Mebyon Kernow –The Party for Cornwall is a Cornish nationalist,centre-left political party in Cornwall,in southwestern Britain. It currently has five elected councillors on Cornwall Council,and several town and parish councillors across Cornwall.
Andrew Henry George is a British Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of St Ives in Cornwall from 1997 to 2015,when he was defeated by the Conservatives' Derek Thomas. He was the vice-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Housing and Planning Group in the 2010 parliament. He currently serves as a Cornwall Councillor for Ludgvan,Madron,Gulval and Heamoor,having been elected in the 2021 local elections.
Laurence Anthony Robertson is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tewkesbury since 1997. A member of the Conservative Party,he chaired the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee for seven years,from 2010 to 2017.
North Cornwall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Scott Mann,a Conservative since the 2015 general election. Like all British constituencies,the seat elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. The seat was created in 1918. Since 1950,the constituency has been held by MPs from either the Conservative Party or the Liberal Democrats.
St Ives is a parliamentary constituency covering the western end of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The constituency has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Derek Thomas,a Conservative MP.
Julia Anne Goldsworthy is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005 until 2010. A member of the Liberal Democrats,she was narrowly defeated by 66 votes by the Conservatives in the new Camborne and Redruth constituency following boundary changes. In the House of Commons,she served as the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Communities and Local Government. After her defeat,she worked as a special adviser.
Daniel John Rogerson is a Cornish Liberal Democrat politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall from the 2005 general election until his defeat at the 2015 general election. In October 2013,he became the Liberal Democrat Minister at the Department for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs,holding the office until losing his Parliamentary seat to Conservative candidate Scott Mann.
Anne Margaret Main is a Conservative Party politician who formerly served as the Member of Parliament for St Albans in Hertfordshire. She was elected at the general election of 2005,and was re-elected in 2010,2015 and 2017. She lost her seat to Daisy Cooper,a Liberal Democrat,at the 2019 general election.
Camborne and Redruth is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation for the 2010 general election by George Eustice,a Conservative who served as Environment Secretary between 2020 and 2022 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The seat is on the South West Peninsula of England,bordered by both the Celtic Sea to the northwest and English Channel to the southeast.
St Austell and Newquay is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Steve Double,a Conservative. It is on the South West Peninsula of England,bordered by both the Celtic Sea to the northwest and English Channel to the southeast.
Truro and Falmouth is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2019 by Cherilyn Mackrory of the Conservative Party. It is on the South West Peninsula of England,bordered by both the Celtic Sea to the northwest and English Channel to the south. The seat was held by fellow Conservative Sarah Newton from its 2010 creation until her retirement from politics in 2019.
Cornwall is administered as a county of South West England whose politics are influenced by a number of issues that make it distinct from the general political scene in the wider United Kingdom,and the political trends of neighbouring counties. Its position on the geographical periphery of the island of Great Britain is also a factor.
Cornish nationalism is a cultural,political and social movement that seeks the recognition of Cornwall –the south-westernmost part of the island of Great Britain –as a nation distinct from England. It is usually based on three general arguments:
Sir Christopher Hawkins,1st Baronet,FRS was a Cornish landowner,mine-owner,Tory Member of Parliament,and patron of steam power. He was Recorder of Grampound,of Tregony,and of St Ives,Cornwall.
Sheryll Murray is a British Conservative Party politician. She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cornwall at the 2010 general election.
Charles George Eustice is a British politician and former public relations executive who held office as Secretary of State for Environment,Food and Rural Affairs between 2020 and 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Camborne and Redruth from 2010 to 2024.
Gareth Alan Johnson is a British politician and former lawyer who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts from September to October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party,he previously served as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from February to September 2022 and Assistant Government Whip from 2018 to 2019 and 2021 to 2022. Johnson was first elected at the 2010 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dartford,winning the seat from Labour. He has been supportive of Leave Means Leave,a Eurosceptic pressure group.
Scott Leslie Mann is a British Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall since 2015. He currently serves as a Government Whip. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs from September to October 2022. Between 2009 and 2016 he represented the Wadebridge West ward on Cornwall Council.
Stephen Daniel Double is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for St Austell and Newquay since 2015. He served as a junior Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 28 October 2022 to 13 November 2023.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cornwall:Cornwall –ceremonial county and unitary authority area of England within the United Kingdom. Cornwall is a peninsula bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea,to the south by the English Channel,and to the east by the county of Devon,over the River Tamar. Cornwall is also a royal duchy of the United Kingdom. It has an estimated population of half a million and it has its own distinctive history and culture.
