St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency) explained

St Austell and Newquay
Parliament:uk
Map3:EnglandCornwall
Map Entity:Cornwall
Map Year:2024
Year:2010
Type:County
Previous:North Cornwall
South East Cornwall
Truro & St Austell
Electorate:76,076 (2024)[1]
Mp:Noah Law
Party:Labour Party
Region:England
County:Cornwall
European:South West England
Towns:St Austell, Newquay
Elects Howmany:One

St Austell and Newquay is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Noah Law, a Labour MP. It is on the South West Peninsula of England, bordered by both the Celtic Sea to the northwest and English Channel to the southeast.

History

2010 electionOn its creation in 2010, the constituency had, based on complex forecasts involving its three constitutive seats, which factored in to different degrees the recent local election results, a widely varying notional Liberal Democrat majority (see results below). In analysis, one forecast suggested that St Austell and Newquay would prove to be a safe seat, whereas another suggested an extremely marginal seat. The majority achieved was lower than an average of the two forecasts, but by no means the most slender of majorities achieved in that election.

In 2010, the Labour Party candidate polled in line with results of the recent decades in the forerunner seats, with 7.2% of the vote. Mebyon Kernow, the Cornish devolutionist party, achieved its highest share of the vote in any constituency, but narrowly lost its deposit by not reaching the 5% threshold.

2015 electionThe seat was won by a Conservative on a majority of more than 15% which would rarely be termed marginal; however, approximately half the electorate of the seat fell within areas represented by a Liberal or Liberal Democrat MP between October 1974 and 2015 - Truro (later adopting a suffix- and St Austell). In terms of the important consideration of length of tenure the seat fails to be describable as in any analysis "safe".
2017 electionTheresa May announced a snap election would take place on 8 June 2017. In this constituency, Conservative incumbent Steve Double won with an increased majority of 11,142. The constituency also saw a gigantic 18.8% increase in the Labour vote, in common with many south-west seats, pushing the Liberal Democrats into third place.
2019 electionThe Liberal Democrats further faded into a more distant third place, with their policy of cancelling Brexit failing to attract voters, in a constituency which voted 64% to Leave the European Union. Unlike many seats across the UK, the Labour vote held up pretty well, with only a 2.6% drop in their vote share.

2024 election

The seat was won by Labour MP Noah Law after an election that took place on July 4th 2024. Noah defeated incumbent Tory representative Steve Double with a majority of 2,470. Mr Double blamed the loss on a large Reform UK vote (Reform UK took 9,212 votes, and came third.)

Boundaries

2010-2024: The Borough of Restormel wards of Bethel, Crinnis, Edgcumbe North, Edgcumbe South, Fowey and Tywardreath, Gannel, Gover, Mevagissey, Mount Charles, Poltair, Rialton, Rock, St Blazey, St Columb, St Enoder, St Ewe, St Stephen, and Treverbyn.

The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, following a review of parliamentary representation by the Boundary Commission, which increased the number of seats in the county from five to six.[2] It has the same boundaries as the former Borough of Restormel, with the exception of the ward of Lostwithiel, which remains in the South East Cornwall constituency. Previously, the historic area was divided between the North Cornwall, South East Cornwall and Truro and St Austell seats.

2024-present: Further to the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, enacted by the Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023, from the 2024 United Kingdom general election, the constituency will be composed of the following electoral divisions of Cornwall (as they existed on 4th May 2021):

Minor changes to align with revised electoral division boundaries and bring the electorate within the permitted range.

Constituency profile

Workless claimants (registered jobseekers) were in November 2012 higher than the national average of 3.8%, at 4.2% of the population, based on a statistical compilation by The Guardian.[4]

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2010Steve GilbertLiberal Democrats
2015Steve DoubleConservative
2024Noah LawLabour

Elections

Elections in the 2010s

2019 notional result[5]
PartyVote%
30,620 55.6
14,678 26.6
5,964 10.8
Others 2,146 3.9
1,690 3.1
Turnout55,09873.9
Electorate74,585

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Result for St Ives constituency - 4 July 2024 - Cornwall Council . 2024-07-10 . www.cornwall.gov.uk.
  2. Web site: Final recommendations for Parliamentary constituencies in the county of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly . http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20091102212641/http://www.boundarycommissionforengland.org.uk/review_areas/downloads/FR_NR_Cornwall_the_Isles_of_Scilly.doc . dead . 2009-11-02 . . 2005-01-09 . 2010-04-26.
  3. Web site: The Parliamentary Constituencies Order 2023 . Schedule 1 Part 7 South West region.
  4. https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2010/nov/17/unemployment-and-employment-statistics-economics Unemployment claimants by constituency
  5. Web site: Notional results for a UK general election on 12 December 2019 . 11 July 2024 . Rallings & Thrasher, Professor David Denver (Scotland), Nicholas Whyte (NI) for Sky News, PA, BBC News and ITV News . UK Parliament.

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