County Cornwall Created 2010 Member of parliament Sarah Newton Major settlements Truro, Falmouth | Electorate 78,146 (December 2010) European Parliament constituency South West England Number of members 1 | |
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Created from Truro and St Austell, Falmouth and Camborne Replaced by Truro and St Austell, Falmouth and Camborne | ||
Truro and Falmouth is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Sarah Newton, a Conservative.
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History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall by the Boundary Commission, which has increased the number of seats in the county from five to six. It replaces parts of the former Truro and St Austell and Falmouth and Camborne seats.
The result was a very marginal one in 2010, with the previous results in either predecessor seat also closely fought between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives.
Boundaries
The 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, and Trescobeas.
The Truro and Falmouth has the same boundaries as the former district of Carrick, with the exception of the ward of Mount Hawke, which is part of the Camborne and Redruth seat. The main settlements in the constituency are the city of Truro and the town of Falmouth, after which it is named. Other settlements include Penryn, Perranporth, St Agnes and St Mawes.
Constituency profile
The constituency has visitor attractions spanning diametrically opposite coasts, including Porthtowan and Perranporth, noted for beaches. Falmouth abounds with restaurants, places to stay and sailing and motor yacht facilities. However industries and businesses are not dominated by the arts or leisure and also rely on maritime maintenance, hospitality, tourism, retail, distribution and agriculture. Workless claimants, registered jobseekers, were in November 2012 lower than the national average of 3.8%, at 3.0% of the population based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.