Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency) explained

Camborne and Redruth
Parliament:uk
Year:2010
Type:County
Population:85,436 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate:74,382 (2024)[2]
Region:England
European:South West England
Elects Howmany:One

Camborne and Redruth is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Perran Moon of the Labour Party. 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

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]

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

2010-2024

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

Following the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of Cornwall:

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

ElectionMemberParty
2010George EusticeConservative
2024Perran MoonLabour Party

Elections

Elections in the 2020s

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[6]
PartyVote%
27,471 53.3
17,623 34.2
4,370 8.5
1,441 2.8
Others 676 1.3
Turnout51,58170.1
Electorate73,568

* Served as the MP for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005, until its abolition in 2010

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Camborne and Redruth: Usual Resident Population, 2011 . Neighbourhood Statistics . Office for National Statistics . 9 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Result for Camborne and Redruth constituency - 4 July 2024. Cornwall Council. 5 July 2024. dmy .
  3. Web site: Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the county of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20091102212641/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_Cornwall_the_Isles_of_Scilly.doc . dead . 2 November 2009 . . 9 January 2005 . 1 January 2010.
  4. Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Camborne+and+Redruth
  5. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  6. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.