Birkby, Cumbria

Birkby is an hamlet in the Allerdale district of the English county of Cumbria, historically within Cumberland, near the Lake District National Park.[1] It is located on the A596 road, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north-east of Maryport + 26.2 miles (42.2 km) south-west of Carlisle. In 1870-72 it had a population of 157.[2]

Birkby
Birkby
Location in Allerdale, Cumbria
Birkby
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY074384
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARYPORT
Postcode districtCA15
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Governance

Birkby is in the parliamentary constituency of Workington. In the December 2019 general election, the Tory candidate for Workington, Mark Jenkinson, was elected the MP, overturning a 9.4 per cent Labour majority from the 2017 election to eject shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman by a margin of 4,136 votes.[3] Until the December 2019 general election, the Labour Party had won the seat in every general election since 1979.The Conservative Party had only been elected once in Workington since World War 2, at the 1976 by-election.[4] Historically Birkby has been a Labour supporting area.

Before Brexit for the European Parliament its residents voted to elect MEP's for the North West England constituency.

For Local Government purposes it is in the Ellen & Gilcrux Ward of Allerdale Borough Council and the Maryport North Ward of Cumbria County Council.

Birkby is in the parish of Crosscanonby which has its own Parish Council; Crosscanonby Parish Council.[5]

See also

References
  1. The Cumbria Directory
  2. "History of Birkby, in Allerdale and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. "Workington parliamentary constituency – Election 2019".
  4. "A vision of Britain website – general elections section". Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. "Crosscanonby Parish Council".
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