Tim Farron

Tim Farron is the Liberal Democrat MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs).

Last election result

Review the last election result for the constituency Westmorland and Lonsdale when Tim Farron was elected.

2024 General Election

The 2024 General Election was held on 4 July 2024. A total of 8 candidates ran for election.

Summary

LD
Liberal Democrat Gain
Majority
21,472
Electorate
72,029
Turnout
68.8%

You can view more detailed information about this election result on the election result pages.

UK Parliamentary constituency boundaries have changed following a review in 2023. This means that the election history for this constituency began at the last general election on 4 July 2024.

The Library’s election results site shows relationships to previous constituencies and election results for 2010-2024.

Share of the vote

The graph below shows the share of the vote across all the candidates.

Breakdown

The table below shows the individual vote breakdown for each candidate.

Candidate/Party Votes Share Change
Tim Farron
Liberal Democrat
31,061 62.7% 22.0%
Matty Jackman
Conservative
9,589 19.4% -30.8%
James Townley
Reform UK
4,842 9.8% 8.7%
Pippa Smith
Labour
2,306 4.7% -2.3%
Phil Clayton
Green Party
1,486 3.0% 2.5%
John Studholme
Independent
111 0.2% 0.2%
Izzy Solabarrieta
Heritage Party
81 0.2% 0.2%
Wendy Long
Social Democratic Party
57 0.1% 0.1%