General Election 2024

This page provides information on husting events, your local candidates & constituencies, and political party manifestos.

List of constituencies, candidates & parties (in alphabetical order)

Constituency	Party	Candidate
Westmorland and Lonsdale	Conservative	Matty Jackman
	Green	Phil Clayton
	Heritage Party	Izzy Solabarrieta
	Independent	John Studholme
	Labour	Pippa Smith
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Farron
	Reform UK	James Townley
	Social Democrats	Wendy Long

Penrith and Solway	Conservative	Mark Jenkinson
	Green	Susan Denham-Smith
	Independent	Chris Johnston
	Independent	Roy Invinson
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Aglionby
	Labour	Markus Campbel-Savours
	Reform UK	Matthew Moody
	Social Democrats	Shaun Long

Carlisle	Conservative	Andrew John Stevenson
	Green	Gavin Hawkton
	Independent	Sean Clifford Reed
	Independent	Thomas Alexander Ben Lynestrider
	Labour	Julie Minns
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Wernham
	Reform UK	Stephen Ward
	Social Democrats	Rachel Hayton

Barrow and Furness	Conservative	Simon Fell
	Green	Lorraine Wrennall
	Labour	Michelle Scrogham
	Liberal Democrats	Adrian Waite
	Party of Women	Lisa Morgan
	Reform UK	Barry Morgan

Whitehaven and Workington	Conservative	Andrew Paul Johnson
	Green	Jill Perry
	Labour	Josh MacAlister
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Wills
	Reform UK	David Surtees

Read Chief Executive of the Wildlife Trusts, Craig Bennetts' reaction to the main political parties' manifestos

Consider attending a hustings event

What's a husting?

A husting is a meeting where local candidates can address potential voters, and potential voters can ask questions.

Where's my nearest husting event?

Click/tap the arrows below to view details of the hustings taking place in Cumbria this month, on the run up to the General Election.

How are your Election candidates scoring for nature?

We'd like to know how well candidates are doing on the subject of nature and climate - you can give them all a satisfaction score once you've spoken with them or heard from them.

Score your local candidate(s)

Online | ACT Rural Hustings Event

When: 27 June 2024, 5pm-6.30pm

Where: Online, you can register here: Rural Hustings Event Registration, Thu 27 Jun 2024 at 17:00

Hosting/Chairing: ACT (Action with Communities in Cumbria) Lorrainnesmyth@cumbriaaction.org.uk

Candidates attending (in no alphabetical order): A range of Cumbrian candidates.

Ambleside | Friends of the Lake District hustings for local landscape

When: 24 June 2024, 8pm-9.30pm (21 June is the deadline to submit a question)

Where: Ambleside Parish Centre, Vicarage Rd, Ambleside, LA22 9DH

Hosting/Chairing: Friends of the Lake District (01539 720788, info@fld.org.uk) and Caz Graham (local resident, BBC 4 Broadcaster)

Candidates attending (in no alphabetical order): Phil Clayton (Green), Tim Farron (LibDem), Pippa Smith (Labour)

Carlisle | NEWSQUEST Cumbria Hustings | Carlisle

When: 25 June, time TBC

Where: TBC in Carlisle. Ticketed event - to attend please complete this short form

Hosting/Chairing: Newsquest Cumbria (01228 612600), Joy Yates (Newsquest Cumbria regional editor)

Candidates attending (in no alphabetical order): John Stevenson (Conservative), Julie Minns (Labour), Brian Wernham (Liberal Democrats), Stephen Ward (Reform UK), Gavin Hawkton (Green), and Rachel Hayton (Social Democratic Party)

Whitehaven

When: 28 June, 7.30pm

Where: Whitehaven’s United Reformed Church. Questions will be submitted in writing on arrival.

Hosting/Chairing: Whithaven Mission Community group of churches. Rev Alistair Smeaton, the United Reformed Church minister, will chair the event.

Candidates attending (in no alphabetical order): Josh MacAlister (Labour), Andrew Johnson (Conservative), and Chris Wills (Liberal Democrat). Jill Perry (Green Party), who is not available, will send a statement. It's not yet known if David Surtees (Reform UK) will attend.