Penrith and The Border

All constituencies

Number of seats: Not specified
County (pre 1974): Cumberland
County (post 1974): Cumbria
Authority (1995): Not specified
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): 343
Formed 1950
Disbanded current
Notes: Full name (in Craig 4) Cumberland, Penrith and the Border

Elected Members

  1. Robert Scott

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Regional
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: 23 February 1950
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1955
    Date of exit: 26 May 1955
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

  2. William Whitelaw

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1955
    Date of election: 26 May 1955
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1983*
    Date of exit: 11 June 1983
    Nature of exit: Elevation to peerage
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Re-elected at 1983 General Election, but elevated to peerage immediately afterwards.

Other candidates

  1. John Hutton

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1987
    Date of election: 1987-06-11 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Labour
    Notes:

  2. Wilfrid Roberts

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1950
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes: