Parliamentary representation from Cornwall

The historic county of Cornwall in south-west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cornwall.

In 1889 an administrative county of Cornwall was created. Unlike many other counties there has been no major change between the historic and administrative county boundaries. The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Cornwall (if any). The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

List of constituencies The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbreviations:- (Type) BC: Borough constituency, CC: County constituency.

Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes Bodmin BC (1295–1885) 1295 1983 2 (1295–1868) Unrepresented 1654–1659 CC (1885–1983) 1 (1868–1983)Bossiney BC 1552 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659Callington BC 1584 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659Camborne CC 1885 1950 1 Camborne and Redruth CC 2010 * 1 Camelford BC 1547 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659 Cornwall CC 1290 1832 2 (1290–1654) 8 (1654–1659) 2 (1659–1832)East Cornwall CC 1832 1885 2 North Cornwall CC 1918 * 1 South East Cornwall CC 1983 * 1 West Cornwall CC 1832 1885 2 East Looe BC 1571 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659East Looe and West Looe BC 1654 1659 1 Falmouth and Camborne CC 1950 2010 1 Fowey BC 1571 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659Grampound BC 1547 1821 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659 Helston BC 1298 1885 2 (1298–1832) Unrepresented 1654–1659 1 (1832–1885) Launceston BC (1295–1885) 1295 1918 2 (1295–1654) Also called Dunheved 1 (1654–1659) 2 (1659–1832) 1 (1832–1918) CC (1885–1918) Liskeard BC 1295 1885 2 (1295–1832) Unrepresented 1654–1659 1 (1832–1885)Lostwithiel BC 1305 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659Mitchell BC 1547 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659. Also called St. Michael's.Newport (Cornwall) BC 1529 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659. Also called Newport Iuxta Launceston. Penryn BC 1547 1832 2 (1547–1654) 1 (1654–1659) 2 (1659–1832) Penryn and Falmouth BC (1832–1918) 1832 1950 2 (1832–1885) CC (1918–1950) 1 (1885–1950)St Austell CC 1885 1918 1 St Austell and Newquay CC 2010 * 1 St Germans BC 1563 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659 St Ives BC (1558–1885) 1558 * 2 (1558–1832) Unrepresented 1654–1659 CC (1885–*) 1 (1832–*)St Mawes BC 1563 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659Saltash BC 1547 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659 Tregony BC 1295 1296 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659 1559 1832 Truro BC (1295–1885) 1295 1918 2 (1295–1654) 1 (1654–1659) 2 (1659–1885) CC (1885–1918) 1 (1885–1918) CC 1950 1997 1Truro and Falmouth CC 2010 * 1 Truro and St Austell CC 1997 2010 1 West Looe BC 1553 1832 2 Unrepresented 1654–1659

Constituencies mostly in another historic county ConstituencyTypeFromToMPsNotes

Periods constituencies represented  1290–12951295–12961296–12981298–13051305–15291529–15471547–15521552–15531553–15581558–1559 Bodmin  1295–1654 Bossiney  1552–1654 Camelford  1547–1654 Cornwall 1290–1832 Grampound  1547–1654 Helston  1298–1654 Launceston  1295–1918 Liskeard  1295–1654 Lostwithiel  1305–1654 Mitchell  1547–1654 Newport  1529–1654 Penryn  1547–1654 St Ives  1558–1654 Saltash  1547–1654 Tregony  1295–1296  Truro  1295–1918 West Looe  1553–1654

 1559–15631563–15711571–15841584–16541654–16591659–18211821–18321832–18851885–1918 Bodmin 1295–1654  1659–1983 Bossiney 1552–1654  1659–1832  Callington  1584–1654  1659–1832  Camborne  1885–1950 Camelford 1547–1654  1659–1832  Cornwall 1290–1832  East Cornwall  1832–1885  West Cornwall  1832–1885  East Looe  1571–1654  1659–1832  East Looe and West Looe  1654–1659  Fowey  1571–1654  1659–1832  Grampound 1547–1654  1659–1821  Helston 1298–1654  1659–1885  Launceston 1295–1918 Liskeard 1295–1654  1659–1885  Lostwithiel 1547–1654  1659–1832  Mitchell 1547–1654  1659–1832  Newport 1529–1654  1659–1832  Penryn 1547–1654  1659–1832  Penryn and Falmouth  1832–1950 St Austell  1885–1918 St Germans  1563–1654  1659–1832  St Ives 1558–1654  1659–* St Mawes  1563–1654  1659–1832  Saltash 1547–1654  1659–1832  Tregony 1559–1654  1659–1832  Truro 1295–1918 West Looe 1553–1654  1659–1832 

 1918–19501950–19831983–19971997–20102010–* Bodmin 1659–1983  Camborne 1885–1950  Camborne and Redruth  2010–* North Cornwall 1918–* South East Cornwall  1983–* Falmouth and Camborne  1950–2010  Penryn and Falmouth 1832–1950  St Austell and Newquay  2010–* St Ives 1659–* Truro  1950–1997  Truro and Falmouth  2010–* Truro and St Austell  1997–2010 

Summaries Summary of constituencies by type and period Note: Dates of representation prior to 1509 are provisional.

Type129012951296129813051529154715521553155815591563157115841654165918211832188519182010Borough – 5 4 5 6 7 12 13 14 15 17 19 21 22 3 22 21 7 1 – –County 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 6 5 6Total 1 6 5 6 7 8 13 14 15 16 18 20 22 23 4 23 22 9 7 5 6

Summary of members of parliament by type and period Type1290129512961298130515291547155215531558155915631571158416541659182118321868188519182010Borough – 10 8 10 12 14 24 26 28 30 34 38 42 44 3 44 42 10 9 1 – –County 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 2 2 4 4 6 5 6Total 2 12 10 12 14 16 26 28 30 32 36 40 44 46 11 46 44 14 13 7 5 6

See also

Members of Parliament for constituencies in Cornwall Wikipedia:Index of article on UK Parliament constituencies in England Wikipedia:Index of articles on UK Parliament constituencies in England N-Z Parliamentary representation by historic counties First Protectorate Parliament Unreformed House of Commons Politics of Cornwall Cornish rotten boroughs Mebyon Kernow Constitutional status of Cornwall

Further reading Edwin Jaggard Cornwall politics in the age of reform 1790–1855, Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, (1999),

References Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885–1972, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (Parliamentary Reference Publications 1972) British Parliamentary Constituencies: A Statistical Compendium, by Ivor Crewe and Anthony Fox (Faber and Faber 1984) British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885, compiled and edited by F.W.S. Craig (The Macmillan Press 1977) The House of Commons 1509–1558, by S.T. Bindoff (Secker & Warburg 1982) The House of Commons 1558–1603, by P.W. Hasler (HMSO 1981) The House of Commons 1660–1690, by Basil Duke Henning (Secker & Warburg 1983) The House of Commons 1715–1754, by Romney Sedgwick (HMSO 1970) The House of Commons 1754–1790, by Sir Lewis Namier and John Brooke (HMSO 1964) The House of Commons 1790–1820, by R.G. Thorne (Secker & Warburg 1986) The Parliaments of England by Henry Stooks Smith (1st edition published in three volumes 1844–50), second edition edited (in one volume) by F.W.S. Craig (Political Reference Publications 1973) out of copyright