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Parliamentary Constituencies In Cornwall
The ceremonial county of Cornwall, which includes the Isles of Scilly, is divided into six parliamentary constituencies. They are all county constituencies. Parliamentary history of Cornwall Four of the six Cornish parliamentary seats are currently held by Labour, a party that had no seats in Cornwall between the 2005 and 2024 general elections. Two are held by the Liberal Democrats since the 2024 election, after previously winning all the Cornish constituencies in 2005 then losing three to the Conservatives in 2010, and losing the remaining three to the Conservatives in 2015. The Conservatives, who had won no Cornish seats in 1997, 2001 and 2005, held three from 2010 and all six from 2015 to 2024. In 2017, several previous Liberal Democrat candidates, including previous MPs Andrew George and Steve Gilbert stood in their old seats, but failed to be re-elected. In all six seats, the Labour vote surged, pushing the Liberal Democrats into third place in four of the six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceremonial County
Ceremonial counties, formally known as ''counties for the purposes of the lieutenancies'', are areas of England to which lord-lieutenant, lord-lieutenants are appointed. A lord-lieutenant is the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarch's representative in an area. Shrieval counties have the same boundaries and serve a similar purpose, being the areas to which High sheriff#England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, high sheriffs are appointed. High sheriffs are the monarch's judicial representative in an area. The ceremonial counties are defined in the Lieutenancies Act 1997, and the shrieval counties in the Sheriffs Act 1887. Both are defined as groups of Local government in England, counties used for local government. History The historic counties of England were originally used as areas for administering justice and organising the militia, overseen by a High sheriff, sheriff. From Tudor period, Tudor times onwards a lord-lieutenant was appointed to oversee the militia, taki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Ives (UK Parliament Constituency)
St Ives is a parliamentary constituency covering the western end of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The constituency has been represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Andrew George, a Liberal Democrat; George previously represented the constituency from 1997 to 2015. Constituency profile The seat covers the southern end of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Tourism is a significant sector in this former mining area. History St Ives has elected MPs to every Parliament since 1558, except for a brief period during the Protectorate. It was originally a mere parliamentary borough that returned two MPs until the Great Reform Act 1832, when its representation was cut to a single member. In 1885 the borough was abolished, but the St Ives name was transferred to the surrounding county constituency. St Ives borough The borough established under Queen Mary consisted of the parish of St Ives in western Cornwall, a seaport and market town in which the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South East Cornwall Constituency 2023
South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both west and east. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', ), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). South is s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheryll Murray
Sheryll Murray (; 4 February 1956) is a British Conservative Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South East Cornwall from 2010 to 2024. Early life and career Sheryll Hickman was born in Millbrook, Cornwall, on 4 February 1956. Her mother's family had lived in Millbrook for generations, and her father's family was from Calstock, a nearby village. She was state educated at Millbrook Primary and Torpoint Community College, leaving the latter at the age of 16 with 5 O-Levels. She then worked for the South Western Electricity Board, and as an insurance underwriter, and later as a medical receptionist at a GP surgery. She served as a Governor of Torpoint School for nine years until 2008, before standing down to concentrate on campaigning for the forthcoming general election. Prior to her parliamentary career, Murray represented Rame as a Cornwall County Councillor before losing her seat in 2005, and served as Leader of the Conservative Group on Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Gelderd
Anna Preston Gelderd is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South East Cornwall since 2024. Early life and career Gelderd was educated at the University of Bristol and a masters degree from Murray Edwards College, Cambridge. Following graduation she worked as a parliamentary assistant to the Labour MP Tony Cunningham, and then as an advisor and advocacy professional for Oxfam, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the Marine Conservation Society."Anna Gelderd" ''LinkedIn''. Retrieved 20 July 2024. Prior to being elected to Parliament, she was employed as a senior advisor to the non-profit ocean conservation group Oceana. |
South East Cornwall (UK Parliament Constituency)
South East Cornwall is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Anna Gelderd, a Labour politician. 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. ''Very small ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Cornwall Constituency 2023
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek ''boreas'' "north wind, north" which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of '' Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Mann (politician)
Scott Leslie Mann (born 24 June 1977) is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall from 2015 to 2024. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs from September to October 2022 and a Government Whip ( Lord Commissioner of the Treasury). Between 2009 and 2016 he represented the Wadebridge West ward on Cornwall Council. Early life and career Scott Mann was born on 24 June 1977 in Wadebridge, Cornwall. He attended Wadebridge Secondary School. His father had grown up in Bodmin and had a career in boat construction."Local Mann stands for parliament", ''North Cornwall News'' (magazine); accessed 15 May 2015. His mother grew up in St Kew Highway, Cornwall."About Scott" – ''North Cornwall View'' magazine 2015 After leaving school at 16, Mann attended St Austell College, completing a BTEC business diploma, before becoming a postman for the Royal Mail in 1995 until 2015, based at the local so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Maguire
Benedict Maguire (born 10 August 1991) is a Cornish Liberal Democrat politician and solicitor in the United Kingdom serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Cornwall since the 2024 general election. Maguire currently sits on the Liberal Democrat frontbench team as their Shadow Attorney General, and serves as a core member of their Home Affairs, Justice, and Equalities team. Early life and career Maguire was born in Truro and grew up in Withiel. His mother was a teacher and his father was a doctor, both working in Bodmin. Maguire worked as a parliamentary aide and constituency caseworker for Dan Rogerson and later Ian Swales. He also had research placements in the Hong Kong Legislative Council and the United States Senate. More recently, Ben has worked as a solicitor. Parliamentary career In February 2024, Maguire was named as the Liberal Democrats' prospective parliamentary candidate for the North Cornwall. At the 2024 general election, Maguire was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Cornwall (UK Parliament Constituency)
North Cornwall is a List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies, constituency represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Ben Maguire, a Liberal Democrat (UK), Liberal Democrat since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election. Like all British constituencies, the seat elects one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election at least every five years. The seat was created in 1918. Since 1950, the constituency has been held by MPs from either the Conservative Party or the Liberal Democrats (UK), Liberal Democrats (including the party's predecessor, the Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party). History This constituency was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918. With exceptions in 1997, 2001 and 2019, the seat's margin of victory has been less than 20% of the vote. It has been consistently fought over between and won by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camborne And Redruth Constituency 2023
Camborne (from Cornish ''Cambron'', "crooked hill") is a town in Cornwall, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 20,845. The northern edge of the parish includes a section of the South West Coast Path, Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove. Camborne was formerly one of the richest tin mining areas in the world and home to the Camborne School of Mines. Geography Camborne is in the western part of the largest urban and industrial area in Cornwall with the town of Redruth east. It is the ecclesiastical centre of a large civil parish and has a town council. Camborne-Redruth is on the northern side of the Carn Brea/ Carnmenellis granite upland which slopes northwards to the sea. The two towns are linked by the A3047 road which was turnpiked in 1839 and the villages along the road (from the west) were Roskear, Tuckingmill, Pool and Illogan. Running north-south are a number of small streams with narrow river valleys which have been deeply-cut following centuries of tin st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perran Moon
Perran Henry Rupert Moon (born 2 April 1970) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the MP for Camborne and Redruth since July 2024. Early life Moon was born in Redruth; his father, Charles, was a GP and long-time club doctor at Redruth Rugby Football Club. His mother was a nurse at Treliske Hospital. One of seven children, Moon attended Trewirgie School and then St Erbyn's school in Penzance. Career Prior to parliament, Moon worked in communications for Nissan and Renault. From 2004, he was marketing director at Manheim UK and then at Auto Trader. Until 2024, he was the chief marketing officer and interim CEO of Believ, an electric vehicle charging business. An advocate of the switch from petrol and diesel vehicles to electric, on World EV Day 2024 he said: "World EV day is a crucial date in our calendar as it spotlights perhaps the single largest solution to cleaner air and reduced carbon emissions – electric vehicles". Political career From 2019 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
