Overview
Camborne and Redruth () is a constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Perran Moon of the Labour Party. The seat is on the South West Peninsula of England, bordered by both the Celtic Sea to the northwest and English Channel to the southeast.
Constituency profile
The Camborne and Redruth constituency is located in Cornwall and is predominantly rural. Its largest town is Camborne with a population of around 20,000, which forms a loose conurbation with the nearby town of Redruth. The constituency spans both coasts of Cornwall and also includes the small towns of Hayle and St Agnes as well as many smaller villages. The area was traditionally an important centre for tin and copper mining, however the last remaining mine, South Crofty, closed in 1998. Compared to national averages, residents of the constituency are older and have lower levels of income and professional employment. White people make up 97% of the population. There are high levels of deprivation in the towns of Camborne and Redruth, whilst the rural areas are wealthier. Most of the constituency is represented by Reform UK at the local council, with some independents elected in Camborne.
An estimated 57% of voters in the constituency supported leaving the European Union in the 2016 referendum, higher than the national figure of 52%.
History
The constituency was created for the 2010 general election, primarily as the successor to Falmouth and Camborne, following a review of parliamentary representation in Cornwall by the Boundary Commission which increased the number of seats in the county from five to six. The seat's first MP was George Eustice of the Conservative Party, who served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs between 2020 and 2022. He held the seat until he stood down for the 2024 general election, which was won by Perran Moon of the Labour Party.
2010–2024
The District of Kerrier wards of Camborne North, Camborne South, Camborne West, Constantine, Gweek and Mawnan, Illogan North, Illogan South, Mabe and Budock, Redruth North, Redruth South, St Day, Lanner and Carharrack, Stithians, and Wendron, the District of Penwith wards of Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East, Hayle North, and Hayle South, and the District of Carrick ward of Mount Hawke. In addition to the towns of Camborne and Redruth, which were both previously in the Falmouth and Camborne seat, this seat has the village of Mount Hawke from the former Truro and St Austell seat and the western town of Hayle, transferred from the St Ives seat.
2024–present
Further to the 2023 review of Westminster constituencies which became effective for the 2024 general election, the constituency is composed of the following electoral divisions of Cornwall (as they existed on 4 May 2021): * Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill; Camborne Trelowarren; Camborne West & Treswithian; Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan; Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon; Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East; Hayle West; Illogan & Portreath; Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap; Perranporth; Pool & Tehidy; Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day; Redruth North; Redruth South; St Agnes. :Minor changes to align with revised electoral division boundaries, including the addition of the villages of Perranporth and St Agnes from Truro and Falmouth.
Elections in the 2010s
: * Served as the MP for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005, until its abolition in 2010
See also
*List of parliamentary constituencies in Cornwall *List of constituencies in South West England
External links
*nomis Constituency Profile for Camborne and Redruth — presenting data from the ONS annual population survey and other official statistics. *Camborne and Redruth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries April 2010 – May 2024) at MapIt UK *Camborne and Redruth UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK