Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)

Camborne and Redruth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Camborne and Redruth in Cornwall.
Location of Cornwall within England.
County	Cornwall
Population	85,436 (2011 census)[1]
Electorate	64,798 (December 2010)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of parliament	George Eustice (Conservative)
Number of members	One
Created from	Falmouth and Camborne
Overlaps
European Parliament constituency	South West England

Sketchmap of 2010 parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall - click to enlarge

Camborne and Redruth /kæmbɔːrn ænd rɛdruːθ/ is a constituency^{[n 1]} represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by George Eustice of the Conservative Party.^{[n 2]}

History

The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, 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] primarily as the successor to Falmouth and Camborne.

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 constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[4]	Party
	2010	George Eustice	Conservative

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2015: Camborne and Redruth[5]
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 Democrat	Julia Goldsworthy*	5,687	12.4	-25.0
	Green	Geoff Garbett	2,608	5.7	+4.3
	Mebyon Kernow	Loveday Jenkin	897	2.0	+0.1
Majority			7,004	15.3	+15.1
Turnout			45,868	68.5	+2.1
	Conservative hold		Swing	-3.0

General Election 2010: Camborne and Redruth[6][7][8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George Eustice	15,969	37.6	+12.0
	Liberal Democrat	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	+1.4
	Socialist Labour	Robert Hawkins	168	0.4	+0.4
Majority			66	0.2
Turnout			42,493	66.4	+3.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing	+5.2

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

See also

• List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall

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. "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
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 July 21, 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
4. Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 1)
5. "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
6. "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
7. 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.
8. General Election 2010 - Camborne & Redruth BBC News

External links

• nomis Constituency Profile for Camborne and Redruth — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics.