Truro (Parliamentary borough)
| Truro | |
|---|---|
| Former County constituency for the House of Commons |
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| County | Cornwall |
| Major settlements | Truro, St Austell |
| 1950–1997 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Replaced by | Truro & St Austell |
| Created from | Penryn and Falmouth and Camborne |
| 1885–1918 | |
| Number of members | One |
| Type of constituency | County constituency |
| Replaced by | Penryn and Falmouth, St Ives and Camborne |
| Created from | Helston, Truro and West Cornwall |
| 1295–1885 | |
| Number of members | 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.
1950-1974: The Municipal Borough of Truro, the Urban District of St Austell, the Rural District of Truro except the civil parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the civil parishes of Creed, Grampound, Roche, St Dennis, St Ewe, St Goran, St Mewan, St Michael Caerhays, and St Stephen-in-Brannel.
1974-1983: The Municipal Boroughs of Truro, and St Austell with Fowey, the Rural District of Truro except the civil parish of Gwennap, and in the Rural District of St Austell the civil 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.
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.
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