Camborne and Redruth
UK Parliament constituency (since 2010)
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Camborne and Redruth (/kæmbɔːrn ænd rɛdruːθ/) is a constituency[n 1] in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Perran Moon of the Labour Party.[n 2] The seat is on the South West Peninsula of England, bordered by both the Celtic Sea to the northwest and English Channel to the southeast.
| Camborne and Redruth | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
Boundary of Camborne and Redruth in South West England | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Population | 85,436 (2011 census)[1] |
| Electorate | 74,382 (2024)[2] |
| Major settlements | Camborne, Redruth and Hayle |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2010 |
| Member of Parliament | Perran Moon (Labour) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Falmouth and Camborne, St Ives |
Constituency profile
The Camborne and Redruth constituency is located in Cornwall and is predominantly rural. Its largest town is Camborne with a population of around 20,000,[3] which forms a loose conurbation with the nearby town of Redruth. The constituency spans both coasts of Cornwall and also includes the small towns of Hayle and St Agnes as well as many smaller villages. The area was traditionally an important centre for tin and copper mining, however the last remaining mine, South Crofty, closed in 1998.[4]
Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are older and have lower levels of income and professional employment. White people make up 97% of the population.[5] There are high levels of deprivation in the towns of Camborne and Redruth, whilst the rural areas are wealthier.[6] Most of the constituency is represented by Reform UK at the local council, with some independents elected in Camborne. An estimated 57% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 52%.[5]
History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, primarily as the successor to Falmouth and Camborne, following a review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall by the Boundary Commission which increased the number of seats in the county from five to six.[7]
The seat's first MP was George Eustice of the Conservative Party, who served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2020 and 2022. He held the seat until he stood down for the 2024 general election, which was won by Perran Moon of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
2010–2024
The District of Kerrier wards of Camborne North, Camborne South, Camborne West, Constantine, Gweek and Mawnan, Illogan North, Illogan South, Mabe and Budock, Redruth North, Redruth South, St Day, Lanner and Carharrack, Stithians, and Wendron, the District of Penwith wards of Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East, Hayle North, and Hayle South, and the District of Carrick ward of Mount Hawke.
In addition to the towns of Camborne and Redruth, which were both previously in the Falmouth and Camborne seat, this seat has the village of Mount Hawke from the former Truro and St Austell seat and the western town of Hayle, transferred from the St Ives seat.
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):
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill; Camborne Trelowarren; Camborne West & Treswithian; Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan; Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon; Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East; Hayle West; Illogan & Portreath; Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap; Perranporth; Pool & Tehidy; Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day; Redruth North; Redruth South; St Agnes.[8]
- Minor changes to align with revised electoral division boundaries, including the addition of the villages of Perranporth and St Agnes from Truro and Falmouth.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member[9] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | George Eustice | Conservative | |
| 2024 | Perran Moon | Labour | |
Elections
Elections in the 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Perran Moon | 19,360 | 40.5 | +6.3 | |
| Conservative | Connor Donnithorne | 11,554 | 24.2 | −29.1 | |
| Reform | Roger Tarrant | 8,952 | 18.7 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thalia Marrington | 4,113 | 8.6 | +0.1 | |
| Green | Catherine Hayes | 2,840 | 5.9 | +3.1 | |
| Liberal | Paul Holmes | 624 | 1.3 | ±0.0 | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Hawkins | 342 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,806 | 16.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Turnout | 47,785 | 64.2 | –5.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 74,402 | ||||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |  17.7 |
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Elections in the 2010s
| 2019 notional result[11] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 27,471 | 53.3 | |
| Labour | 17,623 | 34.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 4,370 | 8.5 | |
| Green | 1,441 | 2.8 | |
| Others | 676 | 1.3 | |
| Turnout | 51,581 | 70.1 | |
| Electorate | 73,568 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 26,764 | 53.2 | +5.7 | |
| Labour | Paul Farmer | 18,064 | 35.9 | –8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Florence MacDonald | 3,504 | 7.0 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Karen La Borde | 1,359 | 2.7 | +0.5 | |
| Liberal | Paul Holmes | 676 | 1.3 | New | |
| Majority | 8,700 | 17.3 | +14.0 | ||
| Turnout | 50,277 | 71.7 | –0.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +7.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 23,001 | 47.5 | +7.3 | |
| Labour | Graham Winter | 21,424 | 44.2 | +19.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Williams | 2,979 | 6.1 | –6.3 | |
| Green | Geoff Garbett | 1,052 | 2.2 | –3.5 | |
| Majority | 1,577 | 3.3 | –12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 48,456 | 71.8 | +3.3 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –6.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 18,452 | 40.2 | +2.6 | |
| Labour | Michael Foster | 11,448 | 25.0 | +8.6 | |
| UKIP | Bob Smith | 6,776 | 14.8 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Goldsworthy* | 5,687 | 12.4 | –25.0 | |
| Green | Geoff Garbett | 2,608 | 5.7 | +4.3 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Loveday Jenkin | 897 | 2.0 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,004 | 15.2 | +15.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,868 | 68.5 | +2.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –3.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eustice | 15,969 | 37.6 | +12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Julia Goldsworthy* | 15,903 | 37.4 | +1.6 | |
| Labour | Jude Robinson | 6,945 | 16.3 | –12.4 | |
| UKIP | Derek Elliot | 2,152 | 5.1 | +0.3 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Loveday Jenkin | 775 | 1.8 | +0.9 | |
| Green | Euan McPhee | 581 | 1.4 | New | |
| Socialist Labour | Robert Hawkins | 168 | 0.4 | New | |
| Majority | 66 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 42,493 | 66.4 | +3.2 | ||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | +5.2 | |||
- * Served as the MP for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005, until its abolition in 2010
See also
Notes
- A county constituency (for the purposes of election expenses and type of returning officer)
- 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.