Falmouth and Camborne (UK Parliament constituency)

Falmouth and Camborne
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Falmouth and Camborne in Cornwall for the 2005 general election.
Location of Cornwall within England.
County	Cornwall
Major settlements	Falmouth, Camborne, Redruth
1950–2010
Number of members	One
Replaced by	Camborne and Redruth, Truro and Falmouth
Created from	Camborne, Penryn and Falmouth

Coordinates: 50°11′42″N 5°10′48″W / 50.195°N 5.180°W / 50.195; -5.180

Falmouth and Camborne was, from 1950 until 2010, a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

The Falmouth and Camborne seat was created in 1950, succeeding the former Camborne constituency. The seat had an industrial tradition, mostly in tin mining. The seat alternated between the Labour and Conservative parties until 2005, when it was won by Julia Goldsworthy of the Liberal Democrats.

The former gold medal-winning athlete Sebastian Coe represented this seat as a Conservative from 1992 until his defeat by Labour in 1997.

1950-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Falmouth and Penryn, the Urban District of Camborne-Redruth, and parts of the Rural Districts of Kerrier, Truro, and West Penwith.

1983-1997: The District of Kerrier wards of Camborne North, Camborne South, Camborne West, Constantine, Illogan North, Illogan South, Mabe and St Gluvias, Mawnan and Budock, Redruth North, Redruth South, St Day and Lanner, and Stithians, and the District of Carrick wards of Arwenack, Mylor, Penryn, Penwerris, Smithick, and Trevethan.