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List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall

 
Wikipedia: List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall

The ceremonial county of Cornwall, which includes the Isles of Scilly, is divided into 5 Parliamentary constituencies. They are all County constituencies.

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Parliamentary history of Cornwall

2005 constituencies

      † Conservative       ‡ Labour       ¤ Liberal Democrat

(part) signifies that only part of a ward is located in the constituency.

Name[nb 1] Electorate[1] Majority[nb 2] Member of Parliament Nearest opposition Electoral wards[2][3] Map
Falmouth and Camborne 71,509 1,886   Julia Goldsworthy¤   Candy Atherton
A small constituency. It is situated in the south west of the county, although it borders another constituency located further south west.
North Cornwall 86,841 3,076 Dan Rogerson¤ Mark Formosa†
A large constituency in the north of the county.
South East Cornwall 80,704 6,507 Colin Breed¤ Ashley Gray†
A medium-sized constituency found in the south east of the county.
St Ives 74,716 11,609 Edward Garnier¤ Christian Mitchell†
A medium constituency located in the extreme south west of the county.
Truro and St Austell 80,256 7,403 Matthew Taylor¤ Fiona Kemp†
A medium constituency located in the centre of the county. Due to the elongated shape of the county, no constituencies border it to the north or the south despite its central location.

Footnotes

  1. ^ BC denotes borough constituency, CC denotes county constituency.
  2. ^ The majority is the number of votes the winning candidate receives more than their nearest rival.

References

  1. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 677–689.
  2. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies (England) Order 2007". Office of Public Sector Information. Crown copyright. 13 June 2007. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2007/uksi_20071681_en_4. Retrieved 7 November 2009. 
  3. ^ Boundary Commission for England pp. 1004–1007

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