Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
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Truro and Falmouth is a constituencyTemplate:Refn in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jayne Kirkham of the Labour Party.Template:Refn The seat had previously been held by Conservative MPs since its creation in 2010.[1]
History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election following a review by the Boundary Commission, which increased the number of seats in Cornwall from five to six. It replaced parts of the former seats of Truro and St Austell and Falmouth and Camborne. In 2010, the seat was very marginal between the Liberal Democrats (who had won both of its predecessor seats in 2005) and the Conservatives, who ultimately won the seat.
In the 2017 general election, the constituency was held by the Conservative candidate, although it experienced a 22.5% surge in the Labour vote (the third-largest in the UK). The 37.7% of the vote in the Truro and Falmouth constituency achieved by Labour marked their highest share of the vote in a seat incorporating Truro since 1970.[2] In the 2019 election, the Labour vote held up well compared to the national trend and they went on to capture the seat at the 2024 election.
Boundaries
2010–2024
The former District of Carrick wards of 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.
Between 2010 and 2024, Truro and Falmouth constituency had the same boundaries as the former district of Carrick (with the exception of the ward of Mount Hawke, which was part of the Camborne and Redruth seat).[3]
2024–present
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of Cornwall (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
- Falmouth Arwenack; Falmouth Boslowick; Falmouth Penwerris; Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock; Feock & Kea; Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend; Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth; Penryn; Probus & St Erme; St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland; St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern; Threemilestone & Chacewater; Truro Boscawen & Redannick; Truro Moresk & Trehaverne; Truro Tregolls.[4]
Minor changes to align with revised electoral division boundaries and bring the electorate within the permitted range, including the transfer of the villages of St Agnes and Perranporth to Camborne and Redruth.
The main settlements in the constituency are the city of Truro and the town of Falmouth, along with Penryn and St Mawes.[5]
Constituency profile
In November 2012, unemployed people and registered jobseekers in the constituency were 3.0% of the population, lower than the national average of 3.8%, based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[6]
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[7] | Portrait | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2010 | Sarah Newton | File:Official portrait of Sarah Newton.jpg | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2019 | Cherilyn Mackrory | File:Official portrait of Cherilyn Mackrory MP crop 2.jpg | Conservative |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: Template:Party color" | | 2024 | Jayne Kirkham | File:Official portrait of Jayne Kirkham MP crop 2.jpg | Labour |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Cherilyn Mackrory | 12,632 | 25.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ruth Gripper | 6,552 | 13.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Steve Rubidge | 6,163 | 12.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Karen La Borde | 3,470 | 6.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Peter Lawrence | 498 | 1.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Peter White | 166 | 0.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 8,151 | 16.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 50,264 | 68.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 25,842 | 46.8 | |
| Labour | 21,383 | 38.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 5,981 | 10.8 | |
| Green | 1,522 | 2.8 | |
| Others | 450 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | 55,178 | 75.3 | |
| Electorate | 73,326 | ||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jennifer Forbes | 22,676 | 38.3 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ruth Gripper | 7,150 | 12.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Tom Scott | 1,714 | 2.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Paul Nicholson | 413 | 0.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 4,561 | 7.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 59,190 | 77.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Jayne Kirkham | 21,331 | 37.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rob Nolan | 8,465 | 14.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Duncan Odgers | 897 | 1.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Amanda Pennington | 831 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 3,792 | 6.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 56,647 | 75.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | –11.1 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Simon Rix | 8,681 | 16.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stuart Roden | 7,814 | 15.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | John Hyslop | 5,967 | 11.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Karen Westbrook | 4,483 | 8.7 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Loic Rich | 792 | 1.5 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Stephen Richardson | 563 | 1.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Rik Evans | 526 | 1.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Principles of Politics | Stanley Guffogg | 37 | 0.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 14,000 | 27.2 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 51,544 | 70.0 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Script error: No such module "Political party". hold | Swing | +13.1 | |||
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| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Terrye Teverson | 19,914 | 40.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Charlotte MacKenzie | 4,697 | 9.6 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Harry Blakeley | 1,911 | 3.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Loic Rich | 1,039 | 2.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Script error: No such module "Political party". | Ian Wright | 858 | 1.8 | Script error: No such module "String". | |
| Majority | 435 | 0.9 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
| Turnout | 48,768 | 69.1 | Script error: No such module "String". | ||
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See also
Notes
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References
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- ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
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External links
- Truro and Falmouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Truro and Falmouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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