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*Robert Beatson, ''[https://books.google.com/books?vid=024wW9LmFc5kXY0FI2&id=Gh2wKY2rkDUC&printsec=toc&dq=Return+of+Members+of+Parliament&as_brr=1&sig=SK5GVtGLfWQ9ovZDbyZObAyIO5I#PPP9,M1 A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament]'' (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807) |
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*F W S Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885'' (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989) |
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* Maija Jansson (ed.), ''Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons)'' (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988) |
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Revision as of 03:37, 3 December 2017
Truro | |
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Former Borough constituency | |
Replaced by | Truro |
Truro was the name of a
Boundaries
1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Truro, the Urban District of St Austell, the Rural District of Truro except the civil parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the civil parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel.
1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Truro, and St Austell with Fowey, the Rural District of Truro except the civil parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the civil parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel.
1983-1997: The District of Carrick wards of Boscawen, Chacewater, Feock, Kea, Kenwyn, Moresk, Newlyn, Perranzabuloe, Probus, Roseland, St Agnes, St Clement, Tregolls, and Trehaverne, and the Borough of Restormel wards of Crinnis, Mevagissey, Poltair, Rock, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Trevarna, and Treverbyn.
History
The constituency has existed in a number of different forms. The constituency of Truro, up until 1885 elected two members to parliament; this was reduced to one. In 1918 the constituency was abolished but it was recreated again in 1950.
The seat became a safe Lib Dem bet thanks to the popularity and eloquence of its former MP,
Members of Parliament
Truro Parliamentary borough
MPs 1295–1629
- Constituency created (1295)
MPs 1640–1885
Truro County constituency
MPs 1885–1918
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
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style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1885
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William Bickford-Smith | Liberal later Liberal Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party/meta/color" | | 1892
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John Charles Williams | Liberal Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party/meta/color" | | 1895
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Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence | Liberal Unionist |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1906
|
George Hay Morgan | Liberal |
1918
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constituency abolished |
MPs 1950–1997
Election | Member[8] | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 |
Geoffrey Wilson | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1970 |
Piers Dixon | Conservative |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Oct 1974 |
David Penhaligon | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1987 by-election
|
Matthew Taylor | Liberal |
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Liberal Democrats | |
1997
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name changed to Truro & St. Austell |
Elections
Elections in the 1880s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | James McGarel-Hogg | 781 | 45.6 | ||
Liberal | Brydges Willyams | 751 | 43.8 | ||
Conservative | John Chester | 181 | 10.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Liberal win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | William Bickford-Smith | 3,816 | 57.0 | n/a | |
Conservative | William Molesworth-St Aubyn | 2,883 | 43.0 | n/a | |
Majority | 933 | 14.0 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 75.9 | n/a | |||
Liberal win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | William Bickford-Smith | 3,522 | 69.5 | n/a | |
Liberal | Thomas Lough | 1,546 | 30.5 | -26.5 | |
Majority | 1,976 | 39.0 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 57.4 | -18.5 | |||
Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | n/a |
Elections in the 1890s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | John Williams | 4,029 | 61.5 | -8.0 | |
Liberal | John Henry Lile | 2,518 | 38.5 | +8.0 | |
Majority | 1,511 | 23.0 | -16.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,547 | 76.5 | +19.1 | ||
Registered electors | 8,556 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -8.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Edwin Lawrence | 3,282 | 52.1 | -9.4 | |
Liberal | Henry Turner Waddy | 3,012 | 47.9 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 270 | 4.2 | -18.8 | ||
Turnout | 6,294 | 69.5 | -7.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,057 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -9.4 |
Elections in the 1900s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 3,869 | 55.9 | +3.8 | |
Liberal | Charles W Thornton | 3,051 | 44.1 | -3.8 | |
Majority | 818 | 11.8 | +7.6 | ||
Turnout | 6,920 | 74.5 | +5.0 | ||
Registered electors | 9,290 | ||||
Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +3.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 4,187 | 53.2 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 3,683 | 46.8 | -9.1 | |
Majority | 504 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 7,870 | 83.7 | +9.2 | ||
Registered electors | 9,403 | ||||
Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.1 |
Elections in the 1910s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 4,874 | 53.4 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 4,261 | 46.6 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 613 | 6.8 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 89.9 | +6.2 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 4,573 | 52.3 | -1.1 | |
Conservative | Charles Williams | 4,176 | 47.7 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 397 | 4.6 | -2.2 | ||
Turnout | 86.1 | -3.8 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 |
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Walter Burt[25]
- Unionist:
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 18,910 | 41.8 | n/a | |
Labour | Henry A Brinton | 15,617 | 34.5 | n/a | |
Liberal | Gerald Edward Leaman Whitmarsh | 10,746 | 23.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 3,293 | 7.3 | n/a | ||
Turnout | 83.3 | n/a | |||
Conservative win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 24,883 | 55.7 | +13.9 | |
Labour | John N Newby | 19,752 | 44.2 | ||
Majority | 5,131 | 11.4 | |||
Turnout | 81.2 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 19,900 | 46.1 | ||
Labour | John N Newby | 15,183 | 35.2 | ||
Liberal | Nancy Seear
|
8,056 | 18.7 | n/a | |
Majority | 4,717 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 43,139 | 78.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 19,544 | 44.2 | -1.9 | |
Labour | Ronald James R Blindell | 15,057 | 34.0 | -1.2 | |
Liberal | Nancy Seear
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9,637 | 21.8 | +3.1 | |
Majority | 4,487 | 10.2 | -0.8 | ||
Turnout | 44,238 | 80.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 18,328 | 40.6 | -3.6 | |
Labour | Douglas W J Grazier | 14,224 | 31.5 | -2.5 | |
Liberal | William Rowse Hosking | 12,575 | 27.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 4,104 | 9.1 | -1.0 | ||
Turnout | 45,127 | 79.2 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 18,701 | 40.4 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Reginald Cyril J Scott | 17,093 | 37.0 | +5.5 | |
Liberal | William Rowse Hosking | 10,450 | 22.6 | -5.3 | |
Majority | 1,608 | 3.5 | -5.6 | ||
Turnout | 46,244 | 79.2 | 0.0 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Piers Dixon | 24,894 | 49.3 | +8.9 | |
Labour | Raymond Charles Cuss | 16,684 | 33.0 | −4.0 | |
Liberal | Michael Steed | 8,923 | 17.7 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 8,210 | 16.3 | +12.8 | ||
Turnout | 50,501 | 76.0 | −3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Piers Dixon | 23,493 | 40.3 | ||
Liberal | David Penhaligon | 20,932 | 35.9 | ||
Labour | M.W. White | 12,945 | 22.2 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | James Whetter | 850 | 1.5 | n/a | |
Majority | 2,561 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 58,220 | 81.5 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal | David Penhaligon | 22,549 | 39.8 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Piers Dixon | 22,085 | 39.0 | -1.3 | |
Labour | A F Long | 11,606 | 20.5 | -1.7 | |
Mebyon Kernow | James Whetter | 384 | 0.7 | -0.8 | |
Majority | 464 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 56,624 | 78.6 | -2.9 | ||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal | David Penhaligon | 33,571 | 52.8 | +13.0 | |
Conservative | R A Brown | 24,863 | 39.1 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Bruce Malcolm Tidy | 4,689 | 7.4 | -13.4 | |
Cornish Nationalist Party | James Whetter | 227 | 0.4 | ||
National Front | NF Hedger | 182 | 0.3 | ||
Majority | 8,708 | 13.7 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 63,532 | 82.9 | +4.3 | ||
Liberal hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance (Liberal) | David Penhaligon | 31,279 | 57.3 | ||
Conservative | Philip D. Buddell | 20,799 | 38.1 | ||
Labour | Janet Beecroft | 2,479 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 10,480 | 19.2 | |||
Turnout | 54,447 | 79.6 | |||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance (Liberal) | Matthew Taylor
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30,599 | 60.4 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Nick St. Aubyn
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15,982 | 31.5 | −6.6 | |
Labour | John King | 3,603 | 7.1 | +2.6 | |
Green | Howard Hoptrough | 403 | 0.8 | ||
Death off Road: Freight on Rail | Helen Anscomb | 75 | 0.1 | ||
Majority | 14,617 | 28.9 | +9.7 | ||
Turnout | 50,662 | 70.2 | −9.4 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Alliance (Liberal) | Matthew Taylor | 28,368 | 49.0 | -8.3 | |
Conservative | Nick St Aubyn | 23,615 | 40.8 | +2.7 | |
Labour | John King | 5,882 | 10.2 | +5.6 | |
Majority | 4,753 | 8.2 | -11.0 | ||
Turnout | 57,865 | 79.9 | +0.3 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1990s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Matthew Taylor | 31,230 | 50.5 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | Nick St Aubyn | 23,660 | 38.3 | −2.6 | |
Labour | James H. Geach | 6,078 | 9.8 | −0.3 | |
Green | Liam Keating | 569 | 0.9 | N/A | |
Liberal | Christopher Tankard | 208 | 0.3 | N/A | |
Natural Law | Margot Hartley | 108 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 7,570 | 12.2 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 61,853 | 82.3 | +2.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 |
See also
- List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall
References
- ^ "HAMELY (HAMYLYN), Sir John (aft.1324–1399), of Wimborne St. Giles, Dorset". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "History of Parliament". History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Willis 1750, p. 25.
- ^ Willis 1750, p. 47.
- ^ Willis 1750, p. 71.
- ^ Gough sat for Cambridge University ([citation needed]).
- ^ "John Trefuses" according to Cobbett: Browne Willis has "Samuel Trefusis (Willis 1750, p. 177)"
- ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
- ^ Brydges was also elected for Hereford, which he chose to represent, and never sat for Truro ([citation needed]).
- ^ Lieutenant-Colonel from 1748, Colonel 1758, Major General 1761 ([citation needed]).
- ^ Styled Earl of Wiltshire from December 1794 ([citation needed]).
- ^ "Truro Election". The Cornishman. No. 90. 1 April 1880. p. 5.
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1894
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1901
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918, FWS Craig
- ^ Debrett's House of Commons & Judicial Bench, 1916
- ^ Cornishman, 9 Apr 1914
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1974-1983 by FWS Craig
- ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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- Willis, Browne (1750). Notitia Parliamentaria, Part II: A Series or Lists of the Representatives in the several Parliaments held from the Reformation 1541, to the Restoration 1660 ... London. pp. 25, 47, 71, 177.
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Further reading
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807)
- D Brunton & D H Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
- F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988)
- Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754–1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
- J E Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
- Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
- Frederic A Youngs, jr, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991)