Parliamentary representation from Cornwall

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The historic county of Cornwall in south-west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cornwall.

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In 1889 an administrative county of Cornwall was created. 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.

List of constituencies

The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbreviations:-

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes
Bodmin BC (1295–1885)129519832 (1295–1868)Unrepresented 1654–1659
CC (1885–1983)1 (1868–1983)
Bossiney BC155218322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Callington BC158418322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Camborne CC188519501
Camborne and Redruth CC2010*1
Camelford BC154718322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Cornwall CC129018322 (1290–1654)
8 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1832)
East Cornwall CC183218852
North Cornwall CC1918*1
South East Cornwall CC1983*1
West Cornwall CC183218852
East Looe BC157118322Unrepresented 1654–1659
East Looe and West Looe BC165416591
Falmouth and Camborne CC195020101
Fowey BC157118322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Grampound BC154718212Unrepresented 1654–1659
Helston BC129818852 (1298–1832)Unrepresented 1654–1659
1 (1832–1885)
Launceston BC (1295–1885)129519182 (1295–1654)Also called Dunheved
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1832)
1 (1832–1918)
CC (1885–1918)
Liskeard BC129518852 (1295–1832)Unrepresented 1654–1659
1 (1832–1885)
Lostwithiel BC130518322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Mitchell BC154718322Unrepresented 1654–1659. Also called St. Michael's.
Newport (Cornwall) BC152918322Unrepresented 1654–1659. Also called Newport Iuxta Launceston.
Penryn BC154718322 (1547–1654)
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1832)
Penryn and Falmouth BC (1832–1918)183219502 (1832–1885)
CC (1918–1950)1 (1885–1950)
St Austell CC188519181
St Austell and Newquay CC2010*1
St Germans BC156318322Unrepresented 1654–1659
St Ives BC (1558–1885)1558*2 (1558–1832)Unrepresented 1654–1659
CC (1885–*)1 (1832–*)
St Mawes BC156318322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Saltash BC154718322Unrepresented 1654–1659
Tregony BC129512962Unrepresented 1654–1659
15591832
Truro BC (1295–1885)129519182 (1295–1654)
1 (1654–1659)
2 (1659–1885)
CC (1885–1918)1 (1885–1918)
CC195019971
Truro and Falmouth CC2010*1
Truro and St Austell CC199720101
West Looe BC155318322Unrepresented 1654–1659

Constituencies mostly in another historic county

ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes

Periods constituencies represented

 1290–12951295–12961296–12981298–13051305–15291529–15471547–15521552–15531553–15581558–1559
Bodmin  1295–1654
Bossiney  1552–1654
Camelford  1547–1654
Cornwall 1290–1832
Grampound  1547–1654
Helston  1298–1654
Launceston  1295–1918
Liskeard  1295–1654
Lostwithiel  1305–1654
Mitchell  1547–1654
Newport  1529–1654
Penryn  1547–1654
St Ives  1558–1654
Saltash  1547–1654
Tregony  1295–1296 
Truro  1295–1918
West Looe  1553–1654
 1559–15631563–15711571–15841584–16541654–16591659–18211821–18321832–18851885–1918
Bodmin 1295–1654 1659–1983
Bossiney 1552–1654 1659–1832  
Callington  1584–1654 1659–1832  
Camborne   1885–1950
Camelford 1547–1654 1659–1832  
Cornwall 1290–1832  
East Cornwall   1832–1885  
West Cornwall  1832–1885 
East Looe  1571–1654 1659–1832  
East Looe and West Looe  1654–1659 
Fowey  1571–1654 1659–1832  
Grampound 1547–1654 1659–1821 
Helston 1298–1654 1659–1885  
Launceston 1295–1918
Liskeard 1295–1654 1659–1885  
Lostwithiel 1547–1654 1659–1832  
Mitchell 1547–1654 1659–1832  
Newport 1529–1654 1659–1832  
Penryn 1547–1654 1659–1832  
Penryn and Falmouth  1832–1950
St Austell  1885–1918
St Germans  1563–1654 1659–1832  
St Ives 1558–1654 1659–*
St Mawes  1563–1654 1659–1832  
Saltash 1547–1654 1659–1832  
Tregony 1559–1654 1659–1832  
Truro 1295–1918
West Looe 1553–1654 1659–1832  
 1918–19501950–19831983–19971997–20102010–*
Bodmin 1659–1983  
Camborne 1885–1950  
Camborne and Redruth  2010–*
North Cornwall 1918–*
South East Cornwall  1983–*
Falmouth and Camborne  1950–2010 
Penryn and Falmouth 1832–1950  
St Austell and Newquay  2010–*
St Ives 1659–*
Truro  1950–1997 
Truro and Falmouth  2010–*
Truro and St Austell  1997–2010 

Summaries

Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Note: Dates of representation prior to 1509 are provisional.

Type129012951296129813051529154715521553155815591563157115841654165918211832188519182010
Borough–5456712131415171921223222171––
County111111111111111112656
Total1656781314151618202223423229756

Summary of members of parliament by Type and Period

Type1290129512961298130515291547155215531558155915631571158416541659182118321868188519182010
Borough–1081012142426283034384244344421091––
County2222222222222282244656
Total2121012141626283032364044461146441413756

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