Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Truro and Falmouth
County constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Truro and Falmouth in Cornwall.

Location of Cornwall within England.
County Cornwall
Electorate 71,340 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements Truro and Falmouth
Current constituency
Created 2010 (2010)
Member of Parliament Sarah Newton (Conservative)
Number of members One
Created from Truro and St Austell, Falmouth and Camborne
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency South West England

Truro and Falmouth 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.

The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall by the Boundary Commission for England, which has increased the number of seats in the county from five to six.[2] It replaces parts of the former Truro and St Austell and Falmouth and Camborne seats.

Contents

Boundaries

The Truro and Falmouth has the same boundaries as the former district of Carrick, with the exception of the ward of Mount Hawke, which is part of the Camborne and Redruth seat.[3] The main towns in the constituency are Truro and Falmouth, after which it is named. Other settlements include Penryn, Perranporth, St Agnes and St Mawes.

Members of Parliament

Election Member[4] Party
2010 Sarah Newton Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2010: Truro & Falmouth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sarah Newton 20,349 41.7 +10.0
Liberal Democrat Terrye Teverson 19,914 40.8 -0.1
Labour Charlotte MacKenzie 4,697 9.6 -9.4
UKIP Harry Blakeley 1,911 3.9 -1.8
Mebyon Kernow Loic Rich 1,039 2.1 -0.4
Green Ian Wright 858 1.8 +1.8
Majority 435 0.9
Turnout 48,768 69.1 +4.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing +5.1

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the county of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly". Boundary Commission for England. 2005-01-09. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_Cornwall_the_Isles_of_Scilly.doc. Retrieved 2010-05-01. 
  3. ^ Fifth periodical report - Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities, The Stationery Office, 26 February 2007, ISBN 0101703228, http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.asp 
  4. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  5. ^ Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "Truro and Falmouth statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Acting Returning Officer, Cornwall Council. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=73611b79-ce24-4d33-b22b-aba2209de259&version=-1. Retrieved 20 April 2010. 
Conservative (36)
Liberal Democrats (15)
Labour (4)