Truro and St Austell (UK Parliament constituency)

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Truro and St Austell
County constituency

Truro and St Austell shown within Cornwall, and Cornwall shown within England
Created: 1295
MP: Matthew Taylor
Party: Liberal Democrat
Type: House of Commons
County: Cornwall
EP constituency: South West England

Truro and St Austell is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

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[edit] Boundaries

The constituency is centred on the district of Carrick, which contains the city of Truro and the borough of Restormel which contains the town of St Austell.

[edit] Boundary review

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall, the Boundary Commission for England have created an extra seat for the county which means consequential changes for the existing seats. Truro and St Austell is disbanded, and is partly succeeded by St Austell and Newquay.

Truro forms part of the newly drawn Truro and Falmouth constituency.

[edit] History

The constituency has existed in a number of different forms. The constituency of Truro, up until 1885 elected two members to parliament; this was reduced to one. In 1918 the constituency was abolished but it was recreated again in 1950.

In 1997, in spite of the fact that no changes in boundaries were made to Truro, the Boundary Commission nonetheless saw fit to change its name to Truro and St. Austell, reflecting the fact that St Austell has a larger population than Truro. The seat became a safe Lib Dem bet thanks to the popularity and eloquence of its former MP, David Penhaligon. His tragic death in a car crash, aged only 42, robbed the House of Commons of one of its most independent-minded and pragmatic members. His successor, Matthew Taylor, has held the seat comfortably since a by-election in 1987.

[edit] Members of Parliament

[edit] 1295-1660

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1625-1629 Henry Rolle

1625 Francis Rous

1640-1653 Francis Rous

[edit] 1660-1707

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  • 1660 Walter Vincent
  • 1660-1685 Edward Boscawen
  • 1661 Nicholas Arundel
  • 1666 John Arundel
  • 1679 William Boscawen
  • 1681 Sir Henry Ashurst

[edit] 1707-1801

  • 4 March 1701 Sir John Hawles
  • 4 Dec 1701 Sir William Scawen c 1644- 18 Oct 1722
  • 12 Feb 1702 Sir Robert Cotton 2 May 1644 -17 Sep 1717
  • 25 Jul 1702 Sir Thomas Powys c 1649 -4 Apr 1719
  • 26 Nov 1702 Sir Philip Meadowes 21 May 1672- 5 Dec 1757
  • 18 May 1705 Hugh Boscawen, later Viscount Falmouth c 1680 -25 Oct 1734
  • 30 Nov 1705 Peregrine Bertie c 1663- 10 Jul 1711
  • 14 May 1708 James Brydges, later Duke of Chandos 6 Jan 1674 -9 Aug 1744
  • 16 Dec 1708 Robert Furnese 1 Aug 1687 -14 Mar 1733
  • 20 Oct 1710 Hugh Boscawen, later Viscount Falmouth c 1680- 25 Oct 1734
  • 8 Sep 1713 Thomas Hare 28 Oct 1686- 21 Feb 1760
  • William Collier c 1687 -24 May 1758
  • 31 Jan 1715 John Selwyn 20 Aug 1688- 5 Nov 1751
  • 1715-1727 Spencer Cowper c 1670 -10 Dec 1728
  • 17 Mar 1721 Thomas Wyndham c 1686 -12 Dec 1752
  • 25 Aug 1727 Hugh Boscawen, later Viscount Falmouth 20 Mar 1707 -4 Feb 1782
  • Sidney Meadows c 1699 -15 Nov 1792
  • 4 May 1734 Kelland Courtenay c 1707 - 8 Mar 1748
  • Robert Trefusis 22 Mar 1708-Aug 1742
  • 13 May 1741-1747 Charles Hamilton 13 Nov 1704- 11 Sep 1786
  • James Hammond
  • 21 June 1742-1761 Edward Boscawen 19 Aug 1711- 10 Jan 1761
  • 3 Jul 1747-1767 John Boscawen 2 Jan 1714- 30 Apr 1767
  • 1 Apr 1761-1774 George Boscawen 1 Dec 1712- 3 May 1775
  • 16 Jun 1767 Edward Hugh Boscawen 13 Sep 1744- 17 Jul 1774
  • 13 Oct 1774 George Boscawen 4 Sep 1745- after 1780
  • 1774-1784 Bamber Gascoyne 22 Feb 1725 -27 Oct 1791
  • 8 Sep 1780 Henry Rosewarne 26 Jun 1783
  • 8 Jul 1783 John Pollexfen Bastard 18 Sep 1756- 4 Apr 1816
  • 6 Feb 1784 Sir John St.Aubyn 17 May 1758 -10 Aug 1839
  • 8 Apr 1784 William Macarmick 15 Sep 1742- 20 Aug 1815
  • 1784-1792 William Augustus Spencer Boscawen 7 Jan 1750- 13 Jun 1828
  • 6 Mar 1787 John Hiley Addington 1759 -11 Jun 1818
  • 21 Jun 1790-1796 James Gordon c 1758- 18 Feb 1822
  • 10 Feb 1792 Charles Ingoldsby Paulet, later Marquess of Winchester 27 Jan 1764 -29 Nov 1843
  • 30 May 1796 John Leveson-Gower 25 Jun 1774- 14 Sep 1816
  • 1796-1814 John Lemon 6 Nov 1754- 5 Apr 1814

[edit] 1801-1885

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[edit] 1885-present

Year Member Party
1885 William Bickford-Smith Liberal later Liberal Unionist
1892 John Charles Williams Liberal Unionist
1895 Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence Liberal Unionist
1906 George Hay Morgan Liberal
1918 constituency abolished
1950 constituency re-established
1950 Geoffrey Wilson Conservative
1970 Piers Dixon Conservative
1974 David Penhaligon Liberal
1987 Matthew Taylor Liberal, then Liberal Democrat
1997 name changed to Truro & St. Austell
1997 Matthew Taylor Liberal Democrat

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2005

General Election 2005: Truro and St Austell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Matthew Taylor 24,089 46.7 -1.6
Conservative Fiona Kemp 16,686 32.4 +0.1
Labour Charlotte Mackenzie 6,991 13.6 -0.1
UK Independence David Noakes 2,736 5.3 +2.0
Mebyon Kernow Conan Jenkin 1,062 2.1 -0.2
Majority 7,403 14.4
Turnout 51,564 64.2 0.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -0.8

[edit] 2001

General Election 2001: Truro and St Austell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Matthew Taylor 24,296 48.3 -0.2
Conservative Tim Bonner 16,231 32.3 +5.8
Labour David Phillips 6,889 13.7 -1.6
UK Independence James Wonnacott 1,664 3.3 +2.3
Mebyon Kernow Conan Jenkin 1,137 2.3 +1.5
Independent (politician) John Lee 78 0.2 -0.3
Majority 8,065 16.0
Turnout 50,295 63.5 -10.6
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] 1997

General Election 1997: Truro and St Austell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Matthew Taylor 27,502 48.5
Conservative Neil Badcock 15,001 26.4
Labour Michael Dooley 8,697 15.3
Referendum Party Carl Hearn 3,682 6.5
UK Independence Alan Haithwaite 576 1.0
Green Dorienne Robinson 482 0.8
Mebyon Kernow Davyth Hicks 450 0.8
Independent (politician) Lorna Yelland 240 0.4
Natural Law Peter Bolland 117 0.2
Majority 12,501 22.0
Turnout 56,747 74.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

[edit] 1992

General Election 1992: Truro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Matthew Taylor 31,230 50.5
Conservative Nick St Aubyn 23,660 38.3
Labour J Geach 6,078 9.8
Green L Keating 569 0.9
Liberal C Tankard 208 0.3
Independent (politician) M Hartley 108 0.2
Majority 7,570 12.2
Turnout
Liberal Democrat hold Swing

The Liberal Party and the SDP merged between these elections and became the Liberal Democrats. C Tankard represented the newly formed Liberal Party.

[edit] 1987

General Election 1987: Truro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal) Matthew Taylor 28,368 49.0
Conservative Nick St Aubyn 23,615 40.8
Labour John King 5,882 10.2
Majority 4,753 8.2
Turnout 79.9
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold Swing

[edit] Truro by-election, 1987

Truro by-election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal) Matthew Taylor 30,599 60.4 3.1
Conservative Nick St Aubyn 15,982 31.5 −6.6
Labour John King 3,603 7.1 2.6
Green Howard Hoptrough 403 0.8
Death off Road: Freight on Rail Helen Anscomb 75 0.1
Majority 14,617 28.9
Turnout 50,662 70.2 −9.4
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold Swing

[edit] 1983

General election 1983: Truro
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SDP-Liberal Alliance (Liberal) David Penhaligon 31,279 57.3
Conservative P Buddell 20,799 38.1
Labour J Beecroft 2,479 4.6
Majority 10,480 19.2
Turnout 79.6
SDP-Liberal Alliance hold Swing

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[edit] See also

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South West England European constituency

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