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Carlisle

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Apr 2026

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Carlisle, Brampton (Carlisle) and Longtown. Population 98,147. Median income £26K (below average).

Carlisle's first female MP has staked out a clear position against assisted dying, voting against the Terminally Ill Adults Bill at Second Reading in November 2024 and then, at Report Stage in May 2025, backing an amendment that would allow employers such as religious hospices to prohibit staff from facilitating the procedure -- placing her against the Labour majority on both occasions. She also voted against a closure motion during that same Report Stage debate, suggesting she wanted further deliberation rather than a forced vote. These are her only rebel votes in an otherwise tightly party-aligned record.

At 84% participation and 99.3% party alignment, Minns is a reliable government supporter across most legislation, including consistent backing for the government's position in Lords ping-pong on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill and Pension Schemes Bill. Her stance scores show strong alignment with workers' rights and progressive taxation, but notably low scores on parliamentary and Lords scrutiny -- though her deviation data shows she votes for parliamentary scrutiny 33 points more often than the average Labour MP. Her 216 contributions across 173 debates cover economy and jobs most heavily, followed by local government, health, and social care.

412
Commons votes
This parliament
£26k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
77.9k
Electorate
2024 GE

Lab took this seat from Con after 4 consecutive elections.

Current Member of Parliament

Julie Minns

Julie Minns

Labour Party

Ms Julie Minns is the Labour MP for Carlisle, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Notable Votes

Closure motion16 May 2025

A closure motion was voted on to end debate and force an immediate vote on the matter under discussion. Closure motions are a procedural tool used to curtail further debate; passing one (288 Ayes vs 239 Noes) meant the House moved directly to a division on the substantive question.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

Vote on whether to allow employers who opt out of providing assisted dying to also prohibit their employees from participating in assisted dying while working for them. This amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill would let, for example, a religious hospice or care home prevent its staff from facilitating assisted dying even if the individual healthcare worker personally wished to do so.

MP voted YesAgainst party majority

MPs voted on whether to give the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill its Second Reading, which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to legally request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards. This was a landmark free vote on one of the most ethically contested issues in recent parliamentary history.

MP voted NoAgainst party majority

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Voting at a Glance

Represented by Lab since 2024. Covers Carlisle, Brampton (Carlisle) and Longtown. Population 98,147. Median income £26K (below average).

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Minns’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.428 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Minns has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
96
Economy
85
Employment
47
Education
40
Crime & Policing
32
Constitution and Democracy
27
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip
Closure motion16 May 2025 · free vote
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 1016 May 2025 · free vote
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading29 Nov 2024 · free vote
No
§ 08The local picture.16 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
BelahHelen Davison944Green Pa
Belle VueAbdul Harid788Labour P
BotcherbyRobert William Betton553Independ
BramptonMike Mitchelson752Conserva
CastleAnne Glendinning562Labour P
Corby HaytonRoger Dobson1,090Liberal
CurrockLisa Brown630Labour P
Denton HolmeChristopher John Southward779Labour P
Harraby NorthJustin Robert McDermott455Labour P
Harraby SouthLucy Patrick634Labour P
Houghton IrthingtonJohn Mallinson1,024Conserva
LongtownTim Pickstone949Liberal
Population (2021 Census)
98,147
Electorate 77,863 · 2024 register
Median income
£25,800
HMRC SPI 2024
Households renting privately
18.3%
England average 20.0%
Schools
52
41 primary · 5 secondary
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