Gilbert Granville Sharp ran in the 1950 General Election, the first general election held after a full term of Labour government, however he lost to his Labour party opponent by over 10,000 votes.
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first general election ever to be held after a full term of Labour government. General Election 1950:  Falmouth & Camborne
Electorate 53,248 Gilbert Granville Sharp 8,013 Labour Harold Hayman 18,988 
