- South East Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)
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Coordinates: 50°24′50″N 4°31′12″W / 50.414°N 4.520°W
South East Cornwall County constituency for the House of Commons 
Boundary of South East Cornwall in Cornwall for the 2010 general election.
Location of Cornwall within England.County Cornwall Electorate 71,851 (December 2010)[1] Current constituency Created 1983 Member of Parliament Sheryll Murray (Conservative) Number of members One Created from Bodmin Overlaps European Parliament constituency South West England 
Sketchmap of 2010 parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall - click to enlarge
South East Cornwall is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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Boundaries
South East Cornwall constituency was created in 1983 from parts of the former seat of Bodmin. It formerly spanned the districts of Caradon and Restormel, abolished in 2009.
In the United Kingdom general election, 2010 there were some boundary changes with the Stoke Climsland ward being moved to North Cornwall and the Fowey & Tywardreath ward and the St Blazey ward becoming part of the new St Austell and Newquay Parliament constituency.[2]
Members of Parliament
Election Member [3] Party 1983 Robert Hicks Conservative 1997 Colin Breed Liberal Democrat 2010 Sheryll Murray Conservative Elections
Elections in the 2010s
General Election 2010: South East Cornwall[4] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Sheryll Murray 22,390 45.1 +10.1 Liberal Democrat Karen Gillard 19,170 38.6 -8.1 Labour Michael Sparling 3,507 7.1 -3.4 UKIP Stephanie McWilliam 3,083 6.2 +1.1 Green Roger Creagh-Osborne 826 1.7 +1.7 Mebyon Kernow Roger Holmes 641 1.3 -0.4 Majority 3,220 6.5 Turnout 49,617 68.7 +1.0 Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing 9.1 Elections in the 2000s
General Election 2005: South East Cornwall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Colin Breed 24,986 46.7 +0.8 Conservative Ashley Gray 18,479 34.6 -0.9 Labour Colin Binley 6,069 11.4 -1.0 UKIP David Lucas 2,693 5.0 +1.2 Mebyon Kernow Graham Sandercock 769 1.4 -0.9 Veritas Anne Assheton-Salton 459 0.9 N/A Majority 6,507 12.2 Turnout 53,455 66.2 0.8 Liberal Democrat hold Swing +0.9 General Election 2001: South East Cornwall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Colin Breed 23,756 45.9 -1.2 Conservative Ashley Gray 18,381 35.5 -0.3 Labour Bill Stevens 6,429 12.4 -0.4 UKIP Graham Palmer 1,978 3.8 +1.3 Mebyon Kernow Kenneth George 1,209 2.3 +1.3 Majority 5,375 10.4 Turnout 51,753 65.4 -10.3 Liberal Democrat hold Swing -0.5 Elections in the 1990s
General Election 1997: South East Cornwall Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Colin Breed 27,044 47.1 +9.0 Conservative W. M. Lightfoot 20,564 35.8 -15.1 Labour D. M. Kirk 7,358 12.8 +3.6 UKIP J. A. Wonnacott 1,428 2.5 Mebyon Kernow P. A. R. Dunbar 573 1.0 Liberal B. Weights 268 0.5 Natural Law M. K. F. Hartley 197 0.3 Majority 6,480 11.3 Turnout 57,400 75.7 Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative Swing +12.0 General Election 1992: South East Cornwall[5] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Robert Hicks 30,565 51.0 −0.6 Liberal Democrat R Teverson 22,861 38.1 −1.6 Labour Linda Gilroy 5,536 9.2 +0.6 Liberal Miss MH Cook 644 1.1 −38.7 Anti-Federalist League AOH Quick 227 0.4 N/A Natural Law Miss R Allen 155 0.3 N/A Majority 7,704 12.8 +1.0 Turnout 59,988 82.1 +2.6 Conservative hold Swing +0.5 See also
Notes and references
- ^ "Electorate Figures - Boundary Commission for England". 2011 Electorate Figures. Boundary Commission for England. 4 March 2011. http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/electoral-figures/electoral-figures.htm. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ Fifth periodical report - Volume 4 Mapping for the Non-Metropolitan Counties and the Unitary Authorities, The Stationery Office, 26 February 2007, ISBN 0101703228, http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm70/7032/7032_iv.asp
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "C" (part 6)
- ^ Lavery, Kevin (20 April 2010). "South East Cornwall statement of persons nominated and notice of poll" (MSWord). Acting Returning Officer. Cornwall Council. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=12350c7d-8837-4b51-9ea6-874dfbbbbf7c&version=-1. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge92/ge92index.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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