Candidates in Cumbria are set to battle it out to become MP - after Parliament overwhelmingly backed a bill for a December election.

The Commons voted by 438 to 20 at third reading to approve the one-page Bill enabling the election to be held on December 12.

Earlier, MPs voted by 315 to 295 to reject a Labour amendment for the proposed polling day to be moved to December 9 - three days earlier than ministers wanted.

How did Cumbria's MPs vote in the ballot for an election on December 12:

Carlisle (Conservative Party) John Stevenson - For

Copeland (Conservative Party) Trudy Harrison - For

Penrith (independent) Rory Stewart - For

Barrow (independent) John Woodcock - Didn't vote

Workington (Labour Party) Sue Hayman - Didn't vote

Westmorland and Lonsdale (Liberal Democrat) Tim Farron - Didn't vote

Carlisle MP John Stevenson said: “I will be doing my absolute best, running on the Conservative Party manifesto and on my record locally, which I think is a positive one.

“It is a marginal seat and I will treat it as such, I will not take anything for granted.”

Copeland MP Trudy Harrison said earlier: “We will bring forward a Bill for a general election to be held on December 12 – so we can elect a new Parliament, get Brexit done and let the country move on. We didn’t want an election but this Parliament has forced another delay on Brexit which is really damaging the country.”

Barrow and Furness MP John Woodcock, said: “It is right we have an election to break the damaging Brexit impasse, even if it has to come just before Christmas when people would rather open their door to carol singers than canvassers.

"I am going to be spending the last few days of this parliament trying to make as much progress as possible on things that can help our community.

“We’ve just won a major breakthrough on the marina village which needs to be discussed before Parliament is dissolved and next week I am due to see the life sciences minister about the future of the GSK site in Ulverston.”

Westmorland and Lonsdale MP Tim Farron said: “Both Parliament and the country have been completely paralysed by the chaos of the past three years.

“The needs of our communities here in South Cumbria on issues like the NHS, schools and police have been ignored by the Conservative Government as they continue to navel gaze over Brexit, and the only thing that they and Labour offer to the public is years of more of the same.

"The Lib Dems provide a real alternative as the only party campaigning to make the chaos stop and get back to focusing on the issues that matter to local people.”