Who is the MP for Penrith and Solway?

Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour) is the MP for Penrith and Solway. They were first elected in July 2024.

Who won Penrith and Solway at the 2024 general election?

The 2024 general election in Penrith and Solway was won by Labour with 40.6% of the vote, ahead of Conservative on 29.9%.

Who is projected to win the next election in Penrith and Solway?

PollCheck's current projection has Reform UK on 30.9% and Conservative on 25.6% if a general election were held today. The projection updates as new polling is added.

What council is Penrith and Solway in?

Penrith and Solway crosses multiple council boundaries: Cumberland (69%), Westmorland and Furness (31%). Westminster constituencies and local councils are separate units.

What is the demographic profile of Penrith and Solway?

Penrith and Solway is in North West. The seat is Leave-voting (Leave vote estimated at 59.0% in 2016). Around 31.5% of residents have a degree, a median age of 50, and 70.7% of homes are owner-occupied (Census 2021).

When was the last general election in Penrith and Solway?

The most recent general election was held on 4 July 2024. In Penrith and Solway, Labour won with 40.6% of the vote. The next general election must be held by August 2029.

Which parties have won Penrith and Solway in recent elections?

Recent general election winners in Penrith and Solway: 2010 Conservative, 2015 Conservative, 2017 Conservative, 2019 Conservative, 2024 Labour.

Constituency profile

Penrith and Solway

North West · County constituency

Sitting MP

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour

First elected July 2024

Current PollCheck projection

Region & type

North West

County constituency

Last 5 GE winners

CCCCL

Conservative 4/5, Labour 1/5

EU referendum 2016

59.0% Leave

UK average 51.9%; +7.1pp above mean

Current outlook

Reform UK +5.3pp

Vulnerability score 8/10 (Labour projected to lose)

NorthernLeave-leaning

Who lives in Penrith and Solway? Constituency demographics

From the 2021 Census and 2016 EU referendum estimates. Constituency-level data on 2024 boundaries.

Leave vote 2016

59.0%

UK average ~52%

Degree or above

31.5%

UK average ~34%

No qualifications

18.7%

UK average ~18%

Owner-occupied

70.7%

UK average ~63%

Renting (social + private)

28.4%

UK average ~36%

Median age

49.7

UK median ~40

Age 65+

30.2%

UK average ~19%

Age 18-34

22.6%

UK average ~28%

How did Penrith and Solway vote in 2024 and how would it vote now?

2024 vote shares from the HoC Library. Current projection is at the 7-poll average.

2024 general election

Lab gain from Con · majority 5,257 votes (10.7pp) · turnout 63.2%

Current projection

If a general election were held today, at current poll average

Map of Penrith and Solway

Switch between ward-level 2024 election winners and a demographic view. Ward winners are Britain Elects' / New Statesman modelled estimates with an average ~4pp margin of error per ward. The demographic view splits the seat into small neighbourhoods (around 1,500 residents each, from the 2021 Census). Hover any area for detail.

Council layer (not Westminster)

Penrith and Solway within Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness

Penrith and Solway crosses multiple council boundaries: Cumberland (69%), Westmorland and Furness (31%). The figures below come from the council elections held on Thursday 7 May 2026 in each constituent council.

Council overlap

Council	Share of seat
Cumberland 42 LSOAs	69%
Westmorland and Furness 19 LSOAs	31%

Most recent council ward results

Latest council winner per ward. Where May 2026 elections happened, those are shown; otherwise the most recent year on the ward’s pre-2026 boundary (via DCLEAPIL, 2014-2024). The "Shift since GE2024" column is only computed for May 2026 results - earlier council votes pre-date the GE, so no directional shift is shown.

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Ward	GE2024 winner	Latest council winner	Shift since GE2024	Turnout

Projection trajectory

PollCheck's projection for Penrith and Solway at each of the last 60 GB polls. Hover the chart for the underlying poll details.

Who has won Penrith and Solway at past general elections?

2024 result is on current boundaries. The 2019 row is the UK Parliament's notional recalculation onto the 2024 boundaries (directly comparable to 2024). The 2010, 2015 and 2017 rows are on the boundaries in force at the time and aren't directly comparable.

Year	Result	MP	Lab	Con	LD	Right (Ref/UKIP)	Green	Other	Majority	Turnout
2010predecessor	Con hold	Rory Stewart Penrith and The Border MP	12.9%	53.4%	28.5%	2.8% UKIP	-	2.4%	11,241	69.9%
2015predecessor	Con hold	Rory Stewart Penrith and The Border MP	14.4%	59.7%	8.5%	12.2% UKIP	5.3%	-	19,894	67.4%
2017predecessor	Con hold	Rory Stewart Penrith and The Border MP	26.2%	60.4%	7.8%	2.5% UKIP	2.2%	0.9%	15,910	71.3%
2019notional	Conservative winner	Neil Hudson Penrith and The Border MP, pre-review boundary	30.1%	54.8%	8.2%	0.2% Brx	3.1%	3.6%	13,760	72.7%
2024	Lab gain from Con	Markus Campbell-Savours	40.6%	29.9%	9.6%	15.5% Ref	3.5%	1.0%	5,257	63.2%

Penrith and Solway was created or substantially redrawn by the 2023 boundary review. Pre-2024 rows below are for the predecessor seat Penrith and The Border (the seat that covered most of this area), so vote shares and majorities aren’t directly comparable to the post-2024 figures.

Constituencies most like Penrith and Solway

Five seats with similar demographic profiles to Penrith and Solway. Politics shown for context.

What would change this seat?

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Sources

2024 general election results · UK Parliament Election Results portal and House of Commons Library briefing CBP-10009.
Notional 2019 results on 2024 boundaries · UK Parliament Election Results portal. Recalculated by Parliament; carries assumptions about how 2019 voters would have distributed across the redrawn boundaries.
Historic general election results (2010-2017) · House of Commons Library historic results files (on the boundaries in force at the time).
Ward-level GE2024 estimates · Britain Elects / New Statesman - article by Ben Walker, underlying spreadsheet. Modelled from constituency totals; average ~4pp per-ward MoE.
May 2026 council ward results · Democracy Club via PollCheck's locals 2026 dataset.
Earlier council ward results (2014-2024) · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (Jason Leman, drawing on Andrew Teale's LEAP dataset and Democracy Club).
Demographics · ONS Census 2021 (England and Wales), aggregated to constituency level using the ONS LSOA21 -> PCON24 best-fit lookup.
EU referendum 2016 estimates · Constituency-level Leave vote estimates (Hanretty 2017 method).
MP details and Cabinet roles · UK Parliament Members API. MP photos are fetched live from the same source.
Boundary geometry and lookups · ONS Open Geography Portal (PCON24 boundaries, LSOA21 boundaries, LSOA21-WD24-LAD24 best-fit lookup).
Current projection and trajectory · PollCheck's demographic swingometer applied to the rolling 7-poll average from aggregated GB polls. Not a true MRP - vote-share movements are applied through per-constituency sensitivity multipliers derived from demographic regressions.

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