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North Cornwall

Every general election in North Cornwall since 1955. Latest: Ben Maguire, Liberal Democrats, majority 9,957.

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Member of Parliament

Ben Maguire

Liberal Democrats · elected 4 July 2024 · majority 9,957

2024 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
Ben Maguire ElectedLiberal Democrats24,09447.0%
Scott Mann sitting MPConservative14,13727.6%
Rowland O'ConnorReform UK8,44416.5%
Robyn HarrisLabour2,9585.8%
Lance SymondsGreen1,3352.6%
Sarah FarrellHeritage Party2770.5%
Valid votes51,245
Majority9,95719.4%

LD gain from Con Turnout 66.8% of 76,741 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%19551964197019792001201020172024Conservative, 1955: 47.4%Conservative, 1959: 46.7%Conservative, 1964: 45.7%Conservative, 1966: 44.5%Conservative, 1970: 47.1%Conservative, October 1974: 42.0%Conservative, 1979: 51.7%Conservative, 1997: 29.5%Conservative, 2001: 33.8%Conservative, 2005: 37.1%Conservative, 2010: 41.7%Conservative, 2015: 45.0%Conservative, 2017: 50.7%Conservative, 2019: 59.4%Conservative, 2024: 27.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 53.2%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 52.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 42.6%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 48.1%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 31.2%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 36.6%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 30.8%Liberal Democrats, 2024: 47.0%Liberal, 1955: 42.9%Liberal, 1959: 43.9%Liberal, 1964: 43.8%Liberal, 1966: 48.5%Liberal, 1970: 48.6%Liberal, October 1974: 51.3%Liberal, 1979: 43.8%Liberal, 2019: 1.1%Labour, 1955: 9.8%Labour, 1959: 9.5%Labour, 1964: 9.8%Labour, 1966: 7.0%Labour, 1970: 4.3%Labour, October 1974: 6.4%Labour, 1979: 3.2%Labour, 1997: 9.4%Labour, 2001: 9.7%Labour, 2005: 11.9%Labour, 2010: 4.2%Labour, 2015: 5.4%Labour, 2017: 12.1%Labour, 2019: 8.7%Labour, 2024: 5.8%UK Independence Party, 2010: 4.9%UK Independence Party, 2015: 12.7%Reform UK, 2024: 16.5%
Vote share in North Cornwall at each general election Con LD Lib Lab UKIP Ref

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of today’s North Cornwall lived under the old (2010–2019) boundaries:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2024LD Ben MaguireCon9,95719.466.8%LD gain from Con
2019Con Scott MannLD14,75228.673.9%Con hold
2017Con Scott MannLD7,20014.174.0%Con hold
2015Con Scott MannLD6,62113.771.8%Con gain from LD
2010LD Dan RogersonCon2,9816.468.9%LD hold
2005LDCon3,0765.564.4%
2001LDCon9,83218.263.8%LD hold
1997LDCon13,84723.773.0%
1979ConLib3,7477.986.1%Con gain from Lib
October 1974LibCon3,8569.380.5%
1970LibCon6301.585.2%Lib hold
1966LibCon1,5084.087.5%Lib gain from Con
1964ConLib6691.983.1%Con hold
1959ConLib9892.883.7%Con hold
1955ConLib1,6044.582.3%

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 is the MP for North Cornwall?

Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrats) won North Cornwall at the 2024 general election with a majority of 9,957.

Which parties have won North Cornwall?

At the 15 general elections held under this name since 1955: Conservative 7, Liberal Democrats 5, Liberal 3.

Which region is North Cornwall in?

North Cornwall is in South West.

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