Truro and Falmouth is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jayne Kirkham of the Labour Party. The seat had previously been held by Conservative MPs since its creation in 2010.
History The constituency was created for the 2010 general election following a review by the Boundary Commission, which increased the number of seats in Cornwall from five to six. It replaced parts of the former seats of Truro and St Austell and Falmouth and Camborne. In 2010, the seat was very marginal between the Liberal Democrats (who had won both of its predecessor seats in 2005) and the Conservatives, who ultimately won the seat.
In the 2017 general election, the constituency was held by the Conservative candidate, although it experienced a 22.5% surge in the Labour vote (the third-largest in the UK). The 37.7% of the vote in the Truro and Falmouth constituency achieved by Labour marked their highest share of the vote in a seat incorporating Truro since 1970.Truro and Falmouth 2017 Election Results – BBC.co.uk, Retrieved 11 June 2017 In the 2019 election, the Labour vote held up well compared to the national trend and they went on to capture the seat at the 2024 election.
Boundaries
2010–2024 The former District of Carrick wards of Arwenack, Boscawen, Boslowick, Carland, Feock and Kea, Kenwyn and Chacewater, Moresk, Mylor, Newlyn and Goonhavern, Penryn, Penwerris, Perranporth, Probus, Roseland, St Agnes, Tregolls, Trehaverne and Gloweth, Trescobeas.
Between 2010 and 2024, Truro and Falmouth constituency had the same boundaries as the former district of Carrick (with the exception of the ward of Mount Hawke, which was part of the Camborne and Redruth seat).
2024–present Further to the 2023 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):
Falmouth Arwenack; Falmouth Boslowick; Falmouth Penwerris; Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock; Feock & Kea; Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend; Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth; Penryn; Probus & St Erme; St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland; St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern; Threemilestone & Chacewater; Truro Boscawen & Redannick; Truro Moresk & Trehaverne; Truro Tregolls.
Minor changes to align with revised electoral division boundaries and bring the electorate within the permitted range, including the transfer of the villages of St Agnes and Perranporth to Camborne and Redruth.
The main settlements in the constituency are the city of Truro and the town of Falmouth, along with Penryn and St Mawes.2010 post-revision map non-metropolitan areas and unitary authorities of England
Constituency profile In November 2012, unemployed people and registered jobseekers in the constituency were 3.0% of the population, lower than the national average of 3.8%, based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
Members of Parliament Election MemberPortrait Party 2010 Sarah Newton Conservative 2019 Cherilyn Mackrory Conservative2024Jayne KirkhamLabour Co-op
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
Elections in the 2010s
2019 notional result Party Vote % Conservative 25,842 46.8 Labour 21,383 38.8 Liberal Democrats 5,981 10.8 Green 1,522 2.8 Others 450 0.8Turnout55,17875.3Electorate73,326
See also List of parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
Notes
References
External links Truro and Falmouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK Truro and Falmouth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK