Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Coordinates: 50°11′49″N 5°00′58″W / 50.197°N 5.016°W

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
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

Sketchmap of 2010 parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall – click to enlarge

Truro and Falmouth is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Sarah Newton, a Conservative.^{[n 2]}

History

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

Political history

The result was a very marginal one in 2010, with the previous results in either predecessor seat also closely fought between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.

Boundaries

The 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, and Trescobeas.

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.^[2] The main settlements in the constituency are the city of Truro and the town of Falmouth, after which it is named. Other settlements include Penryn, Perranporth, St Agnes and St Mawes.^[3]

Constituency profile

The constituency has visitor attractions spanning diametrically opposite coasts, including Porthtowan and Perranporth, noted for beaches. Falmouth abounds with restaurants, places to stay and sailing and motor yacht facilities. However industries and businesses are not dominated by the arts or leisure and also rely on maritime maintenance, hospitality, tourism, retail, distribution and agriculture. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 3.0% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.^[4]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[5]	Party
	2010	Sarah Newton	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Truro and Falmouth^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Conservative	Sarah Newton	22,681	44.0	+2.3
	Liberal Democrat	Simon Rix	8,681	16.8	-24.0
	Labour	Stuart Roden[7]	7,814	15.2	+5.5
	UKIP	John Hyslop[8]	5,967	11.6	+7.7
	Green	Karen Westbrook[9]	4,483	8.7	+6.9
	Independent	Loic Rich[10]	792	1.5	N/A
	Mebyon Kernow	Stephen Richardson[11]	563	1.1	-1.0
	National Health Action	Rik Evans	526	1.0	N/A
	Principles of Politics	Stanley Guffogg	37	0.1	N/A
Majority			14,000	27.2
Turnout				70.0	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+13.1

General election 2010: Truro and Falmouth^[12][13]

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

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall

Notes and references

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. "Electorate Figures – Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
2. Fifth periodical report – Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities, The Stationery Office, 26 February 2007, ISBN 0-10-170322-8
3. 2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
4. Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
5. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
6. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. "New Labour Party candidate for Falmouth seat election seat chosen to replace Hanna Toms". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
8. http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/2015guide/truroandfalmouth/
9. https://my.greenparty.org.uk/candidates/106257
10. Briton, West (10 October 2013). "Rich aims to become MP". Retrieved 24 January 2015.
11. "Stephen Richardson PPC page". Mebyon Kernow. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
12. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
13. Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "Truro and Falmouth statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Acting Returning Officer, Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 April 2010.