North Cornwall (UK Parliament constituency)

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North Cornwall
County constituency

North Cornwall shown within Cornwall, and Cornwall shown within England
Created: 1918
MP: Dan Rogerson
Party: Liberal Democrat
Type: House of Commons
County: Cornwall
EP constituency: South West England

North 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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The constituency shares a similar area to that of the North Cornwall district, however it also extends into the Restormel district, and parts of the North Cornwall district also fall into the constituency of South East Cornwall.North Cornwall though one of the most rural seats in England, has traditionally because of its non-conformist religious leanings been a Liberal stronghold.

The North Cornwall constituency shown within Cornwall and Devon, 1918-1945.
The North Cornwall constituency shown within Cornwall and Devon, 1918-1945.
Year Member Party
1918 Sir George Croydon Marks Liberal
1924 Alfred Martyn Williams Conservative
1929 Sir Donald Maclean Liberal
1932 Sir Francis Dyke Acland Liberal
1939 Thomas Lewis Horabin Liberal
1946 Independent
1947 Labour
1950 Sir Harold Roper Conservative
1959 James Scott-Hopkins Conservative
1966 John Wentworth Pardoe Liberal
1979 Gerry Neale Conservative
1992 Paul Tyler Liberal Democrat
2005 Daniel Rogerson Liberal Democrat

General Election 2005: North Cornwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Dan Rogerson 23,842 42.6 -9.4
Conservative Mark Formosa 20,766 37.1 +3.3
Labour David Acton 6,636 11.9 +2.2
UK Independence David Campbell-Bannerman 3,063 5.5 +1.1
Mebyon Kernow Dick Cole 1,351 2.4 +2.4
Veritas Alan Eastwood 324 0.6 +0.6
Majority 3,076 5.5
Turnout 55,982 64.5 0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing -6.4%
General Election 2001: North Cornwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul Tyler 28,082 52.0 -1.1
Conservative John Weller 18,250 33.8 +4.3
Labour Michael Goodman 5,257 9.7 +0.3
UK Independence Steve Protz 2,394 4.4 N/A
Majority 9,832 18.2
Turnout 53,983 63.8 -9.3
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
General Election 1997: North Cornwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Paul Tyler 31,100 53.2 +5.8
Conservative Nigel Linacre 17,253 29.5 -14.8
Labour Anne Lindo 5,523 9.4 +2.9
Referendum Party Felicity Odam 3,636 6.2 N/A
Mebyon Kernow John Bolitho 645 1.1 N/A
Liberal Rif Winfield 186 0.3 N/A
Natural Law Nicholas Creswell 152 0.3 N/A
Majority 13,847 23.7
Turnout 58,495 73.05
Liberal Democrat hold Swing 10.3% Con to LD

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