Penrith and Solway: MP, 2024 result and local figures
The MP for Penrith and Solway is Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour), returned on 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour) 19,986 votes and Mark Jenkinson (Conservative) 14,729, a majority of 5,257. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 63.2% (49,281 of 77,935).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Penrith and Solway has the 12th lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (49.7 per sq km).
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 70.2% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.6 points. The economically inactive share was 25.4%.
6,070 business sites were registered in Penrith and Solway in March 2026 (6,075 a year before), and employed 38,000 people in 2024.
About 99,600 people live in Penrith and Solway: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 99,608. Children under 16 numbered 15,022; people aged 65 and over, 27,223.
Residents of Penrith and Solway earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £37,197 for workplace jobs and £42,568 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £40,722. The residents' figure ranks 154th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £220,000 and half for less. That is up 29% on £170,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £235,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 145th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,381 recorded sales.
DWP figures count 3,005 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 20.0% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 16.4% in 2024/25, from 15.0% in 2021/22.
At the 2021 Census there were 43,873 households and 49.7 residents per square kilometre; 26.3% of workers mainly worked from home and 29.4% of residents aged 16 and over were retired.
In September 2026, 1.9% of 16 to 64 year olds in Penrith and Solway were claimants (1,105 people). A year earlier the count was 1,035.
MP
Markus Campbell-Savours, Labour
- MP for Penrith and Solway since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Markus Campbell-Savours on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Markus Campbell-Savours's latest words in Parliament, from 20 October 2026 to 27 October 2026. Hansard search returns 102 spoken contributions by Markus Campbell-Savours since 4 July 2024.
Echoing concerns raised by Members across the House, I ask the Minister to imagine an elderly constituent living alone in an isolated Lake district valley where copper phonelines have been replaced with fibre; a storm takes out the power to their router in the night, and by the …
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One former Conservative Minister wrote a book that discussed the prison system’s failure to reform.
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The grade II listed Old Courthouse in Cockermouth still lies half-collapsed in the River Cocker, with the owner yet to demonstrate either the means or the desire to lift a finger.
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To be honest, I am not a big fan of Opposition day debates in Parliament. I made my discomfort clear in a debate on farming in 2024, when I put the Government on notice of my intention to vote against the APR Budget measure.
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For those considering suicide, the message must be that there is always another way, but with new Office for National Statistics data showing that the rate of suicide in Cumberland has increased yet again, would Ministers meet me and Cumbrian Members to ensure that our health …
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General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markus Campbell-Savours | Labour | 19,986 | 40.6% | +10.4 |
| Mark Jenkinson | Conservative | 14,729 | 29.9% | −24.9 |
| Matthew Moody | Reform UK | 7,624 | 15.5% | +13.7 |
| Julia Aglionby | Liberal Democrat | 4,742 | 9.6% | +1.5 |
| Susan Denham-Smith | Green Party | 1,730 | 3.5% | +0.4 |
| Chris Johnston | Independent | 195 | 0.4% | |
| Shaun Long | Social Democratic Party | 156 | 0.3% | |
| Roy Ivinson | Independent | 119 | 0.2% |
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 40.6% | Conservative 29.9% | 5,257 | 63.2% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 54.8% | Labour 30.2% | 13,760 | 72.7% |
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
Penrith and Solway covers wards in 2 local authority areas, listed by the number of wards in the constituency.
- Cumberland E06000063
- Westmorland and Furness E06000064
Who has power over Penrith and Solway
Every body that makes decisions for Penrith and Solway, 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 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
- Penrith and Solway this page: Markus Campbell-Savours (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 Penrith and Solway?
UK Parliament lists Markus Campbell-Savours, Labour, as the Member of Parliament for Penrith and Solway since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Penrith and Solway?
Markus Campbell-Savours (Labour) won with 19,986 votes, a majority of 5,257, on a turnout of 63.2% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Penrith and Solway?
1.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,105 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Penrith and Solway?
The median price paid was £220,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Penrith and Solway?
Median full-time pay of residents was £42,568 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Penrith and Solway live in low income families?
DWP counts 3,005 (20.0% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Penrith and Solway?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 99,608 residents.
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.