Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

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Truro and Falmouth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
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Boundary of Truro and Falmouth in Cornwall
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Location of Cornwall within England
County Cornwall
Electorate 72,982 (2024) [1]
Major settlements Truro, Falmouth, Penryn
Current constituency
Created 2010
Member of Parliament Jayne Kirkham (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created from Truro and St Austell, Falmouth and Camborne

Truro and Falmouth is a constituency [n 1] in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jayne Kirkham of the Labour Party. [n 2] The seat had previously been held by Conservative MPs since its creation in 2010. [2]

Contents

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. [3] 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

Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Map of current 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). [4]

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):

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. [6]

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 . [7]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMember [8] PortraitParty
2010 Sarah Newton Official portrait of Sarah Newton.jpg Conservative
2019 Cherilyn Mackrory Official portrait of Cherilyn Mackrory MP crop 2.jpg Conservative
2024 Jayne Kirkham Official portrait of Jayne Kirkham MP crop 2.jpg Labour

Elections

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Truro & Falmouth election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Truro and Falmouth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jayne Kirkham 20,783 41.3 +2.5
Conservative Cherilyn Mackrory 12,63225.1–21.7
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gripper6,55213.0+2.2
Reform UK Steve Rubidge6,16312.3N/A
Green Karen La Borde3,4706.9+4.1
Independent Peter Lawrence4981.0N/A
Liberal Peter White1660.3–0.4
Majority 8,15116.2N/A
Turnout 50,26468.9–6.5
Registered electors 72,982
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg12.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result [10]
PartyVote %
Conservative 25,84246.8
Labour 21,38338.8
Liberal Democrats 5,98110.8
Green 1,5222.8
Others4500.8
Turnout55,17875.3
Electorate73,326
General election 2019: Truro and Falmouth [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Cherilyn Mackrory 27,237 46.0 +1.6
Labour Jennifer Forbes22,67638.3+0.6
Liberal Democrats Ruth Gripper7,15012.1–2.8
Green Tom Scott1,7142.9+1.4
Liberal Paul Nicholson4130.7N/A
Majority 4,5617.7+1.0
Turnout 59,19077.2+1.4
Conservative hold Swing +0.5
General election 2017: Truro and Falmouth [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Newton 25,123 44.4 +0.4
Labour Jayne Kirkham 21,33137.7+22.5
Liberal Democrats Rob Nolan8,46514.9–1.9
UKIP Duncan Odgers8971.6–10.0
Green Amanda Pennington8311.5–7.2
Majority 3,7926.7–19.5
Turnout 56,64775.8+5.8
Conservative hold Swing –11.1
General election 2015: Truro and Falmouth [13] [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Newton 22,681 44.0 +2.3
Liberal Democrats Simon Rix8,68116.8–24.0
Labour Stuart Roden7,81415.2+5.6
UKIP John Hyslop5,96711.6+7.7
Green Karen Westbrook4,4838.7+6.9
Independent Loic Rich7921.5N/A
Mebyon Kernow Stephen Richardson5631.1–1.0
NHA Rik Evans5261.0N/A
Principles of PoliticsStanley Guffogg370.1N/A
Majority 14,00027.2+26.3
Turnout 51,54470.0+0.9
Conservative hold Swing +13.1
General election 2010: Truro and Falmouth [15] [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Sarah Newton 20,349 41.7 +10.0
Liberal Democrats Terrye Teverson 19,91440.8−0.1
Labour Charlotte MacKenzie4,6979.6−9.4
UKIP Harry Blakeley1,9113.9−1.8
Mebyon Kernow Loic Rich1,0392.1−0.4
Green Ian Wright8581.8N/A
Majority 4350.9
Turnout 48,76869.1
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ As with all constituencies, the constituency elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years.

References

  1. ↑ "Result for St Ives constituency – 4 July 2024 – Cornwall Council". cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Truro and Falmouth MP Sarah Newton to stand down at next election". Cornwall Live. 28 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Truro and Falmouth 2017 Election Results – BBC.co.uk, Retrieved 11 June 2017
  4. ↑ Fifth periodical report – Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities, The Stationery Office, 26 February 2007, ISBN   978-0-10-170322-2
  5. ↑ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. ↑ 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
  7. ↑ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  8. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
  9. ↑ Kate Kennally (7 June 2024). "Statement Of Persons Nominated, Notice Of Poll And Situation Of Polling Stations – Truro and Falmouth" (PDF). Cornwall Council . Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament . Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "Truro & Falmouth parliamentary constituency – Election 2017". BBC News. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Truro and Falmouth – 2015 Election Results – General Elections Online". geo.digiminster.com. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  16. ↑ Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "Truro and Falmouth statement of persons nominated and notice of poll". Acting Returning Officer, Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 April 2010.

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