Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall is a Cornish nationalist, centre-left political party in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It primarily campaigns for devolution to Cornwall in the form of a Cornish Assembly. It has representatives in local government (see main article), but has never succeeded in national elections.

Elections to Cornwall County Council

Year Votes Share of votes Seats
1977 1,736 2.7%
0 / 79
1981 3,331 3.4%
0 / 79
1985 2,134 2.0%
1 / 79
1989 1,809 1.3%
1 / 79
1993 2,528 1.9%
1 / 79
1997 6,890 2.6%
2 / 79
2001[1] 8,405 3.5%
0 / 79
2005[2] 9,421 3.7%
0 / 82

Elections to Cornwall Council

Year Candidates Votes Share of votes Seats
2009 33 7,290 4.3%
3 / 123
2013 26 6,824 4.8%
4 / 123
2017[3] 19 5,344 4.0%
4 / 123
2021[4] 19 8,897 5.0%
5 / 87

Elections to the House of Commons

Election ConstituencyCandidateVotes %
1970[5] Falmouth & CamborneRichard Jenkin9602.0
February 1974[5] Truro James Whetter 850 1.5
October 1974[5] Truro James Whetter 384 0.7
1979[5] Falmouth & Camborne Leonard Truran 1,637 3.0
St Ives Colin Murley 1,662 4.0
1983 Falmouth & Camborne Richard Jenkin 582 1.2
St Ives Pedyr Prior 569 1.2
1997 Cornwall, N John Bolitho 645 1.1
Cornwall, SE Paul Dunbar 573 1.0
Falmouth & Camborne Ruth Lewarne 238 0.4
Truro & St Austell Davyth Hicks 450 0.8
2001[6] Cornwall, SE Kenneth John George 1,209 2.3
Falmouth & Camborne Hilda Wasley 853 1.8
Truro & St Austell Conan Jenkin 1,137 2.3
2005 Cornwall, N Dick Cole 1,351 2.4
Cornwall, SE Graham Sandercock 769 1.4
Falmouth & Camborne Hilda Wasley 370 0.8
Truro & St Austell Conan Jenkin 1,062 2.1
2010[7] Camborne & Redruth Loveday Jenkin 775 1.8
Cornwall, N Joanie Willet 530 1.1
Cornwall, SE Roger Holmes 641 1.3
St Austell & Newquay Dick Cole 2,007 4.2
St Ives Simon John Reed 387 0.8
Truro & Falmouth Loic Rich 1,039 2.1
2015[8] Camborne & Redruth Loveday Jenkin 897 2.0
Cornwall, N Jeremy Jefferies 631 1.3
Cornwall, SE Andrew Long 1,003 2.0
St Austell & Newquay Dick Cole 2,063 4.1
St Ives Rob Simmons 518 1.1
Truro & Falmouth Stephen Richardson 563 1.1

Elections to the European Parliament

Election ConstituencyCandidate(s)Votes %
1979[9] Cornwall and Plymouth Richard Jenkin 10,205 5.9
1989[9] Cornwall and Plymouth Colin Lawry 4,224 1.9
1994[9] Cornwall and West Plymouth Loveday Jenkin 3,315 1.5
2009[10] South West EnglandDick Cole, Conan Jenkin, Loveday Jenkin, Simon Reed, Glenn Renshaw, Joanie Willett14,9221.0

References

  1. ↑ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "LOCAL ELECTIONS HANDBOOK 2001" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2005 - Cornwall". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Election results by party, 4 May 2017". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973
  6. ↑ Deacon, Bernard; Cole, Dick; Tregidga, Garry (2003). Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism. Wales: Welsh Academic Press. p. 104. ISBN 1860570755.
  7. ↑ BBC News - Election 2010 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
  8. ↑ BBC News - Election 2015 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
  9. 1 2 3 "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-94: England (part 1)". www.election.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "European Election 2009: South West". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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