Border Conservatives

Copeland Mayor Mike Starkie joins Conservatives

He has decided to sign up as he believes they are the best equipped to help achieve the ambitions he has for the borough.

Education Secretary pledges more funding for schools in visit to west Cumbria

The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson visited Whitehaven Academy as part of his tour of west Cumbria.

The race is over: MPs react to new Conservative Party leader

Mr Johnson won by a clear majority, securing 92,153 votes, with Mr Hunt receiving 46,656.

Over 1000 mental health patients sent to other boards

"Divisive and obsessive", Theresa May calls the SNP

West Cumbria councillor defects from 'irrelevant' Ukip

Scottish Tories set up for second place in Holyrood vote

The Tories or SNP? Who won the fiscal framework tussle

Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk: the result

Penrith and the Border: results

Your MP elect: Rory Stewart

Your MP elect: David Mundell

Carlisle: the result

Your MP elect: John Stevenson

General election blog: Scottish Conservative manifesto