Westmorland and Lonsdale

Current MP

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat

Efficiency 1.6/1021 years as MP

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Election history

Most-signed petitions in Westmorland and Lonsdale

Petitions ranked by how many people in this constituency signed them.

• Call a General Election5,233 local · 3,084,713 total
• Do not introduce Digital ID cards4,312 local · 2,984,191 total
• Call an immediate general election1,463 local · 1,059,229 total
• Invest in brain cancer and give rights – turn terminal into treatable1,241 local · 109,063 total
• Introduce offshore detention/mass deportation for illegal migrants1,057 local · 720,772 total
• Repeal the Online Safety Act644 local · 550,136 total
• Don't change inheritance tax relief for working farms546 local · 154,005 total
• Stop financial and other support for asylum seekers523 local · 427,447 total
• Ban driven grouse shooting468 local · 104,341 total
• Raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £20,000 424 local · 281,794 total
• Allow parents to take their children out of school for up to 10 days fine free.423 local · 181,597 total
• Mandatory collection and publication of certain child sexual offender data417 local · 260,974 total
• Higher minimum penalties for death by dangerous driving 402 local · 5,374 total
• Do not merge section 1 & 2 regulations on firearms licenses381 local · 122,952 total
• Ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship378 local · 110,519 total
• Every school & college to be obliged to have an evacuation chair & training369 local · 104,197 total
• Make all court and tribunal transcripts available free of charge333 local · 203,824 total
• Make all forms of 'geo-engineering' affecting the environment illegal320 local · 160,631 total
• Protect Northern Ireland Veterans from Prosecutions320 local · 209,956 total
• Review possible penalties for social media posts, including the use of prison315 local · 191,591 total

About Westmorland and Lonsdale

Westmorland and Lonsdale is one of 650 UK parliamentary constituencies that each elect a single Member of Parliament to the House of Commons under the first-past-the-post system. It sits in England and has a registered electorate of 72,029 voters. Boundary reviews run on a regular cycle via the Boundary Commission — the current map was redrawn for the 2024 general election.