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Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth

Every general election in Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth since 1918 (until 1945). Latest: Labour, majority 2,793.

1945 general election

PartyVotesShareShare bar
Labour Won17,96243.8%
Conservative15,16937.0%
Liberal7,91719.3%
Valid votes41,048
Majority2,7936.8%

Turnout 73.0% of 56,214 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19181922192319241929193119351945Conservative, 1918: 50.6%Conservative, 1922: 42.8%Conservative, 1923: 38.0%Conservative, 1924: 43.3%Conservative, 1929: 34.1%Conservative, 1931: 40.5%Conservative, 1935: 39.6%Conservative, 1945: 37.0%Liberal, 1918: 49.4%Liberal, 1922: 32.8%Liberal, 1923: 62.0%Liberal, 1924: 34.4%Liberal, 1929: 37.0%Liberal, 1931: 34.6%Liberal, 1935: 28.3%Liberal, 1945: 19.3%Labour, 1922: 16.6%Labour, 1924: 22.4%Labour, 1929: 29.0%Labour, 1931: 24.9%Labour, 1935: 32.2%Labour, 1945: 43.8%
Vote share in Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth at each general election Con Lib Lab

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
1945LabCon2,7936.873.0%
1935ConLab3,0317.477.6%Con hold
1931ConLib2,3825.979.8%Con gain from Lib
1929LibCon1,1383.078.4%Lib gain from Con
1924ConLib2,5728.974.7%Con gain from Lib
1923LibCon6,58624.073.0%Lib gain from Con
1922ConLib2,6879.972.5%Con hold
1918ConLib2351.256.6%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth?

Labour won Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth at the 1945 general election with a majority of 2,793.

Which parties have won Cornwall Penryn and Falmouth?

At the 8 general elections held under this name since 1918: Conservative 5, Liberal 2, Labour 1.

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