage = 50.4
|change = -1.5
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ronald Nicholson Carr
|votes = 11,855
|percentage = 49.6
|change = +1.5
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 198
|percentage = 0.83
|change = -3.0
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 23,908
|percentage = 75.7
|change = -8.2
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Party (UK)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}