Carlisle (UK Parliament Constituency)
Coordinates: 54°52′44″N 2°56′13″W / 54.879°N 2.937°W / 54.879; -2.937
| Carlisle | |
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| Borough constituency | |
| for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Carlisle in Cumbria. |
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Location of Cumbria within England. |
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| County | Cumbria |
| Electorate | 66,322 (December 2010) |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1295 (1295) |
| Member of Parliament | John Stevenson (Conservative) |
| Number of members | 1295–1885: Two 1885–present: One |
| Overlaps | |
| European Parliament constituency | North West England |
Carlisle is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was a Labour seat from 1964 until 2010, although the Conservatives came close to victory in the elections in the 1980s. It is now held by the Conservatives with a majority of 853 votes.
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