Carlisle: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Carlisle is Ms Julie Minns (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. Julie Minns took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 18,129 votes (39.4%), ahead of John Stevenson (Conservative) on 12,929. 45,979 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 77,863, 59.1% of those registered. The majority was 5,200.
Key figures
What the figures show
Two figures set Carlisle apart: the 38th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (114.2 per sq km), and the 38th lowest share working mainly from home (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (18.6%).
HM Land Registry sales put the middle house price at £166,500 for the year to March 2026. Ten years earlier, in the year to March 2016, it was £124,995. The highest March-year median in the series was £167,500, in the year to March 2025. It ranks 42nd lowest of 575 constituencies. 1,504 sales were registered in the period, against 1,853 in the year to March 2025.
Census 2021: 47,449 households, 114.2 people per square kilometre, 18.6% of workers based at home, 25.0% of adults retired.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 78.9% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 6.4 points. 18.6% were economically inactive.
In mid-2024 the ONS put the number of residents at 107,219; the estimate for 2014 was 101,958. Children under 16 numbered 18,314; people aged 65 and over, 23,533.
Workplaces in Carlisle accounted for 54,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,210 local units for March 2026.
Jobs based in Carlisle paid more than its residents earned in April 2025: median full-time pay was £38,492 for workplace jobs and £37,870 for residents. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £34,285. The residents' figure ranks 293rd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
4,471 children in Carlisle were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 24.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. On the before-housing-costs measure it rose from 18.5% in 2021/22 to 20.4% in 2024/25.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,660 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 2.5%. A year earlier the count was 1,520.
MP
Ms Julie Minns, Labour
- MP for Carlisle since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ms Julie Minns on this site
In Parliament
What Ms Julie Minns said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 22 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 298 spoken contributions by Ms Julie Minns since 4 July 2024.
Cumbria police do really good work tackling the use of illegal e-bikes, but with ever-growing numbers of them hitting our streets every single week, Cumbria’s police, fire and crime commissioner and I believe that the single biggest help that we could give the police would be to …
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One of the petitioners is my constituent Hayley, whose cat sadly was killed by a vehicle overnight—probably not an untypical story. The cat was found on the pavement the next morning, apparently moved there by the driver. Does the hon.
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I really do hope my hon. Friend’s voice holds out for this very important debate. Historic England’s blue plaque scheme rightly recognises notable Britons, but very few of the plaques are for prominent black Britons, and even fewer can be found outside London.
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I thank my right hon. Friend for that answer, and I put on record my thanks to all the Church of England schools in my constituency for their excellent work.
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5. What steps the Church of England is taking to support young people to develop skills to enter the workforce.
Read from the Hansard API on 27 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie Minns | Labour | 18,129 | 39.4% | +4.9 |
| John Stevenson | Conservative | 12,929 | 28.1% | −28.4 |
| Stephen Ward | Reform UK | 9,295 | 20.2% | |
| Brian Wernham | Liberal Democrat | 2,982 | 6.5% | +1.5 |
| Gavin Hawkton | Green Party | 1,922 | 4.2% | +2.6 |
| Sean Reed | Independent | 303 | 0.7% | |
| Rachel Hayton | Social Democratic Party | 244 | 0.5% | |
| Thomas Lynestrider | Independent | 175 | 0.4% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 39.4% | Conservative 28.1% | 5,200 | 59.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 56.5% | Labour 34.5% | 11,290 | 67.5% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Carlisle lies within Cumberland.
- Cumberland E06000063
Who has power over Carlisle
Every body that makes decisions for Carlisle, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Carlisle this page: Ms Julie Minns (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Carlisle?
Ms Julie Minns (Labour), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Carlisle?
The House of Commons Library records 18,129 votes for Julie Minns of Labour and a majority of 5,200; 59.1% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Carlisle?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,660, 2.5% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average house price in Carlisle?
£166,500: the middle price of homes sold in the year to March 2026, published by the ONS from Land Registry records.
What is the average salary in Carlisle?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £37,870 (April 2025).
How many children in Carlisle live in low income families?
4,471 children under 16, 24.4%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
What is the population of Carlisle?
107,219 in mid-2024, the latest ONS estimate.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.