St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox
Name = St Austell and Newquay
Map1 = StAustellNewquay2007
Map2 = Cornwall
Type = County
Year = for 2009 or 2010 election
Entity = Cornwall
County = Cornwall
EP = South West England
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St Austell and Newquay will be a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It will elect one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

Following their review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall, the Boundary Commission for England have awarded the county one extra constituency, which means consequential changes for existing seats. St Austell and Newquay and Truro and Falmouth split the existing Truro and St Austell seat.

The electoral wards used to create St Austell and Newquay are entirely from the borough of Restormel
*Bethel, Crinnis, Edgcumbe North, Edgcumbe South, Fowey and Tywardreath, Gannel, Gover, Mevagissey, Mount Charles, Poltair, Rialton, Rock, St Blaise, St Columb, St Enoder, St Ewe, St Stephen, Treverbyn.

Candidates

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candidate = Caroline Righton
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jude Robinson
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Stephen Gilbert
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party = Mebyon Kernow
candidate = Dick Cole
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party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Clive Medway
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References

Notional Election Result

This new constituency will be fought at the 2009 or 2010 UK general election. It has a notional Liberal Democrat majority around 600, although this is vague given the nature of the boundary reorganisation. It is the most marginal seat under the new structure of Cornish constituiencies, and is a high prioirty target seat for the Conservative Party.

ee also

*Constituencies in the next United Kingdom general election
*List of Parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall