South East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)

South East Cornwall
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Map of constituency
Boundary of South East Cornwall in Cornwall
Outline map
Location of Cornwall within England
CountyCornwall
Electorate72,654 (2024)[1]
Major settlementsLiskeard, Saltash, Lostwithiel and Callington
Current constituency
Created1983
Member of ParliamentAnna Gelderd (Labour)
SeatsOne
Created fromBodmin, Cornwall North and Truro[2]
Sketchmap of 2010 parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall - click to enlarge

South East Cornwall is a constituency[n 1] represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Anna Gelderd, a Labour politician.[n 2]

Boundaries

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Map
Map of current boundaries

1983–2010: The District of Caradon, the Borough of Restormel wards of Fowey, Lostwithiel, St Blaise, and Tywardreath, and the District of North Cornwall ward of Stoke Climsland.

2010–2024: The District of Caradon, and the Borough of Restormel ward of Lostwithiel.

2024–present: Further to the 2023 Periodic 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):

  • Callington & St Dominic; Calstock; Liskeard Central; Liskeard South & Dobwalls; Looe East & Deviock; Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos; Lostwithiel & Lanreath; Lynher; Rame Peninsula & St Germans; St Cleer & Menheniot; Saltash Essa; Saltash Tamar; Saltash Trematon & Landrake; Torpoint.[3]

Very small change to align with revised electoral division boundaries.

The current constituency territory contains the location of several former borough constituencies which were abolished as 'rotten boroughs' by the Great Reform Act, 1832:

History

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The predecessor county division, Bodmin, serving the area from 1885 until 1983 had (during those 98 years) 15 members (two of whom had broken terms of office serving the area), seeing twelve shifts of preference between the Liberal, Liberal Unionist and Conservative parties, spread quite broadly throughout that period. Consistent with this, since 1983 the preference for an MP has alternated between Liberal Democrats and Conservatives. Having moved into second place in 2017 for the first time in the history of both constituencies, this trend ceased with the Labour Party capturing the seat at the 2024 general election.

Constituency profile

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The villages and towns in the South East of Cornwall often serve as a commuter base to the city of Plymouth, over the border in Devon. Farming and tourism are important.

Workless claimants were in November 2012 significantly lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 2.5% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]

Members of Parliament

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Election Member[5] Party
1983 Robert Hicks Conservative
1997 Colin Breed Liberal Democrat
2010 Sheryll Murray Conservative
2024 Anna Gelderd Labour

Elections

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Bodmin // South East Cornwall election results

Elections in the 2020s

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General election 2024: South East Cornwall[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Anna Gelderd 15,670 31.8 +11.5
Conservative Sheryll Murray 13,759 27.9 –31.1
Reform UK Paul Wadley 9,311 18.9 N/A
Liberal Democrats Colin Martin 8,284 16.8 +0.5
Green Martin Corney 1,999 4.1 +1.4
Heritage Graham Cowdry 263 0.5 N/A
Majority 1,911 3.9 N/A
Turnout 49,286 67.8 –5.0
Registered electors 72,728
Labour gain from Conservative Swing Increase21.3

Elections in the 2010s

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2019 notional result[8]
Party Vote %
Conservative 30,839 59.0
Labour 10,614 20.3
Liberal Democrats 8,520 16.3
Green 1,405 2.7
Others 869 1.7
Turnout 52,247 72.8
Electorate 71,734
General election 2019: South East Cornwall[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheryll Murray 31,807 59.3 +3.9
Labour Gareth Derrick 10,836 20.2 −2.4
Liberal Democrats Colin Martin 8,650 16.1 −3.3
Green Martha Green 1,493 2.8 +0.3
Liberal Jay Latham 869 1.6 N/A
Majority 20,971 39.1 +6.3
Turnout 53,655 74.7 +0.7
Conservative hold Swing +3.2
General election 2017: South East Cornwall[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheryll Murray 29,493 55.4 +4.9
Labour Gareth Derrick 12,050 22.6 +13.3
Liberal Democrats Phil Hutty 10,346 19.4 +2.5
Green Martin Corney 1,335 2.5 −2.9
Majority 17,443 32.8 −0.8
Turnout 53,224 74.0 +2.9
Conservative hold Swing -4.2
General election 2015: South East Cornwall[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheryll Murray 25,516 50.5 +5.4
Liberal Democrats Phil Hutty 8,521 16.9 −21.7
UKIP Bradley Monk 7,698 15.2 +9.0
Labour Declan Lloyd 4,692 9.3 +2.2
Green Martin Corney 2,718 5.4 +3.7
Mebyon Kernow Andrew Long 1,003 2.0 +0.7
Independent George Trubody 350 0.7 N/A
Majority 16,995 33.6 +28.1
Turnout 50,498 71.1 +2.4
Conservative hold Swing +13.6
General election 2010: South East Cornwall[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Sheryll Murray 22,390 45.1 +10.1
Liberal Democrats Karen Gillard 19,170 38.6 −8.1
Labour Michael Sparling 3,507 7.1 −3.4
UKIP Stephanie McWilliam 3,083 6.2 +1.1
Green Roger Creagh-Osborne 826 1.7 N/A
Mebyon Kernow Roger Holmes 641 1.3 −0.4
Majority 3,220 6.5 N/A
Turnout 49,617 68.7 +1.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +9.1

Elections in the 2000s

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General election 2005: South East Cornwall[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Breed 24,986 46.7 +0.8
Conservative Ashley Gray 18,479 34.6 −0.9
Labour Colin Binley 6,069 11.4 −1.0
UKIP David Lucas 2,693 5.0 +1.2
Mebyon Kernow Graham Sandercock 769 1.4 −0.9
Veritas Anne Assheton-Salton 459 0.9 N/A
Majority 6,507 12.1 +1.7
Turnout 53,455 66.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +0.9
General election 2001: South East Cornwall[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Breed 23,756 45.9 −1.2
Conservative Ashley Gray 18,381 35.5 −0.3
Labour William Stevens 6,429 12.4 −0.4
UKIP Graham Palmer 1,978 3.8 +1.3
Mebyon Kernow Kenneth George 1,209 2.3 +1.3
Majority 5,375 10.4 −0.9
Turnout 51,753 65.4 −10.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing −0.5

Elections in the 1990s

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General election 1997: South East Cornwall[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Colin Breed 27,044 47.1 +9.0
Conservative Warwick Lightfoot 20,564 35.8 −15.1
Labour Dorothy M. Kirk 7,358 12.8 +3.6
UKIP James Wonnacott 1,428 2.5 N/A
Mebyon Kernow Paul Dunbar 573 1.0 N/A
Liberal Bill Weights 268 0.5 −0.6
Natural Law Margot Hartley 197 0.3 0.0
Majority 6,480 11.3 N/A
Turnout 57,400 75.7 −6.4
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +12.0
General election 1992: South East Cornwall[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hicks 30,565 51.0 −0.6
Liberal Democrats Robin Teverson 22,861 38.1 −1.6
Labour Co-op Linda Gilroy 5,536 9.2 +0.5
Liberal Maureen Cook 644 1.1 N/A
Anti-Federalist League Anthony Quick 227 0.4 N/A
Natural Law Rosaleen Allen 155 0.3 N/A
Majority 7,704 12.9 +1.0
Turnout 59,988 82.1 +2.6
Conservative hold Swing +0.5

Elections in the 1980s

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General election 1987: South East Cornwall[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hicks 28,818 51.6 −3.7
Liberal Ian Tunbridge 22,211 39.7 +0.8
Labour Paul Clark 4,847 8.7 +3.8
Majority 6,607 11.9 −4.5
Turnout 55.876 79.5 +0.9
Conservative hold Swing −2.3
General election 1983: South East Cornwall[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Hicks 28,326 55.3
Liberal David Blunt 19,972 38.9
Labour Andrew Bebb 2,507 4.9
Ecology John Chadwick 337 0.7
Independent Joy Dent 94 0.2
Majority 8,354 16.4
Turnout 51,236 78.6
Conservative win (new seat)

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ "Result for Camborne and Redruth constituency - 4 July 2024". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "'Cornwall South East', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. ^ "The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023". Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  4. ^ Unemployment claimants by constituency The Guardian
  5. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
  6. ^ Kate Kennally (7 June 2024). "STATEMENT OF PERSONS NOMINATED, NOTICE OF POLL AND SITUATION OF POLLING STATIONS - South East Cornwall" (PDF). Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Result for South East Cornwall constituency - 4 July 2024 - Cornwall Council". cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019". Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News. UK Parliament. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  9. ^ "UK election results live". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  10. ^ "Cornwall South East parliamentary constituency". BBC News.
  11. ^ "Election Data 2015". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Election results for South East Cornwall Constituency, 7 May 2015". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  14. ^ Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "South East Cornwall statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (MSWord). Acting Returning Officer. Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  15. ^ "BBC NEWS Election 2005 Results Cornwall South East". BBC Online. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Election Data 2001". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Election Data 1997". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  20. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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