Categories
Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)
From Wikipedia - Reading time: 8 min
| Camborne and Redruth | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Boundary of Camborne and Redruth in South West England | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Population | 85,436 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 74,382 (2024)[2] |
| Major settlements | Camborne, Redruth and Hayle |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Perran Moon (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Falmouth and Camborne, St Ives |
Camborne and Redruth (/kæmbɔːrn ænd rɛdruːθ/) is a constituency[n 1] in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Perran Moon of the Labour Party.[n 2] 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.
History
[edit]The constituency was created for the 2010 UK general election, primarily as the successor to Falmouth and Camborne, following a review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall by the Boundary Commission which increased the number of seats in the county from five to six.[3]
The seat's first MP was George Eustice of the Conservative Party, who served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2020 and 2022. He held the seat until he stood down for the 2024 general election, which was won by Perran Moon of the Labour Party.
Constituency profile
[edit]This is a large rural seat spanning both coasts of Cornwall where the Conservatives are strongest, but also the former mining towns of Hayle, Camborne and Redruth which are more Labour-leaning. Residents are less wealthy than the UK average.[4]
Boundaries
[edit]
2010–2024
[edit]The District of Kerrier wards of Camborne North, Camborne South, Camborne West, Constantine, Gweek and Mawnan, Illogan North, Illogan South, Mabe and Budock, Redruth North, Redruth South, St Day, Lanner and Carharrack, Stithians, and Wendron, the District of Penwith wards of Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East, Hayle North, and Hayle South, and the District of Carrick ward of Mount Hawke.
In addition to the towns of Camborne and Redruth, which were both previously in the Falmouth and Camborne seat, this seat has the village of Mount Hawke from the former Truro and St Austell seat and the western town of Hayle, transferred from the St Ives seat.
2024–present
[edit]Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of Cornwall (as they existed on 4 May 2021):
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill; Camborne Trelowarren; Camborne West & Treswithian; Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan; Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon; Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East; Hayle West; Illogan & Portreath; Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap; Perranporth; Pool & Tehidy; Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day; Redruth North; Redruth South; St Agnes.[5]
- Minor changes to align with revised electoral division boundaries, including the addition of the villages of Perranporth and St Agnes from Truro and Falmouth.
Members of Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | George Eustice | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Perran Moon | Labour Party | |
Elections
[edit]
Elections in the 2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Perran Moon | 19,360 | 40.5 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Connor Donnithorne | 11,554 | 24.2 | −29.1 | |
| Reform UK | Roger Tarrant | 8,952 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thalia Marrington | 4,113 | 8.6 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Catherine Hayes | 2,840 | 5.9 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Paul Holmes | 624 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Hawkins | 342 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,806 | 16.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 47,785 | 64.2 | –5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,402 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  17.7
|
|||
Elections in the 2010s
[edit]| 2019 notional result[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,471 | 53.3 | |
| Labour | 17,623 | 34.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,370 | 8.5 | |
| Green | 1,441 | 2.8 | |
| Others | 676 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | 51,581 | 70.1 | |
| Electorate | 73,568 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 26,764 | 53.2 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Paul Farmer | 18,064 | 35.9 | –8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Florence MacDonald | 3,504 | 7.0 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Karen La Borde | 1,359 | 2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | Paul Holmes | 676 | 1.3 | New | |
| Majority | 8,700 | 17.3 | +14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,277 | 71.7 | –0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 23,001 | 47.5 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Graham Winter | 21,424 | 44.2 | +19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Williams | 2,979 | 6.1 | –6.3 | |
| Green | Geoff Garbett | 1,052 | 2.2 | –3.5 | |
| Majority | 1,577 | 3.3 | –12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,456 | 71.8 | +3.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –6.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 18,452 | 40.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Foster | 11,448 | 25.0 | +8.6 | |
| UKIP | Bob Smith | 6,776 | 14.8 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Goldsworthy* | 5,687 | 12.4 | –25.0 | |
| Green | Geoff Garbett | 2,608 | 5.7 | +4.3 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Loveday Jenkin | 897 | 2.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,004 | 15.2 | +15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,868 | 68.5 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 15,969 | 37.6 | +12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Goldsworthy* | 15,903 | 37.4 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Jude Robinson | 6,945 | 16.3 | –12.4 | |
| UKIP | Derek Elliot | 2,152 | 5.1 | +0.3 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Loveday Jenkin | 775 | 1.8 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Euan McPhee | 581 | 1.4 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Hawkins | 168 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 66 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,493 | 66.4 | +3.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.2 | |||
- * Served as the MP for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005, until its abolition in 2010
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ "Camborne and Redruth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Result for Camborne and Redruth constituency - 4 July 2024". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the county of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly". Boundary Commission for England. 9 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
- ^ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Camborne+and+Redruth
- ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
- ^ Kate Kennally (7 June 2024). "Statement of Persons Nominated, Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Stations – Camborne and Redruth" (PDF). Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Camborne & Redruth parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "Camborne and Redruth statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (PDF). Acting Returning Officer, Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ General Election 2010 - Camborne & Redruth BBC News
External links
[edit]- nomis Constituency Profile for Camborne and Redruth — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Camborne and Redruth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK
- Camborne and Redruth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
EncycloReader
is supported by the 
KSF