Mebyon Kernow election results
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.
1970 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth & Camborne | Richard Jenkin | 960 | 2.0[1] |
February 1974 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | James Whetter | 850 | 1.5[2] |
October 1974 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truro | James Whetter | 384 | 0.7[3] |
1979 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth & Camborne | L Truran | 1,637 | 3.0[4] |
| St Ives | Colin Murley | 1,662 | 4.0 |
| Truro | James Whetter | 227 | 0.4 |
1983 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth & Camborne | Richard Jenkin | 582 | 1.2 |
| St Ives | Pedyr Prior | 569 | 1.2 |
1997 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:[5]
2001 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall, N | Dick Cole | 1,351 | 2.4 |
| Cornwall, SE | Graham Sandercock | 769 | 1. |
| Falmouth & Camborne | Hilda Wasley | 370 | 0.8 |
| Truro & St Austell | Conan Jenkin | 1,062 | 2.1 |
2010 general election
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:[6]
2009 European Parliament election
Mebyon Kernow stood a six candidate slate in the South West England constituency:
- Dick Cole, Conan Jenkin, Loveday Jenkin, Simon Reed, Glenn Renshaw, Joanie Willett
The party received 14,922 votes (1.0%), finishing in 10th place.[7]
2015 general election
Mebyon Kernow stood candidates in all six of the Cornish constituencies in 2015, polling 1.9% of the vote in Cornwall. The Conservatives carried all six Cornish constituencies in this election.
| Constituency | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:[8]
References
- ↑ FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973
- ↑ FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983
- ↑ FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983
- ↑ FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983
- ↑ politicsresources.net, UK Members of Parliament, 1997-2001 (index)
- ↑ BBC News - Election 2010 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
- ↑ "European Election 2009: South West". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ BBC News - Election 2015 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
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