Parliamentary representation from Cornwall

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The historic county of Cornwall in south west England, United Kingdom (without prejudice to the contention that Cornwall has a different status to the counties of England - see Constitutional status of Cornwall) was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cornwall.

In 1889 Cornwall became an administrative county. Unlike many other counties there has been no major change between the historic and administrative county boundaries. The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Cornwall (if any). The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

Contents

[edit] List of constituencies

Article names are followed by (UK Parliament constituency). The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbrieviations:-

  • (Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.

[edit] Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes
Bodmin BC (1295-1885) 1295 1983 2 (1295-1868) Unrepresented 1654-1659
CC (1885-1983) 1 (1868-1983)
Bossiney BC 1552 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Callington BC 1584 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Camborne CC 1885 1950 1
Camborne and Redruth CC next * 1
Camelford BC 1547 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Cornwall CC 1290 1832 2 (1290-1654)
8 (1654-1659)
2 (1659-1832)
East Cornwall CC 1832 1885 2
North Cornwall CC 1918 * 1
South East Cornwall CC 1983 * 1
West Cornwall CC 1832 1885 2
East Looe BC 1571 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
East Looe and West Looe BC 1654 1659 1
Falmouth and Camborne CC 1950 next 1
Fowey BC 1571 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Grampound BC 1547 1821 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Helston BC 1298 1885 2 (1298-1832) Unrepresented 1654-1659
1 (1832-1885)
Launceston BC (1295-1885) 1295 1918 2 (1295-1654) Also called Dunheved
1 (1654-1659)
2 (1659-1832)
1 (1832-1918)
CC (1885-1918)
Liskeard BC 1295 1885 2 (1295-1832) Unrepresented 1654-1659
1 (1832-1885)
Lostwithiel BC 1305 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Mitchell BC 1547 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659. Also called St. Michael's.
Newport (Cornwall) BC 1529 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659. Also called Newport iuxta Launceston.
Penryn BC 1547 1832 2 (1547-1654)
1 (1654-1659)
2 (1659-1832)
Penryn and Falmouth BC (1832-1918) 1832 1950 2 (1832-1885)
CC (1918-1950) 1 (1885-1950)
St Austell CC 1885 1918 1
St Austell and Newquay CC next * 1
St Germans BC 1563 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
St Ives BC (1558-1885) 1558 * 2 (1558-1832) Unrepresented 1654-1659
CC (1885-*) 1 (1832-*)
St Mawes BC 1563 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Saltash BC 1547 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
Tregony BC 1295 1296 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659
1559 1832
Truro BC (1295-1885) 1295 1918 2 (1295-1654)
1 (1654-1659)
2 (1659-1885)
CC (1885-1918) 1 (1885-1918)
CC 1950 1997 1
Truro and Falmouth CC next * 1
Truro and St Austell CC 1997 next 1
West Looe BC 1553 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654-1659

[edit] Constituencies mostly in another historic county

Constituency Type From To MPs Notes

[edit] Periods constituencies represented

  1290–1295 1295–1296 1296–1298 1298–1305 1305–1529 1529–1547 1547–1552 1552–1553 1553–1558 1558–1559
Bodmin   12951654
Bossiney   15521654
Camelford   15471654
Cornwall 12901832
Grampound   15471654
Helston   12981654
Launceston   12951918
Liskeard   12951654
Lostwithiel   13051654
Mitchell   15471654
Newport   15291654
Penryn   15471654
St Ives   15581654
Saltash   15471654
Tregony   12951296  
Truro   12951918
West Looe   15531654
  1559–1563 1563–1571 1571–1584 1584–1654 1654–1659 1659–1821 1821–1832 1832–1885 1885–1918
Bodmin 12951654   16591983
Bossiney 15521654   16591832  
Callington   15841654   16591832  
Camborne   18851950
Camelford 15471654   16591832  
Cornwall 12901832  
East Cornwall   18321885  
West Cornwall   18321885  
East Looe   15711654   16591832  
East Looe and West Looe   16541659  
Fowey   15711654   16591832  
Grampound 15471654   16591821  
Helston 12981654   16591885  
Launceston 12951918
Liskeard 12951654   16591885  
Lostwithiel 15471654   16591832  
Mitchell 15471654   16591832  
Newport 15291654   16591832  
Penryn 15471654   16591832  
Penryn and Falmouth   18321950
St Austell   18851918
St Germans   15631654   16591832  
St Ives 15581654   1659–*
St Mawes   15631654   16591832  
Saltash 15471654   16591832  
Tregony 15591654   16591832  
Truro 12951918
West Looe 15531654   16591832  
  1918–1950 1950–1983 1983–1997 1997–next next–*
Bodmin 16591983  
Camborne 18851950  
Camborne and Redruth   next–*
North Cornwall 1918–*
South East Cornwall   1983–*
Falmouth and Camborne   1950–next  
Penryn and Falmouth 18321950  
St Austell and Newquay   next–*
St Ives 1659–*
Truro   19501997  
Truro and Falmouth   next–*
Truro and St Austell   1997–next  

[edit] Summaries

[edit] Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Note: Dates of representation prior to 1509 are provisional.

Type 1290 1295 1296 1298 1305 1529 1547 1552 1553 1558 1559 1563 1571 1584 1654 1659 1821 1832 1885 1918 next
Borough - 5 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 22 3 22 21 7 1 - -
County 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 5 6
Total 1 6 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 4 23 22 9 7 5 6

[edit] Summary of Members of Parliament by Type and Period

Type 1290 1295 1296 1298 1305 1529 1547 1552 1553 1558 1559 1563 1571 1584 1654 1659 1821 1832 1868 1885 1918 next
Borough - 10 8 10 12 14 24 26 28 30 34 38 42 44 3 44 42 10 9 1 - -
County 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 2 2 4 4 6 5 6
Total 2 12 10 12 14 16 26 28 30 32 36 40 44 46 11 46 44 14 13 7 5 6

[edit] See also

[edit] Further reading

[edit] References

  • Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972)
  • British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984)
  • British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977)
  • The House of Commons 1509-1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982)
  • The House of Commons 1558-1603, by P.W. Hasler (HMSO 1981)
  • The House of Commons 1660-1690, by Basil Duke Henning (Secker & Warburg 1983)
  • The House of Commons 1715-1754, by Romney Sedgwick (HMSO 1970)
  • The House of Commons 1754-1790, by Sir Lewis Namier and John Brooke (HMSO 1964)
  • The House of Commons 1790-1820, by R.G. Thorne (Secker & Warburg 1986)
  • The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844-50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) out of copyright