Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)
Camborne and Redruth | |
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County constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | Cornwall |
Population | 85,436 (2011 census)[1] |
Electorate | 66,534 (2018)[2] |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2010 |
Member of Parliament | George Eustice (Conservative) |
Number of members | One |
Created from | Falmouth and Camborne, St Ives |
Camborne and Redruth /kæmbɔːrn ænd rɛdruːθ/ is a parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.[n 1][n 2] The seat is in Cornwall on the South West Peninsula of England, and is currently represented by the Conservative Environment Secretary George Eustice.
History[]
The constituency was created for the 2010 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]
Constituency profile[]
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[]
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.
Members of Parliament[]
Election | Member[5] | Party | |
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2010 | George Eustice | Conservative |
Elections[]
Elections in the 2010s[]
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[]
Notes[]
- ^ 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[]
- ^ "Camborne and Redruth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ^ "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
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
- ^ "Camborne & Redruth parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
- ^ "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[]
- nomis Constituency Profile for Camborne and Redruth — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.
- Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
- Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 2010
- Camborne
- Redruth