Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1950–2010
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Falmouth and Camborne Former county constituencyfor the House of Commons Boundary of Falmouth and Camborne in Cornwall for the 2005 general election
Location of Cornwall within England
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 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 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 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
Elections Camborne electoral history
Elections in the 1950s General election 1955 : Falmouth & Camborne [ 4] 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
Elections in the 1960s
Elections in the 1970s General election February 1974 : Falmouth and Camborne [ 9] 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
General election October 1974 : Falmouth and Camborne [ 10] 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
General election 1979 : Falmouth and Camborne [ 11] 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
Elections in the 1990s General election 1992 : Falmouth and Camborne[ 14] [ 15] 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
Elections in the 2000s General election 2001 : Falmouth and Camborne[ 17] 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
General election 2005 : Falmouth and Camborne[ 18] 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
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