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Westmorland and Lonsdale — 2019

Timothy Farron (Liberal Democrats) was elected with 25,795 votes48.9% of 52,712 valid votes. Under First Past the Post, a plurality is enough; a majority is not required.

Result · single-seat

Marginal winner Winning candidate's share of valid votes. 48.9% Proportional quota 50.0% Below quota Winning candidate's share minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = below; positive = above. −1.1 pts Valid ballots Voters who cast a valid ballot in this constituency, from the published source. 52,712

RankCandidatePartyVotesShare of votes Candidate votes ÷ valid votes in this constituency. Matches the share the returning officer publishes.Below quota Elected candidate's share of valid votes minus the proportional quota (50% for a single-member seat). Negative = won the seat below the quota; positive = cleared it.Elected
1Timothy Farron Liberal Democrats 25,79548.9%−1.1 ptsElected
2James Airey Conservative Party 23,86145.3%
3Phillip Black Labour Party 2,2934.4%
4Steven Bolton The Brexit Party 7631.4%

Electorate 67,789 · Turnout 77.8% · Majority 1,934 · Back to 2019 overview

Source data: House of Commons Library general election results 2019, retrieved 2026-05-19, generated 2026-05-19 (Open Parliament Licence v3.0). ETL version parliament-etl@1. Methodology: how these numbers are computed.