Camborne and Redruth
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Camborne and Redruth in Cornwall
Outline map
Location of Cornwall within England
CountyCornwall
Population85,436 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate66,534 (2018)[2]
Current constituency
Created2010
Member of ParliamentGeorge Eustice (Conservative)
SeatsOne
Created fromFalmouth and Camborne, St Ives

Camborne and Redruth (/kæmbɔːrn ænd rɛdruːθ/) is a constituency[n 1] in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its creation for the 2010 general election by George Eustice, a Conservative who served as Environment Secretary between 2020 and 2022 under Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[n 2] 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

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

ElectionMember[5] Party
2010 George Eustice Conservative

Elections

Camborne electoral history

Elections in the 2010s

General election 2019: Camborne and Redruth[6]
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
General election 2017: Camborne and Redruth[7]
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
General election 2015: Camborne and Redruth[8]
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
General election 2010: Camborne and Redruth[9][10][11]
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

  1. ↑ A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
  2. ↑ 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

  1. ↑ "Camborne and Redruth: Usual Resident Population, 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "England Parliamentary electorates 2010-2018". Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Electoral Calculus https://www.electoralcalculus.co.uk/fcgi-bin/seatdetails.py?seat=Camborne+and+Redruth
  5. ↑ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
  6. ↑ "Camborne & Redruth parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  7. ↑ "Camborne & Redruth parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  8. ↑ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ General Election 2010 - Camborne & Redruth BBC News

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