West Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Cornwall
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
United Kingdom general election 1837.svg
Context of 1832-1868. Extract from 1837 result: the western, peach area.
County Cornwall
1832–1885
SeatsTwo
Created from Cornwall, St Mawes
Replaced by Camborne, St Austell, St Ives and Truro

West Cornwall was a county constituency in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) by the bloc vote system of election.

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Boundaries

In 1832 the county of Cornwall, in south west England, was split for parliamentary purposes into two county divisions. These were the West division (with a place of election at Truro) and East Cornwall (where voting took place at Bodmin). Each division returned two members to Parliament.

The parliamentary boroughs included in the West division, between 1832 and 1885, (whose non-resident 40 shilling freeholders were eligible to vote in the county constituency) were Helston, Penryn and Falmouth, St Ives and Truro. (Source: Stooks Smith).

1832–1885: The Hundreds of Kerrier, and Penwith, and in the hundred of Powder, the western division, i.e. the parishes of St Allen, St Anthony in Roseland, St Clement, Cornelly, Creed-with-Grampound, Cuby-with-Tregony, St Erme, Feock, Gerrans, St Just in Roseland (with St Mawes), Kea, Kenwyn, Lamorran, Merther, St Michael Penkevil, Philleigh, Probus, Ruan Lanihorne, Truro St Mary, Veryan, and in the hundred of Pydar, the parishes of St Agnes, Crantock, Cubert, Newlyn, St Enoder, and Perranzabuloe, and the Isles of Scilly. [1]

History

During the 53-year history of this division, there was never a contested election. Only once was a Conservative member returned, but he only represented the constituency for a few months before becoming the 2nd Earl of Falmouth.

In 1885 this division was abolished, when the East and West Cornwall county divisions were replaced by six new single-member county constituencies. These were Bodmin (the South-Eastern division), Camborne (North-Western division), Launceston (North-Eastern division), St Austell (Mid division), St Ives (the Western division) and Truro. In addition the last remaining Cornish borough constituency was Penryn and Falmouth.

Members of Parliament

ElectionFirst memberFirst partySecond memberSecond party
1832 Sir Charles Lemon, Bt Whig [2] [3] Edward Wynne-Pendarves Whig [2] [3]
1841 Lord Boscawen-Rose Conservative
1842 by-election Sir Charles Lemon, Bt Whig [2] [3]
1853 by-election Michael Williams Whig [4] [5]
1857 Richard Davey Whig [4]
1858 by-election Sir John St Aubyn, Bt Radical [6]
1859 Liberal Liberal
1868 Arthur Vivian Liberal
1885 Constituency abolished

Election results

Elections in the 1830s

General election 1832: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Lemon Unopposed
Whig Edward Wynne-Pendarves Unopposed
Registered electors 3,353
Whig win (new seat)
Whig win (new seat)

Charles Lemon had been Whig Member of Parliament for Cornwall prior to the 1832 election. Edward Wynne-Pendarves had also been a Member of Parliament in the previous parliament.

General election 1835: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Lemon Unopposed
Whig Edward Wynne-Pendarves Unopposed
Registered electors 3,612
Whig hold
Whig hold
General election 1837: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Whig Charles Lemon Unopposed
Whig Edward Wynne-Pendarves Unopposed
Registered electors 4,928
Whig hold
Whig hold

Elections in the 1840s

General election 1841: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Boscawen Unopposed
Whig Edward Wynne-Pendarves Unopposed
Registered electors 5,040
Conservative gain from Whig
Whig hold

Boscawen-Rose succeeded to the peerage, becoming 2nd Earl of Falmouth and causing a by-election.

By-election, 16 February 1842: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Lemon Unopposed
Whig gain from Conservative
General election 1847: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Lemon Unopposed
Whig Edward Wynne-Pendarves Unopposed
Registered electors 5,259
Whig hold
Whig gain from Conservative

Elections in the 1850s

General election 1852: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Charles Lemon Unopposed
Whig Edward Wynne-Pendarves Unopposed
Registered electors 4,649
Whig hold
Whig hold

Wynne-Pendarves' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 18 July 1853: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Michael Williams Unopposed
Whig hold
General election 1857: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Whig Richard Davey Unopposed
Whig Michael Williams Unopposed
Registered electors 4,542
Whig hold
Whig hold

John Tremayne had planned to stand for election, but withdrew. [9] [10]

Williams' death caused a by-election.

By-election, 5 July 1858: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Radical John St Aubyn Unopposed
Radical gain from Whig

George Williams, younger son of Michael, had withdrawn to avoid "disturbing the County". [11]

General election 1859: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Davey Unopposed
Liberal John St Aubyn Unopposed
Registered electors 4,897
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1860s

General election 1865: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Davey Unopposed
Liberal John St Aubyn Unopposed
Registered electors 4,615
Liberal hold
Liberal hold
General election 1868: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Vivian Unopposed
Liberal John St Aubyn Unopposed
Registered electors 8,168
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1870s

General election 1874: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Vivian Unopposed
Liberal John St Aubyn Unopposed
Registered electors 7,494
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

Elections in the 1880s

General election 1880: Cornwall Western (2 seats) [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Arthur Vivian Unopposed
Liberal John St Aubyn Unopposed
Registered electors 6,987
Liberal hold
Liberal hold

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