Falmouth and Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)
50°11′42″N 5°10′48″W / 50.195°N 5.180°W
Falmouth and Camborne | |
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Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Cornwall |
Major settlements | Falmouth, Camborne, Redruth |
1950–2010 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Camborne, Penryn and Falmouth |
Replaced by | Camborne and Redruth, Truro and Falmouth |
Falmouth and Camborne was, from 1950 until 2010, a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
History
[edit]The Falmouth and Camborne seat was created in 1950, succeeding the former Camborne constituency. The seat had an industrial tradition, mostly in tin mining. The seat alternated between the Labour and Conservative parties until 2005, when it was won by Julia Goldsworthy of the Liberal Democrats.
The former gold medal-winning athlete Sebastian Coe represented this seat as a Conservative from 1992 until his defeat by Labour in 1997.
Boundaries
[edit]1950–1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Falmouth and Penryn, the Urban District of Camborne-Redruth, and parts of the Rural Districts of Kerrier, Truro, and West Penwith.
1983–1997: The District of Kerrier wards of Camborne North, Camborne South, Camborne West, Constantine, Illogan North, Illogan South, Mabe and St Gluvias, Mawnan and Budock, Redruth North, Redruth South, St Day and Lanner, and Stithians, and the District of Carrick wards of Arwenack, Mylor, Penryn, Penwerris, Smithick, and Trevethan.
1997–2010: The District of Kerrier wards of Camborne North, Camborne South, Camborne West, Constantine and Gweek, Illogan North, Illogan South, Mabe and St Gluvias, Mawnan and Budock, Redruth North, Redruth South, St Day and Lanner, and Stithians, and the District of Carrick wards of Arwenack, Mylor, Penryn, Penwerris, Smithick, and Trevethan.
Boundary changes
[edit]Following its review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall, the Boundary Commission for England abolished this constituency at the 2010 general election. The new Camborne and Redruth seat took most of the electoral wards from this seat, while the remaining wards form part of the new Truro and Falmouth constituency.
Members of Parliament
[edit]Election | Member[1] | Party | |
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1950 | Harold Hayman | Labour | |
1966 | John Dunwoody | ||
1970 | David Mudd | Conservative | |
1992 | Sebastian Coe | ||
1997 | Candy Atherton | Labour | |
2005 | Julia Goldsworthy | Liberal Democrat | |
2010 | constituency abolished |
Elections
[edit]Elections in the 1950s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Hayman | 18,988 | 43.16 | ||
Conservative | Peter Agnew | 16,997 | 38.63 | ||
Liberal | Gilbert Granville Sharp | 8,013 | 18.21 | ||
Majority | 1,991 | 4.53 | |||
Turnout | 43,998 | 82.63 | |||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Hayman | 20,850 | 46.29 | ||
Conservative | Nigel Nicolson | 19,847 | 44.07 | ||
Liberal | Stuart Townend | 4,343 | 9.64 | ||
Majority | 1,003 | 2.22 | |||
Turnout | 45,040 | 83.61 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Hayman | 21,587 | 51.24 | ||
Conservative | Percy P. King | 20,540 | 48.76 | ||
Majority | 1,047 | 2.48 | |||
Turnout | 42,127 | 78.32 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Hayman | 20,083 | 45.79 | ||
Conservative | Alison Margaret Tennant | 15,886 | 36.22 | ||
Liberal | Alan Gibson | 7,890 | 17.99 | New | |
Majority | 4,197 | 9.57 | |||
Turnout | 43,859 | 81.58 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harold Hayman | 18,847 | 44.53 | ||
Conservative | Robert Boscawen | 15,921 | 37.61 | ||
Liberal | Edmund Henry Hambly | 7,559 | 17.86 | ||
Majority | 2,926 | 6.92 | |||
Turnout | 42,327 | 77.57 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Dunwoody | 21,394 | 46.85 | ||
Conservative | Robert Boscawen | 18,131 | 39.70 | ||
Liberal | Manuela Sykes | 6,144 | 13.45 | ||
Majority | 3,263 | 7.15 | |||
Turnout | 45,669 | 82.55 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mudd | 21,477 | 44.53 | ||
Labour | John Dunwoody | 19,954 | 41.37 | ||
Liberal | Alfred George Sherman T Davey | 5,843 | 12.11 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Richard Jenkin | 960 | 1.99 | New | |
Majority | 1,523 | 3.16 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,234 | 77.74 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mudd | 22,500 | 41.87 | ||
Labour | Michael George Dalling | 18,236 | 33.94 | ||
Liberal | Alfred George Sherman Davey | 13,000 | 24.19 | ||
Majority | 4,264 | 7.94 | |||
Turnout | 53,736 | 80.91 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mudd | 23,950 | 47.22 | ||
Labour | Michael George Dalling | 18,094 | 35.68 | ||
Liberal | Edmund Thomas Sara | 6,428 | 12.67 | ||
Independent Liberal | Alfred George Sherman Davey | 2,246 | 4.43 | New | |
Majority | 5,856 | 11.54 | |||
Turnout | 50,718 | 75.79 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mudd | 30,523 | 56.68 | ||
Labour | Peter M Tebbutt | 13,923 | 25.85 | ||
Liberal | J Hall-Say | 7,489 | 13.91 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | L Truran | 1,637 | 3.04 | New | |
National Front | M. Swingler | 280 | 0.52 | New | |
Majority | 16,600 | 30.83 | |||
Turnout | 53,852 | 77.26 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mudd | 24,614 | 50.00 | ||
SDP | David Fieldsend | 13,589 | 27.60 | ||
Labour | Anthony Bunt | 10,446 | 21.22 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Richard Jenkin | 582 | 1.18 | ||
Majority | 11,025 | 22.40 | |||
Turnout | 48,649 | 75.02 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | David Mudd | 23,725 | 43.89 | ||
SDP | Jonathan Marks | 18,686 | 34.57 | ||
Labour | John Cosgrove | 11,271 | 20.85 | ||
Monster Raving Loony | Frederick Zapp | 373 | 0.69 | New | |
Majority | 5,039 | 9.32 | |||
Turnout | 54,055 | 78.78 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Sebastian Coe | 21,150 | 36.9 | −7.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terrye Jones | 17,883 | 31.2 | −3.4 | |
Labour | John Cosgrove | 16,732 | 29.2 | +8.4 | |
Liberal | Paul T. Holmes | 730 | 1.3 | New | |
Green | Kevin J. Saunders | 466 | 0.8 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Frederick Zapp | 327 | 0.6 | −0.1 | |
Natural Law | Andrew J. Pringle | 56 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 3,267 | 5.7 | −3.6 | ||
Turnout | 57,344 | 81.1 | +2.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | −1.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Candy Atherton | 18,151 | 33.8 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Sebastian Coe | 15,463 | 28.8 | −8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Terrye Jones | 13,512 | 25.2 | −6.0 | |
Referendum | Peter de Savary | 3,534 | 6.6 | New | |
Independent Labour | John Geach | 1,691 | 3.2 | New | |
Liberal | Paul Holmes | 527 | 1.0 | −0.3 | |
UKIP | Robert Smith | 355 | 0.7 | New | |
Mebyon Kernow | Ruth Lewarne | 238 | 0.4 | New | |
Monster Raving Loony | Gary Glitter | 161 | 0.3 | −0.3 | |
Majority | 2,688 | 5.0 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 53,632 | 75.1 | −6.0 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Elections in the 2000s
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Candy Atherton | 18,532 | 39.6 | +5.8 | |
Conservative | Nick Serpell | 14,005 | 29.9 | +1.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Julian Brazil | 11,453 | 24.5 | −0.7 | |
UKIP | John Browne | 1,328 | 2.8 | +2.1 | |
Mebyon Kernow | Hilda Wasley | 853 | 1.8 | +1.4 | |
Liberal | Paul T Holmes | 649 | 1.4 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 4,527 | 9.7 | +4.7 | ||
Turnout | 46,820 | 64.3 | −10.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Julia Goldsworthy | 16,747 | 34.9 | +10.4 | |
Labour | Candy Atherton | 14,861 | 31.0 | −8.6 | |
Conservative | Ashley Crossley | 12,644 | 26.3 | −3.6 | |
UKIP | Michael Mahon | 1,820 | 3.8 | +1.0 | |
Independent | David Mudd | 961 | 2.0 | New | |
Liberal | Paul T Holmes | 423 | 0.9 | −0.5 | |
Mebyon Kernow | Hilda Wasley | 370 | 0.8 | −1.0 | |
Veritas | Peter Gifford | 128 | 0.3 | New | |
Removal Of Tetramasts In Cornwall | Richard Smith | 61 | 0.1 | New | |
Majority | 1,886 | 3.9 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 48,015 | 67.1 | +2.8 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing | +9.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "F"
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1950-1973, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1974-1983, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1974-1983, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ British parliamentary election results 1974-1983, Craig, F. W. S.
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2005". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
[edit]- Falmouth and Camborne UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 1997 – April 2010) at MapIt UK