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Westmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)
Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983 onwards / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Westmorland and Lonsdale is a constituency[n 1] in the south of Cumbria, represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2005 by Tim Farron, the former leader of the Liberal Democrats (2015–2017).
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Westmorland and Lonsdale | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
![]() Boundary of Westmorland and Lonsdale in North West England | |
County | Cumbria |
Electorate | 72,322 (2023) [1] |
Major settlements | Grange-over-Sands, Kendal, Windermere |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1983 |
Member of Parliament | Tim Farron (Liberal Democrats) |
Seats | One |
Created from | Morecambe and Lonsdale and Westmorland |
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Westmorland and Lonsdale is the Liberal Democrats' longest continuously held seat in England, as the only English seat they have won in every election since 2005.