Truro and Falmouth (UK Parliament constituency)

Truro and Falmouth is a constituency^{[n 1]} in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Jayne Kirkham of the Labour Party.^{[n 2]} The seat had previously been held by Conservative MPs since its creation in 2010.^[2]

Truro and Falmouth
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Truro and Falmouth in Cornwall
Location of Cornwall within England
County	Cornwall
Electorate	72,982 (2024)[1]
Major settlements	Truro, Falmouth, Penryn
Current constituency
Created	2010
Member of Parliament	Jayne Kirkham (Labour)
Seats	One
Created from	Truro and St Austell, Falmouth and Camborne

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.^[3] 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

Map of current 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).^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Members of Parliament

Election		Member[8]	Portrait	Party
	2010	Sarah Newton		Conservative
	2019	Cherilyn Mackrory		Conservative
	2024	Jayne Kirkham		Labour

Elections

Truro & Falmouth election results

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Truro and Falmouth^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jayne Kirkham	20,783	41.3	+2.5
	Conservative	Cherilyn Mackrory	12,632	25.1	–21.7
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Gripper	6,552	13.0	+2.2
	Reform UK	Steve Rubidge	6,163	12.3	N/A
	Green	Karen La Borde	3,470	6.9	+4.1
	Independent	Peter Lawrence	498	1.0	N/A
	Liberal	Peter White	166	0.3	–0.4
Majority			8,151	16.2	N/A
Turnout			50,264	68.9	–6.5
Registered electors			72,982
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	12.2

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[10]
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	0.8
Turnout		55,178	75.3
Electorate		73,326

General election 2019: Truro and Falmouth^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Cherilyn Mackrory	27,237	46.0	+1.6
	Labour	Jennifer Forbes	22,676	38.3	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ruth Gripper	7,150	12.1	–2.8
	Green	Tom Scott	1,714	2.9	+1.4
	Liberal	Paul Nicholson	413	0.7	N/A
Majority			4,561	7.7	+1.0
Turnout			59,190	77.2	+1.4
	Conservative hold		Swing	+0.5

General election 2017: Truro and Falmouth^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Newton	25,123	44.4	+0.4
	Labour	Jayne Kirkham	21,331	37.7	+22.5
	Liberal Democrats	Rob Nolan	8,465	14.9	–1.9
	UKIP	Duncan Odgers	897	1.6	–10.0
	Green	Amanda Pennington	831	1.5	–7.2
Majority			3,792	6.7	–19.5
Turnout			56,647	75.8	+5.8
	Conservative hold		Swing	–11.1

General election 2015: Truro and Falmouth^[13][14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Newton	22,681	44.0	+2.3
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Rix	8,681	16.8	–24.0
	Labour	Stuart Roden	7,814	15.2	+5.6
	UKIP	John Hyslop	5,967	11.6	+7.7
	Green	Karen Westbrook	4,483	8.7	+6.9
	Independent	Loic Rich	792	1.5	N/A
	Mebyon Kernow	Stephen Richardson	563	1.1	–1.0
	NHA	Rik Evans	526	1.0	N/A
	Principles of Politics	Stanley Guffogg	37	0.1	N/A
Majority			14,000	27.2	+26.3
Turnout			51,544	70.0	+0.9
	Conservative hold		Swing	+13.1

General election 2010: Truro and Falmouth^[15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sarah Newton	20,349	41.7	+10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Terrye Teverson	19,914	40.8	−0.1
	Labour	Charlotte MacKenzie	4,697	9.6	−9.4
	UKIP	Harry Blakeley	1,911	3.9	−1.8
	Mebyon Kernow	Loic Rich	1,039	2.1	−0.4
	Green	Ian Wright	858	1.8	N/A
Majority			435	0.9
Turnout			48,768	69.1
	Conservative win (new seat)

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.