Copeland (UK Parliament constituency)
Copeland is a constituency in Cumbria created in 1983 and represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. The constituency is represented in Parliament by Trudy Harrison, of the Conservative Party, since a by-election in February 2017. It was retained at the snap 2017 general election four months later. The seat had been held by Labour candidates at elections between 1983 and 2015 included.
| Copeland | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
Boundary of Copeland in Cumbria | |
Location of Cumbria within England | |
| County | Cumbria |
| Electorate | 63,696 (December 2010) |
| Major settlements | Whitehaven |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1983 |
| Member of Parliament | Trudy Harrison (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Whitehaven |
Copeland is one of five Cumbria seats won (held or gained) by a Conservative candidate in 2019 out of a total of six covering the county. The bulk of this seat is in the Lake District, together with a large proportion of its population.
Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat will be abolished, with the majority being included in a new constituency which will also include the town of Workington, to be named Whitehaven and Workington - to be first contested at the next general election. Keswick will be included in the new constituency of Penrith and Solway, and Millom transferred to Barrow and Furness.