Mebyon Kernow election results explained

Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall is a Cornish nationalist, centre-left political party in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It primarily campaigns for devolution to Cornwall in the form of a Cornish Assembly. It has representatives in local government (see main article), but has never succeeded in national elections.

YearVotesShare of votesSeats
19771,7362.7%
19813,3313.4%
19852,1342.0%
19891,8091.3%
19932,5281.9%
19976,8902.6%
2001[1] 8,4053.5%
2005[2] 9,4213.7%
YearCandidatesVotesShare of votesSeats
2009[3] 337,2904.3%
2013[4] 266,8244.8%
2017[5] 195,3444.0%
2021[6] 198,8975.0%

Elections to the House of Commons

ElectionConstituency Candidate Votes %
1970[7] Falmouth & CamborneRichard Jenkin960 2.0
February 1974TruroJames Whetter8501.5
October 1974TruroJames Whetter3840.7
1979Falmouth & CamborneLeonard Truran1,6373.0
St IvesColin Murley1,6624.0
1983Falmouth & CamborneRichard Jenkin5821.2
St IvesPedyr Prior5691.2
1997Cornwall, NJohn Bolitho6451.1
Cornwall, SEPaul Dunbar5731.0
Falmouth & CamborneRuth Lewarne2380.4
Truro & St AustellDavyth Hicks4500.8
2001[8] Cornwall, SEKenneth John George1,2092.3
Falmouth & CamborneHilda Wasley8531.8
Truro & St AustellConan Jenkin1,1372.3
2005Cornwall, NDick Cole1,3512.4
Cornwall, SEGraham Sandercock7691.4
Falmouth & CamborneHilda Wasley3700.8
Truro & St AustellConan Jenkin1,0622.1
2010[9] Camborne & RedruthLoveday Jenkin7751.8
Cornwall, NJoanie Willet5301.1
Cornwall, SERoger Holmes6411.3
St Austell & NewquayDick Cole2,0074.2
St IvesSimon John Reed3870.8
Truro & FalmouthLoic Rich1,0392.1
2015[10] Camborne & RedruthLoveday Jenkin8972.0
Cornwall, NJeremy Jefferies6311.3
Cornwall, SEAndrew Long1,0032.0
St Austell & NewquayDick Cole2,0634.1
St IvesRob Simmons5181.1
Truro & FalmouthStephen Richardson5631.1
2019[11] St Austell & NewquayDick Cole1,6603.0

Elections to the European Parliament

ElectionConstituency Candidate(s) Votes %
1979[12] Cornwall and PlymouthRichard Jenkin10,2055.9
1989Cornwall and PlymouthColin Lawry4,2241.9
1994Cornwall and West PlymouthLoveday Jenkin3,3151.5
2009[13] South West EnglandDick Cole, Conan Jenkin, Loveday Jenkin, Simon Reed, Glenn Renshaw, Joanie Willett 14,922 1.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rallings . Colin . Thrasher . Michael . LOCAL ELECTIONS HANDBOOK 2001 .
  2. Web site: Local Elections Archive Project - 2005 - Cornwall . 2023-04-03 . www.andrewteale.me.uk.
  3. Web site: 2009-06-04 . Election results by party, 4 June 2009 . 2024-02-02 . democracy.cornwall.gov.uk . en.
  4. Web site: 2013-05-02 . Election results by party, 2 May 2013 . 2024-02-02 . democracy.cornwall.gov.uk . en.
  5. Web site: 2017-05-04 . Election results by party, 4 May 2017 . 2023-04-03 . democracy.cornwall.gov.uk . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-05-06 . Election results by party, 6 May 2021 . 2022-09-29 . democracy.cornwall.gov.uk . en.
  7. FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973
  8. Book: Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism. Deacon. Bernard. Cole. Dick. Tregidga. Garry. Bernard Deacon (linguist). Dick Cole (politician). Garry Tregidga. Welsh Academic Press. 2003. 1860570755. Wales. 104.
  9. BBC News - Election 2010 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
  10. BBC News - Election 2015 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
  11. BBC News - Election 2019 Results: St Austell and Newquay
  12. Web site: United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-94: England (part 1). www.election.demon.co.uk. 28 June 2018.
  13. News: European Election 2009: South West. 8 June 2009. BBC News. 5 November 2014.

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