Parliamentary representation from Cornwall
# Parliamentary representation from Cornwall

The historic county of Cornwall in south-west England was represented in Parliament from the 13th century. This article provides a list of constituencies constituting the Parliamentary representation from Cornwall.

In 1889 an administrative county of Cornwall was created. Unlike many other counties there has been no major change between the historic and administrative county boundaries. The first part of this article covers the constituencies wholly or predominantly within the area of the historic county. The second part refers to constituencies mostly in another historic county, which included some territory from the historic county of Cornwall (if any). The summaries section only refers to the constituencies included in the first section of the constituency list.

## List of constituencies

The constituencies which existed in 1707 were those previously represented in the Parliament of England.

Key to abbreviations:-

* (Type) BC Borough constituency, CC County constituency.

### Constituencies wholly or predominantly in the historic county

| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodmin | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1983 | 2 (1295–1868) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Bodmin | CC (1885–1983) | 1295 | 1983 | 1 (1868–1983) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Bossiney | BC | 1552 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Callington | BC | 1584 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Camborne | CC | 1885 | 1950 | 1 | |
| Camborne and Redruth | CC | 2010 | * | 1 | |
| Camelford | BC | 1547 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Cornwall | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 2 (1290–1654) | |
| Cornwall | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 8 (1654–1659) | |
| Cornwall | CC | 1290 | 1832 | 2 (1659–1832) | |
| East Cornwall | CC | 1832 | 1885 | 2 | |
| North Cornwall | CC | 1918 | * | 1 | |
| South East Cornwall | CC | 1983 | * | 1 | |
| West Cornwall | CC | 1832 | 1885 | 2 | |
| East Looe | BC | 1571 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| East Looe and West Looe | BC | 1654 | 1659 | 1 | |
| Falmouth and Camborne | CC | 1950 | 2010 | 1 | |
| Fowey | BC | 1571 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Grampound | BC | 1547 | 1821 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Helston | BC | 1298 | 1885 | 2 (1298–1832) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Helston | BC | 1298 | 1885 | 1 (1832–1885) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Launceston | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 2 (1295–1654) | Also called Dunheved |
| Launceston | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 1 (1654–1659) | Also called Dunheved |
| Launceston | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 2 (1659–1832) | Also called Dunheved |
| Launceston | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 1 (1832–1918) | Also called Dunheved |
| Launceston | CC (1885–1918) | 1295 | 1918 | 1 (1832–1918) | Also called Dunheved |
| Liskeard | BC | 1295 | 1885 | 2 (1295–1832) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Liskeard | BC | 1295 | 1885 | 1 (1832–1885) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Lostwithiel | BC | 1305 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Mitchell | BC | 1547 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659. Also called St. Michael's. |
| Newport (Cornwall) | BC | 1529 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659. Also called Newport Iuxta Launceston. |
| Penryn | BC | 1547 | 1832 | 2 (1547–1654) | |
| Penryn | BC | 1547 | 1832 | 1 (1654–1659) | |
| Penryn | BC | 1547 | 1832 | 2 (1659–1832) | |
| Penryn and Falmouth | BC (1832–1918) | 1832 | 1950 | 2 (1832–1885) | |
| Penryn and Falmouth | CC (1918–1950) | 1832 | 1950 | 1 (1885–1950) | |
| St Austell | CC | 1885 | 1918 | 1 | |
| St Austell and Newquay | CC | 2010 | * | 1 | |
| St Germans | BC | 1563 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| St Ives | BC (1558–1885) | 1558 | * | 2 (1558–1832) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| St Ives | CC (1885–*) | 1558 | * | 1 (1832–*) | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| St Mawes | BC | 1563 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Saltash | BC | 1547 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Tregony | BC | 1295 | 1296 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Tregony | BC | 1559 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |
| Truro | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 2 (1295–1654) | |
| Truro | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 1 (1654–1659) | |
| Truro | BC (1295–1885) | 1295 | 1918 | 2 (1659–1885) | |
| Truro | CC (1885–1918) | 1295 | 1918 | 1 (1885–1918) | |
| Truro | CC | 1950 | 1997 | 1 | |
| Truro and Falmouth | CC | 2010 | * | 1 | |
| Truro and St Austell | CC | 1997 | 2010 | 1 | |
| West Looe | BC | 1553 | 1832 | 2 | Unrepresented 1654–1659 |

### Constituencies mostly in another historic county

| Constituency | Type | From | To | MPs | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |

### Periods constituencies represented

| | 1290–1295 | 1295–1296 | 1296–1298 | 1298–1305 | 1305–1529 | 1529–1547 | 1547–1552 | 1552–1553 | 1553–1558 | 1558–1559 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bodmin | | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 |
| Bossiney | | | | | | | | 1552–1654 | 1552–1654 | 1552–1654 |
| Camelford | | | | | | | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 |
| Cornwall | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 |
| Grampound | | | | | | | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 |
| Helston | | | | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 |
| Launceston | | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 |
| Liskeard | | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 |
| Lostwithiel | | | | | 1305–1654 | 1305–1654 | 1305–1654 | 1305–1654 | 1305–1654 | 1305–1654 |
| Mitchell | | | | | | | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 |
| Newport | | | | | | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 |
| Penryn | | | | | | | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 |
| St Ives | | | | | | | | | | 1558–1654 |
| Saltash | | | | | | | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 |
| Tregony | | 1295–1296 | | | | | | | | |
| Truro | | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 |
| West Looe | | | | | | | | | 1553–1654 | 1553–1654 |
| | 1559–1563 | 1563–1571 | 1571–1584 | 1584–1654 | 1654–1659 | 1659–1821 | 1821–1832 | 1832–1885 | 1885–1918 |
| Bodmin | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | | 1659–1983 | 1659–1983 | 1659–1983 | 1659–1983 |
| Bossiney | 1552–1654 | 1552–1654 | 1552–1654 | 1552–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Callington | | | | 1584–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Camborne | | | | | | | | | 1885–1950 |
| Camelford | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Cornwall | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | 1290–1832 | | |
| East Cornwall | | | | | | | | 1832–1885 | |
| West Cornwall | | | | | | | | 1832–1885 | |
| East Looe | | | 1571–1654 | 1571–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| East Looe and West Looe | | | | | 1654–1659 | | | | |
| Fowey | | | 1571–1654 | 1571–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Grampound | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | | 1659–1821 | | | |
| Helston | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | 1298–1654 | | 1659–1885 | 1659–1885 | 1659–1885 | |
| Launceston | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 |
| Liskeard | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | 1295–1654 | | 1659–1885 | 1659–1885 | 1659–1885 | |
| Lostwithiel | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Mitchell | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Newport | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 | 1529–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Penryn | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Penryn and Falmouth | | | | | | | | 1832–1950 | 1832–1950 |
| St Austell | | | | | | | | | 1885–1918 |
| St Germans | | 1563–1654 | 1563–1654 | 1563–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| St Ives | 1558–1654 | 1558–1654 | 1558–1654 | 1558–1654 | | 1659–* | 1659–* | 1659–* | 1659–* |
| St Mawes | | 1563–1654 | 1563–1654 | 1563–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Saltash | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | 1547–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Tregony | 1559–1654 | 1559–1654 | 1559–1654 | 1559–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| Truro | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 | 1295–1918 |
| West Looe | 1553–1654 | 1553–1654 | 1553–1654 | 1553–1654 | | 1659–1832 | 1659–1832 | | |
| | 1918–1950 | 1950–1983 | 1983–1997 | 1997–2010 | 2010–* |
| Bodmin | 1659–1983 | 1659–1983 | | | |
| Camborne | 1885–1950 | | | | |
| Camborne and Redruth | | | | | 2010–* |
| North Cornwall | 1918–* | 1918–* | 1918–* | 1918–* | 1918–* |
| South East Cornwall | | | 1983–* | 1983–* | 1983–* |
| Falmouth and Camborne | | 1950–2010 | 1950–2010 | 1950–2010 | |
| Penryn and Falmouth | 1832–1950 | | | | |
| St Austell and Newquay | | | | | 2010–* |
| St Ives | 1659–* | 1659–* | 1659–* | 1659–* | 1659–* |
| Truro | | 1950–1997 | 1950–1997 | | |
| Truro and Falmouth | | | | | 2010–* |
| Truro and St Austell | | | | 1997–2010 | |

## Summaries

### Summary of Constituencies by Type and Period

Note: Dates of representation prior to 1509 are provisional.

| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1296 | 1298 | 1305 | 1529 | 1547 | 1552 | 1553 | 1558 | 1559 | 1563 | 1571 | 1584 | 1654 | 1659 | 1821 | 1832 | 1885 | 1918 | 2010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 7 | 1 | – | – |
| County | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |

### Summary of members of parliament by Type and Period

| Type | 1290 | 1295 | 1296 | 1298 | 1305 | 1529 | 1547 | 1552 | 1553 | 1558 | 1559 | 1563 | 1571 | 1584 | 1654 | 1659 | 1821 | 1832 | 1868 | 1885 | 1918 | 2010 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Borough | – | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 10 | 9 | 1 | – | – |
| County | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 11 | 46 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
