The ceremonial county of Cornwall, which includes the Isles of Scilly, is divided into six parliamentary constituencies. They are all county constituencies.

Parliamentary history of Cornwall

All six parliamentary seats are currently held by Conservatives, having came from holding no seats in 1997, 2001 and 2005, to gaining three of the six from the Liberal Democrats in 2010, to gaining the remaining three to hold all six Cornish seats in 2015. All six MPs were re-elected in 2017. In that election, several previous Liberal Democrat candidates, including previous MPs Andrew George and Steve Gilbert re-stood in their old seats, but failed to be re-elected. In all six seats, the Labour vote surged, pushing the Liberals into third place in four of the six seats. In the 2019 election, Labour retained their position as the second-placed party in most of the Cornish seats, holding their vote up far better in the region than elsewhere in the country. The last Labour MP for a Cornish constituency was Candy Atherton, who held the seat of Falmouth and Camborne between 1997 and 2005.

For information on historical constituencies in Cornwall, see Parliamentary representation from Cornwall.

Constituencies

Further information: 2019 United Kingdom general election

  Conservative †   Labour ‡   Liberal Democrat ¤

Constituency Electorate[1] Majority[2][nb 1] Member of Parliament[2] Nearest opposition[2] Current electoral wards[3][4] Original electoral wards[5][6] Map
Camborne and Redruth 70,250 8,700   George Eustice † Paul Farmer ‡
  • Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill
  • Camborne Trelowarren
  • Camborne West & Treswithian
  • Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan
  • Crowan, Sithney & Wendron (part)
  • Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock (part)
  • Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon
  • Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
  • Hayle West
  • Helston South & Meneage (part)
  • Illogan & Portreath
  • Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap (part)
  • Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (part)
  • Perranporth (part)
  • Pool & Tehidy
  • Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day
  • Redruth North
  • Redruth South
  • St Agnes (part)
A small constituency. It is situated in the south west of the county, although it borders another constituency located further south west.
North Cornwall 69,935 14,752 Scott Mann † Danny Chambers ¤
  • Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
  • Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard
  • Bodmin St Petroc
  • Bude
  • Camelford & Boscastle
  • Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
  • Launceston North & North Petherwin
  • Launceston South
  • Padstow
  • Poundstock
  • St Teath & Tintagel
  • Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow
  • Wadebridge East & St Minver
  • Wadebridge West & St Mabyn
  • North Cornwall District Council:
    • Allan
    • Altarnun
    • Blisland and St Breward
    • Bodmin St Mary's
    • Bodmin St Petroc
    • Bude
    • Camelford
    • Camelot
    • Grenville
    • Lanivet
    • Launceston
    • Marhamchurch
    • North Petherwin
    • Padstow and District
    • Poughill and Stratton
    • St Endellion and St Kew
    • St Minver
    • South Petherwin
    • Stokeclimsland
    • Tremaine
    • Valency
    • Wadebridge
    • Week St Mary
    • Whitstone
A large constituency in the north of the county.
South East Cornwall 71,825 20,971   Sheryll Murray † Gareth Derrick ‡
  • Callington & St Dominic
  • Calstock
  • Liskeard Central
  • Liskeard South & Dobwalls
  • Looe East & Deviock
  • Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
  • Lostwithiel & Lanreath
  • Lynher
  • Rame Peninsula & St Germans
  • Roche & Bugle (part)
  • Saltash Essa
  • Saltash Tamar
  • Saltash Trematon & Landrake
  • St Cleer & Menheniot
  • Torpoint
  • Caradon District Council:
    • Callington
    • Calstock
    • Deviock and Sheviock
    • Dobwalls and District
    • Duloe
    • Lansallos and Pelynt
    • Landrake and St Dominick
    • Lanteglos and St Veep
    • Liskeard North
    • Liskeard South
    • Looe and St Martin
    • Lynher
    • Menheniot and St Ive
    • Millbrook
    • Rame Peninsula
    • St Cleer and St Neot
    • St Germans
    • Saltash Burraton
    • Saltash Essa
    • Saltash Pill
    • Saltash St Stephens
    • Torpoint East
    • Torpoint West
  • Restormel Borough Council:
    • Lostwithiel
A medium-sized constituency found in the south east of the county.
St Austell and Newquay 79,930 16,526 Steve Double † Felicity Owen ‡
  • Fowey, Tywardreath & Par
  • Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
  • Newquay Central & Pentire
  • Newquay Porth & Tretherras
  • Newquay Trenance
  • Penwithick & Boscoppa
  • Roche & Bugle (part)
  • St Austell Bethel & Holmbush
  • St Austell Central & Gover
  • St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
  • St Blazey
  • St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn
  • St Columb Minor & Colan
  • St Dennis & St Enoder
  • St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland (part)
  • St Mewan & Grampound
  • St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern (part)
  • St Stephen-in-Brannel
  • Restormel Borough Council:
    • Bethel
    • Crinnis
    • Edgcumbe North
    • Edgcumbe South
    • Fowey and Tywardreath
    • Gannel
    • Gover
    • Mevagissey
    • Mount Charles
    • Poltair
    • Rialton
    • Rock
    • St Blaise
    • St Columb
    • St Enoder
    • St Ewe
    • St Stephen
    • Treverbyn
A medium constituency located in the center of the county.
St Ives 68,795 4,284 Derek Thomas † Andrew George ¤
  • Crowan, Sithney & Wendron (part)
  • Helston North
  • Helston South & Meneage (part)
  • Land's End
  • Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
  • Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
  • Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
  • Mullion & St Keverne
  • Penzance East
  • Penzance Promenade
  • Porthleven, Breage & Germoe
  • St Ives, Lelant & Carbis Bay
  • St Ives West & Towednack

Isles of Scilly

  • Kerrier District Council:
    • Breage and Crowan
    • Grade-Ruan and Landewednack
    • Helston North
    • Helston South
    • Meneage
    • Mullion
    • Porthleven and Sithney
    • St Keverne
  • Penwith District Council:
    • Goldsithney
    • Gulval and Heamoor
    • Lelant and Carbis Bay
    • Ludgvan and Towednack
    • Madron and Zennor
    • Marazion and Perranuthnoe
    • Morvah
    • Pendeen and St Just
    • Penzance Central
    • Penzance East
    • Penzance Promenade
    • Penzance South,
    • St Buryan
    • St Erth and St Hilary
    • St Ives North
    • St Ives South.
  • Isles of Scilly
A medium constituency located in the extreme south west of the county.
Truro and Falmouth 76,719 4,561   Cherilyn Mackrory † Jennifer Forbes ‡
  • Falmouth Arwenack
  • Falmouth Boslowick
  • Falmouth Penwerris
  • Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock (part)
  • Feock & Kea
  • Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend
  • Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap (part)
  • Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth (part)
  • Penryn
  • Perranporth (part)
  • Probus & St Erme
  • St Agnes (part)
  • St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland (part)
  • St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhaven (part)
  • Threemilestone & Chacewater
  • Truro Boscawen & Redannick
  • Truro Moresk & Trehaverne
  • Truro Tregolls
  • Carrick District Council:
    • Arwenack
    • Boscawen
    • Boslowick
    • Carland
    • Feock and Kea
    • Kenwyn and Chacewater
    • Moresk
    • Mylor
    • Newlyn and Goonhavern
    • Penryn
    • Penwerris
    • Perranporth
    • Probus
    • Roseland
    • St Agnes
    • Tregolls
    • Trehaverne and Gloweth
    • Trescobeas
A medium constituency located in the centre of the county. Due to the elongated shape of the county, no constituencies border it to the north or the south despite its central location.

2010 boundary review

Under the Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the Boundary Commission for England decided to increase the number of seats which covered Cornwall from 5 to 6. Falmouth and Camborne, and Truro and St Austell were abolished and replaced by Camborne and Redruth, St Austell and Newquay, and Truro and Falmouth.

Former name Boundaries 1997–2010 Current name Boundaries 2010–present
  1. Falmouth and Camborne CC
  2. North Cornwall CC
  3. South East Cornwall CC
  4. St Ives CC
  5. Truro and St Austell CC
Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
  1. Camborne and Redruth CC
  2. North Cornwall CC
  3. South East Cornwall CC
  4. St Austell and Newquay CC
  5. St Ives CC
  6. Truro and Falmouth CC
Proposed Revised constituencies in Cornwall
Proposed Revised constituencies in Cornwall

Proposed boundary changes

See 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies for further details.

Following the abandonment of the Sixth Periodic Review (the 2018 review), the Boundary Commission for England formally launched the 2023 Review on 5 January 2021.[7] Initial proposals were published on 8 June 2021 and, following two periods of public consultation, revised proposals were published on 8 November 2022. The final recommendations were submitted to the Speaker of the House of Commons and then published on 28 June 2023.

When the final recommendations come into effect at the next general election, the six existing parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall are to be retained with the same names and relatively minor alterations compared to other parts of the country.[8]

Results history

Primary data source: House of Commons research briefing – General election results from 1918 to 2019[9]

Vote breakdown

Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats Green UKIP Mebyon Kernow Others Notes
Votes % -/+ Votes % -/+ Votes % -/+ Votes % -/+ Votes % -/+ Votes % -/+ Votes %
2019 173,027 53.8 +5.4 74,392 23.1 -3.6 62,165 19.3 -4.2 7,129 2.2 +1.1 did not contest 1,660 0.5 +0.5 3,602 1.1
2017 152,428 48.4 +5.3 83,968 26.7 +14.4 73,875 23.5 +1.1 3,218 1.0 -4.8 897 0.3 -13.5 did not contest 323 0.1
2015 127,079 43.1 +2.2 36,235 12.3 +3.7 66,056 22.4 -19.4 17,241 5.8 +4.5 40,785 13.8 +8.9 5,675 1.9 Steady 1,757 0.6
2010 115,016 40.9 +9.1 24,257 8.6 -7.0 117,307 41.8 -2.6 3,573 1.3 +0.6 13,763 4.9 -0.1 5,379 1.9 +0.5 1,586 0.6
2005 82,543 31.8 -0.8 41,140 15.6 -1.7 115,241 44.4 -0.4 1,738 0.7 +0.7 12,863 5.0 +1.3 3,552 1.4 +0.1 2,356 0.9
2001 82,227 32.6 +2.2 43,674 17.3 +0.2 113,000 44.8 +0.9 did not contest 9,290 3.7 +2.7 3,199 1.3 +0.6 727 0.3
1997 85,077 30.4 -12.3 47,913 17.1 +3.2 123,124 43.9 +2.2 482 0.2 -0.1 2,926 1.0 +1.0 1,906 0.7 +0.7 18,779 6.7
1992 127,678 42.7 -4.6 41,593 13.9 +1.3 124,553 41.7 +1.7 1,035 0.3 +0.3 did not exist did not contest 4,098 1.4
1987 131,194 47.3 -2.0 34,994 12.6 +3.7 111,064 40.0 -0.8 did not contest did not contest 373 0.1
1983 126,182 49.3 -1.3 22,838 8.9 -3.7 104,365 40.8 +6.6 776 0.3 -0.2 1,151 0.5 -1.1 677 0.3

Percentage votes

Election year 1923 1924 1929 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative1 35.0 48.6 38.4 42.0 44.2 50.5 48.5 43.8 41.1 41.1 47.9 41.8 43.6 50.6 49.3 47.3 42.7 30.4 32.6 31.8 40.9 43.1 48.4 53.8
Labour 2.3 9.7 18.1 25.4 29.6 33.3 30.7 27.5 25.9 27.6 24.6 19.6 20.0 12.6 8.9 12.6 13.9 17.1 17.3 15.9 8.6 12.3 26.7 23.1
Liberal Democrat2 52.6 41.7 42.4 32.6 26.2 16.2 20.8 28.7 32.8 30.6 27.0 38.2 35.2 34.2 40.8 40.0 41.7 44.0 44.8 44.4 41.8 22.4 23.5 19.3
Green Party – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – * * * * * 1.3 5.8 1.0 2.2
UKIP – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – * * * 4.9 13.8 0.3 –
Other 10.0 – 1.2 0.4 – – – – 0.1 0.7 0.4 0.4 1.2 2.6 1.0 0.1 1.7 8.6 5.2 7.9 2.5 2.5 0.1 1.6

1Includes Constitutionalist in 1924 and National Liberal Party up to 1966

21950–1979 – Liberal; 1983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

* Included in Other

Meaningful vote percentages are not applicable for the elections of 1918, 1922, 1931 and 1935 since one or more seats were gained unopposed.

Seats

Election year 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974

(Feb)

1974

(Oct)

1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019
Conservative1 2 2 0 5 0 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 3 6 6 6
Labour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Liberal Democrat2 2 1 4 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 3 0 0 0
National Liberal 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Independent Liberal 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6

1Includes Constitutionalist in 1924 and National Liberal Party up to 1966

2pre-1979 – Liberal; 1983 & 1987 – SDP-Liberal Alliance

Maps

1885–1910

1918–1945

1950–present

Historical representation by party

A cell marked → (with a different colour background to the preceding cell) indicates that the previous MP continued to sit under a new party name.

1832 to 1868 (14 MPs)

  Conservative   Independent Liberal   Liberal   Peelite   Radical   Whig

Constituency 1832 1835 1837 38 40 1841 42 43 44 45 46 1847 49 1852 53 54 1857 58 1859 59 65 1865 66 68
Bodmin Peter C. Vivian Spry Wyld Michell J. C. Vivian Leveson-Gower
Spry → Gardner Lacy Graves-Sawle Wyld Michell Wyld
Cornwall Eastern Molesworth R. H. Vivian W. Rashleigh T. J. Agar-Robartes →
W. Salusbury-Trelawny Eliot Pole-Carew Kendall
Cornwall Western Wynne-Pendarves Williams St Aubyn →
Lemon Boscawen-Rose Lemon Davey →
Helston Lane-Fox Townshend Sackville Basset R. Vyvyan Trueman Rogers Young W. Brett
Launceston Hardinge Bowles Percy Haliburton Campbell Lopes
Liskeard C. Buller Crowder Grey Osborne A. Buller
Penryn & Falmouth Rolfe Hutchins J. C. Vivian Gwyn Baring → Smith
Bury Freshfield Plumridge Mowatt Freshfield Gurney
St Ives Halse W. Praed Powlett Laffan Paull
Truro R. H. Vivian J. E. Vivian A. Smith → J. C. Vivian
Tooke Turner H. Willyams H. Vivian E. Willyams M. Smith F. Williams

1868 to 1885 (13 MPs)

  Conservative   Liberal

Constituency 1868 69 71 1874 74 76 77 78 1880 81 82 85
Bodmin Leveson-Gower
Cornwall Eastern E. Willyams C. Rashleigh T. C. Agar-Robartes Dyke Acland
J. Salusbury-Trelawney J. Tremayne Borlase
Cornwall Western St Aubyn
A. Vivian
Helston Young Molesworth-St Aubyn
Launceston Lopes Deakin Giffard Webster
Liskeard A. Buller Horsman Courtney
Penryn & Falmouth Fowler Jenkins
Eastwick Cole R. Brett
St Ives Magniac Davenport C. Praed Reed Ross
Truro J. C. Vivian McGarel-Hogg
F. Williams A. Tremayne E. Willyams

1885 to 1918 (7 MPs)

  Conservative   Independent Liberal   Liberal   Liberal Unionist

Constituency 1885 1886 87 1892 1895 98 99 1900 03 04 1906 06 08 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 12 15 16
Bodmin Courtney → → Molesworth Agar-Robartes Freeman-Thomas Grenfell Pole-Carew → Hanson
Camborne Conybeare → Strauss Caine Lawson Dunn F. Dyke Acland
Launceston C. Dyke-Acland Owen Moulton Marks
Penryn and Falmouth Jenkins Cavendish-Bentinck Horniman Barker Goldman
St Austell Borlase McArthur Agar-Robartes Layland-Barratt
St Ives St Aubyn → Bolitho Hain → Cory
Truro Bickford-Smith → Williams Durning-Lawrence Morgan

1918 to 1950 (5 MPs)

  Coalition Liberal (1918–22) / National Liberal (1922–23)   Conservative   Constitutionalist   Independent   Independent Liberal   Labour   Liberal   National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency 1918 22 1922 1923 1924 24 28 1929 31 1931 32 1935 37 39 41 1945 46 47
Bodmin Hanson Foot Harrison Foot Rathbone B. Rathbone Marshall
Camborne Dyke Acland Moreing Jones Moreing → Jones Agnew
Cornwall North Marks → → Williams Maclean Dyke Acland Horabin → →
Penryn and Falmouth Nicholl Shipwright Mansel Pilcher Walters Petherick King
St Ives Cory Hawke Cory Hawke H. Runciman W. Runciman → Beechman

1950 to 2010 (5 MPs)

  Conservative   Labour   Liberal   Liberal Democrats   National Liberal (1931–68)

Constituency 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 68 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 87 1987 88 1992 1997 2001 2005
Cornwall North Roper Scott-Hopkins Pardoe Neale Tyler Rogerson
Bodmin / Cornwall South East (1983) Marshall Bessell Hicks Tyler Hicks Breed
Falmouth and Camborne Hayman Dunwoody Mudd Coe Atherton Goldsworthy
St Ives Howard Nott → Harris George
Truro / Truro and St Austell (1997) Wilson Dixon Penhaligon Taylor →

2010 to present (6 MPs)

  Conservative   Liberal Democrats

Constituency 2010 2015 2017 2019
Camborne and Redruth Eustice
North Cornwall Rogerson Mann
St Ives George Thomas
South East Cornwall Murray
St Austell and Newquay Gilbert Double
Truro and Falmouth Newton Mackrory

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Constituencies A-Z – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. ^ "LGBCE | Cornwall | LGBCE Site". www.lgbce.org.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  5. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
  6. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007
  7. ^ "2023 Review | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  8. ^ "The 2023 Review of Parliamentary Constituency Boundaries in England – Volume one: Report | Boundary Commission for England". boundarycommissionforengland.independent.gov.uk. paras 1204-1215. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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