Truro (UK Parliament constituency)
| Truro | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Boundary of Truro in Cornwall for the 1992 general election | |
 Location of Cornwall within England | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Major settlements | Truro, St Austell |
| 1950–1997 | |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Penryn and Falmouth and Camborne |
| Replaced by | Truro & St Austell |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Seats | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Created from | Helston, Truro and West Cornwall |
| Replaced by | Penryn and Falmouth, St Ives and Camborne |
| 1295–1885 | |
| Seats | Two |
| Type of constituency | Borough constituency |
| Replaced by | Truro |
Truro was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain from 1295 until 1800, then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918 and finally from 1950 to 1997. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, electing two members of parliament (MPs) by the plurality-at-large system of election; the name was then transferred to the surrounding county constituency, which elected a single Member by the first past the post system. In 1997, although there had been no changes to its boundaries, it was renamed as Truro and St Austell, reflecting the fact that St Austell by then had a larger population than Truro.
Boundaries
1950–1974: The Borough of Truro, the Urban District of St Austell, the Rural District of Truro except the parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel.
1974–1983: The Boroughs of Truro, and St Austell with Fowey, the Rural District of Truro except the parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel.
1983–1997: The District of Carrick wards of Boscawen, Chacewater, Feock, Kea, Kenwyn, Moresk, Newlyn, Perranzabuloe, Probus, Roseland, St Agnes, St Clement, Tregolls, and Trehaverne, and the Borough of Restormel wards of Crinnis, Mevagissey, Poltair, Rock, St Ewe, St Mewan, St Stephen-in-Brannel, Trevarna, and Treverbyn.
History
The constituency has existed in a number of different forms. The constituency of Truro, up until 1885 elected two members to parliament; this was reduced to one. In 1918 the constituency was abolished but it was recreated again in 1950.
The seat became a safe Lib Dem bet thanks to the popularity and eloquence of its former MP, David Penhaligon. His death in a car crash, aged only 42, robbed the House of Commons of one of its most independent-minded and pragmatic members. His successor, Matthew Taylor, held the seat comfortably from a by-election in 1987, and remained its MP after the name change in 1997.
Members of Parliament
Truro Parliamentary borough
MPs 1295–1629
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- Constituency created (1295)
MPs 1640–1885
Truro County constituency
MPs 1885–1918
| Election | Member[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1885 | William Bickford-Smith | Liberal later Liberal Unionist |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party/meta/color" | | 1892 | John Charles Williams | Liberal Unionist |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Unionist Party/meta/color" | | 1895 | Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence | Liberal Unionist |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1906 | George Hay Morgan | Liberal |
| 1918 | constituency abolished | ||
MPs 1950–1997
| Election | Member[8] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1950 | Geoffrey Wilson | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1970 | Piers Dixon | Conservative |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | Oct 1974 | David Penhaligon | Liberal |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color" | | 1987 by-election | Matthew Taylor | Liberal |
| style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color" | | 1988 | Liberal Democrats | |
| 1997 | name changed to Truro & St. Austell | ||
Elections
Elections in the 1840s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | 'Edmund Turner' | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | 'John Ennis Vivian' | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 622 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | 'Edmund Turner' | Unopposed | |||
| Conservative | 'John Ennis Vivian' | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 627 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
Turner's death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Humphrey Willyams | 240 | 51.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Montague Edward Smith | 224 | 48.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16 | 3.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 464 | 79.2 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 586 | ||||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1850s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | Henry Vivian | 267 | 26.3 | N/A | |
| Conservative | John Ennis Vivian | 263 | 25.9 | N/A | |
| Whig | Augustus Smith | 255 | 25.1 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Montague Edward Smith | 229 | 22.6 | N/A | |
| Turnout | 507 (est) | 83.5 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 607 | ||||
| Majority | 4 | 0.4 | N/A | ||
| Whig hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Majority | 8 | 0.8 | N/A | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whig | 'Augustus Smith ' | Unopposed | |||
| Whig | 'Edward Brydges Willyams' | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 646 | ||||
| Whig hold | |||||
| Whig gain from Conservative | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Montague Edward Smith | 303 | 40.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Augustus Smith | 225 | 30.4 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Vivian | 213 | 28.7 | N/A | |
| Majority | 78 | 10.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 522 (est) | 80.7 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 647 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Elections in the 1860s
Montague Edward Smith resigned after being appointed a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Williams | 249 | 53.1 | +12.2 | |
| Liberal | John Vivian | 220 | 46.9 | −12.2 | |
| Majority | 29 | 6.2 | −4.3 | ||
| Turnout | 469 | 82.7 | +2.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 567 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +12.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 'Frederick Williams' | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | 'John Vivian' | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 567 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
| Liberal hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Williams | 731 | 40.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Vivian | 683 | 37.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal | John Passmore Edwards | 406 | 22.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 48 | 2.6 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,276 (est) | 88.9 (est) | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 1,435 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Vivian was appointed a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, causing a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 'John Vivian' | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal hold | |||||
Elections in the 1870s
Vivian resigned after being appointed Under-Secretary of State for War.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Hogg | 605 | 58.1 | ||
| Liberal | Edward Jenkins | 436 | 41.9 | ||
| Majority | 169 | 16.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,041 | 72.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 1,442 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Frederick Williams | 798 | 31.4 | ||
| Conservative | James Hogg | 723 | 28.5 | ||
| Liberal | Henry Riversdale Grenfell | 565 | 22.2 | ||
| Liberal | Joseph Graham | 455 | 17.9 | ||
| Majority | 158 | 6.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1,271 (est) | 80.3 (est) | |||
| Registered electors | 1,582 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
Williams' death caused a by-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Tremayne | 656 | 51.8 | −8.1 | |
| Liberal | Edward Brydges Willyams | 611 | 48.2 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 45 | 3.6 | −2.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,267 | 80.3 | +0.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,578 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.1 | |||
Elections in the 1880s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James McGarel-Hogg | 781 | 45.5 | +17.0 | |
| Liberal | Brydges Willyams | 754 | 43.9 | −3.8 | |
| Conservative | John Chester | 181 | 10.5 | −20.9 | |
| Turnout | 1,158 (est) | 75.1 (est) | −5.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,542 | ||||
| Majority | 27 | 1.6 | −4.6 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +9.5 | |||
| Majority | 573 | 33.4 | N/A | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Bickford-Smith | 3,816 | 57.0 | +13.1 | |
| Conservative | William Molesworth-St Aubyn | 2,883 | 43.0 | −13.0 | |
| Majority | 933 | 14.0 | −19.4 | ||
| Turnout | 6,699 | 75.9 | +0.8 (est) | ||
| Registered electors | 8,825 | ||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +13.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | William Bickford-Smith | 3,522 | 69.5 | +26.5 | |
| Liberal | Thomas Lough | 1,546 | 30.5 | -26.5 | |
| Majority | 1,976 | 39.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 5,068 | 57.4 | -18.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,825 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +26.5 | |||
Elections in the 1890s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | John Williams | 4,029 | 61.5 | -8.0 | |
| Liberal | John Henry Lile | 2,518 | 38.5 | +8.0 | |
| Majority | 1,511 | 23.0 | -16.0 | ||
| Turnout | 6,547 | 76.5 | +19.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,556 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -8.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Edwin Lawrence | 3,282 | 52.1 | -9.4 | |
| Liberal | Henry Turner Waddy | 3,012 | 47.9 | +9.4 | |
| Majority | 270 | 4.2 | -18.8 | ||
| Turnout | 6,294 | 69.5 | -7.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,057 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | -9.4 | |||
Elections in the 1900s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 3,869 | 55.9 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal | Charles W. Thornton | 3,051 | 44.1 | -3.8 | |
| Majority | 818 | 11.8 | +7.6 | ||
| Turnout | 6,920 | 74.5 | +5.0 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,290 | ||||
| Liberal Unionist hold | Swing | +3.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 4,187 | 53.2 | +9.1 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 3,683 | 46.8 | -9.1 | |
| Majority | 504 | 6.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 7,870 | 83.7 | +9.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,403 | ||||
| Liberal gain from Liberal Unionist | Swing | +9.1 | |||
Elections in the 1910s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 4,874 | 53.4 | +0.2 | |
| Liberal Unionist | Edwin Durning-Lawrence | 4,261 | 46.6 | -0.2 | |
| Majority | 613 | 6.8 | +0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 89.9 | +6.2 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | George Hay Morgan | 4,573 | 52.3 | -1.1 | |
| Conservative | Charles Williams | 4,176 | 47.7 | +1.1 | |
| Majority | 397 | 4.6 | -2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 86.1 | -3.8 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.1 | |||
General Election 1914/15:
Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;
- Liberal: Walter Burt[26]
- Unionist:
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 18,910 | 41.8 | n/a | |
| Labour | Henry Brinton | 15,617 | 34.5 | n/a | |
| Liberal | Gerald Edward Leaman Whitmarsh | 10,746 | 23.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 3,293 | 7.3 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 83.3 | n/a | |||
| Conservative win | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 24,883 | 55.7 | +13.9 | |
| Labour | John N. Newby | 19,752 | 44.2 | +9.7 | |
| Majority | 5,131 | 11.4 | +4.1 | ||
| Turnout | 81.2 | -2.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 19,900 | 46.1 | -9.6 | |
| Labour | John N. Newby | 15,183 | 35.2 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal | Nancy Seear | 8,056 | 18.7 | n/a | |
| Majority | 4,717 | 10.9 | -0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 43,139 | 78.7 | -2.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 19,544 | 44.2 | -1.9 | |
| Labour | Ronald James R. Blindell | 15,057 | 34.0 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal | Nancy Seear | 9,637 | 21.8 | +3.1 | |
| Majority | 4,487 | 10.2 | -0.8 | ||
| Turnout | 44,238 | 80.2 | +1.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.4 | |||
Elections in the 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 18,328 | 40.6 | -3.6 | |
| Labour | Douglas W. J. Grazier | 14,224 | 31.5 | -2.5 | |
| Liberal | William Rowse Hosking | 12,575 | 27.9 | +8.1 | |
| Majority | 4,104 | 9.1 | -1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 45,127 | 79.2 | -1.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -0.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Geoffrey Wilson | 18,701 | 40.4 | -0.2 | |
| Labour | Reginald Cyril J. Scott | 17,093 | 37.0 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal | William Rowse Hosking | 10,450 | 22.6 | -5.3 | |
| Majority | 1,608 | 3.5 | -5.6 | ||
| Turnout | 46,244 | 79.2 | 0.0 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -2.8 | |||
Elections in the 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Piers Dixon | 24,894 | 49.3 | +8.9 | |
| Labour | Raymond Charles Cuss | 16,684 | 33.0 | −4.0 | |
| Liberal | Michael Steed | 8,923 | 17.7 | −4.9 | |
| Majority | 8,210 | 16.3 | +12.8 | ||
| Turnout | 50,501 | 76.0 | −3.2 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +6.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Piers Dixon | 23,493 | 40.3 | -9.0 | |
| Liberal | David Penhaligon | 20,932 | 35.9 | +18.2 | |
| Labour | M. W. White | 12,945 | 22.2 | -10.8 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | James Whetter | 850 | 1.5 | n/a | |
| Majority | 2,561 | 4.3 | -12.0 | ||
| Turnout | 58,220 | 81.5 | +5.5 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Penhaligon | 22,549 | 39.8 | +3.9 | |
| Conservative | Piers Dixon | 22,085 | 39.0 | -1.3 | |
| Labour | A. F. Long | 11,606 | 20.5 | -1.7 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | James Whetter | 384 | 0.7 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 464 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 56,624 | 78.6 | -2.9 | ||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | David Penhaligon | 33,571 | 52.8 | +13.0 | |
| Conservative | R. A. Brown | 24,863 | 39.1 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Bruce Malcolm Tidy | 4,689 | 7.4 | -13.4 | |
| Cornish Nationalist | James Whetter | 227 | 0.4 | -0.4 | |
| National Front | N. F. Hedger | 182 | 0.3 | ||
| Majority | 8,708 | 13.7 | +12.9 | ||
| Turnout | 63,532 | 82.9 | +4.3 | ||
| Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance (Liberal) | David Penhaligon | 31,279 | 57.3 | +4.5 | |
| Conservative | Philip D. Buddell | 20,799 | 38.1 | -1.0 | |
| Labour | Janet Beecroft | 2,479 | 4.6 | -2.8 | |
| Majority | 10,480 | 19.2 | +5.5 | ||
| Turnout | 54,447 | 79.6 | -3.3 | ||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance (Liberal) | Matthew Owen John Taylor | 30,599 | 60.4 | +3.1 | |
| Conservative | Nick St. Aubyn | 15,982 | 31.5 | −6.6 | |
| Labour | John King | 3,603 | 7.1 | +2.6 | |
| Green | Howard Hoptrough | 403 | 0.8 | ||
| Death off Road: Freight on Rail | Helen Anscomb | 75 | 0.1 | ||
| Majority | 14,617 | 28.9 | +9.7 | ||
| Turnout | 50,662 | 70.2 | −9.4 | ||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance (Liberal) | Matthew Owen John Taylor | 28,368 | 49.0 | -8.3 | |
| Conservative | Nick St Aubyn | 23,615 | 40.8 | +2.7 | |
| Labour | John King | 5,882 | 10.2 | +5.6 | |
| Majority | 4,753 | 8.2 | -11.0 | ||
| Turnout | 57,865 | 79.9 | +0.3 | ||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Taylor | 31,230 | 50.5 | +1.5 | |
| Conservative | Nick St Aubyn | 23,660 | 38.3 | −2.6 | |
| Labour | James H. Geach | 6,078 | 9.8 | −0.3 | |
| Green | Liam Keating | 569 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Liberal | Christopher Tankard | 208 | 0.3 | N/A | |
| Natural Law | Margot Hartley | 108 | 0.2 | +0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,570 | 12.2 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 61,853 | 82.3 | +2.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
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{{cite book}}:|format=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Election for the Borough of Truro". West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser. 5 February 1874. p. 1. Retrieved 21 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Further reading
- Robert Beatson, A Chronological Register of Both Houses of Parliament (London: Longman, Hurst, Res & Orme, 1807)
- D. Brunton & D. H. Pennington, Members of the Long Parliament (London: George Allen & Unwin, 1954)
- Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803 (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
- F. W. S. Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 (2nd edition, Aldershot: Parliamentary Research Services, 1989)
- Maija Jansson (ed.), Proceedings in Parliament, 1614 (House of Commons) (Philadelphia: American Philosophical Society, 1988)
- Lewis Namier & John Brooke, The History of Parliament: The House of Commons 1754–1790 (London: HMSO, 1964)
- J. E. Neale, The Elizabethan House of Commons (London: Jonathan Cape, 1949)
- Henry Stooks Smith, The Parliaments of England from 1715 to 1847 (2nd edition, edited by FWS Craig – Chichester: Parliamentary Reference Publications, 1973)
- Frederic A. Youngs jr, Guide to the Local Administrative Units of England, Vol II (London: Royal Historical Society, 1991)
- The History of Parliament Trust, Truro, Borough from 1386 to 1868
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- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1295
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies disestablished in 1918
- United Kingdom Parliamentary constituencies established in 1950
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- Politics of Truro