# Carlisle

The north of the North West. About 107,246 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 899 square kilometres.

Ms Julie Minns has been the Labour MP for Carlisle since July 2024. They won by 5,200 votes on a 59.1% turnout.

Constituency. Code E14001152. In: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)

## MP and the 2024 result

Ms Julie Minns has been the Labour MP for Carlisle since July 2024.
They won by 5,200 votes on a 59.1% turnout.

MP: [Ms Julie Minns](https://members.parliament.uk/member/5094) (Labour).

### General election, 4 July 2024: Carlisle

| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Julie Minns (elected) | Labour | 18,129 | 39.4% |
| John Stevenson | Conservative | 12,929 | 28.1% |
| Stephen Ward | Reform UK | 9,295 | 20.2% |
| Brian Wernham | Liberal Democrat | 2,982 | 6.5% |
| Gavin Hawkton | Green Party | 1,922 | 4.2% |
| Sean Reed | Independent | 303 | 0.7% |
| Rachel Hayton | Social Democratic Party | 244 | 0.5% |
| Thomas Lynestrider | Independent | 175 | 0.4% |

Electorate 77,863. Turnout 59.1%. Majority 5,200 (11.3%). Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. https://electionresults.parliament.uk/elections/3368

MP as of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Key figures

- **Majority, 2024 general election: 11.3%** (July 2024). The winner in Carlisle had a majority of 11.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024 (House of Commons Library). Joint 255th smallest majority of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle#f-ge2024-majority
- **Turnout, 2024 general election: 59.1%** (July 2024). Turnout in Carlisle at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.1% (House of Commons Library). Joint 290th lowest turnout of 650. Source: UK Parliament election results, July 2024. Published 4 July 2024. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle#f-ge2024-turnout
- **Population: 102,662** (2021). Carlisle had 102,662 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 284th most populated of 650. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in Carlisle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle#f-radon-affected-share

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E14001152) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 4% of people in Carlisle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Average house price by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?place=E14001152) (UK House Price Index · July 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cumberland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Carlisle.
- [Crime and ASB by council](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E14001152) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Published for whole councils, so the map colours all of Cumberland, where most of this constituency lies. The outline is Carlisle.
- [Population by constituency](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E14001152) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Carlisle had 102,662 usual residents at the census.

## How Carlisle compares

Each constituency against every other constituency the measure covers.

| Measure | Carlisle | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Majority, 2024 general election | 11.3% | joint 255th smallest majority | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Turnout, 2024 general election | 59.1% | joint 290th lowest turnout | 650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024 |
| Population | 102,662 | 284th most populated | 650 constituencies, UK · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 4% | joint 148th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 650 constituencies, UK · 2022 |

## What is the population of Carlisle?

Carlisle had 102,662 usual residents at the census.
Carlisle is the 284th most populated of 650 in the UK.

## Figures for the whole of Cumberland

Most of Carlisle lies in Cumberland. These figures are published for the whole of Cumberland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Carlisle itself. [See Cumberland](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)

- **Average house price: £170,966** (July 2026). Cumberland’s average house price was £170,966 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Cumberland earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.0×** (2025). A home in Cumberland costs 4.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 8th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.8** (2025). Cumberland has a deprivation score of 23.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 95th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Carlisle in brief

The winner in Carlisle had a majority of 11.3% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.
Turnout in Carlisle at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 59.1%.
Carlisle had 102,662 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Carlisle live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

## About

- Type: Constituency
- Code: E14001152
- Council: [Cumberland †](https://openindex.co.uk/cumberland)
- Region: [North West](https://openindex.co.uk/north-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 899 km²
- People, mid-2024: 107,246*
- Wards: 17
- Middle areas: 12
- Neighbourhoods: 66
- Output areas: 356

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the council this constituency mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow it.

## Next door

[Hexham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hexham), [Penrith and Solway](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/penrith-and-solway), [Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dumfriesshire-clydesdale-and-tweeddale), [Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/berwickshire-roxburgh-and-selkirk)

## Similar places

Constituencies with the closest mix of age and density. [Daventry](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/daventry), [Ely and East Cambridgeshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ely-and-east-cambridgeshire), [Ribble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/ribble-valley), [High Peak](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/high-peak), [South Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-northamptonshire), [Melton and Syston](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/melton-and-syston).

## Latest updates for Carlisle

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E14001152

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle#f-ge2024-majority.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/carlisle