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North Cornwall — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

North Cornwall was won by Liberal Democrat at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 9,957 votes over Conservative. This page covers every general election in North Cornwall from 1918 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1918–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1918 George Croydon Marks (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1922 George Croydon Marks (National Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1923 George Croydon Marks (Liberal) 12,434 56.5% Charles Alexander Petrie (Unionist) 2,853 (13.0 pts) 75.6%
1924 Alfred Martyn Williams (Unionist) 12,639 53.6% George Croydon Marks (Liberal) 1,712 (7.3 pts) 78.0%
1929 Donald Maclean (Liberal) 16,586 49.8% Alfred Martyn Williams (Unionist) 2,491 (7.5 pts) 86.1%
1931 Donald Maclean (Liberal) 16,867 47.8% Alfred Martyn Williams (Conservative) 341 (1.0 pts) 88.2%
1935 Francis Dyke Acland (Liberal) 16,872 51.3% Edwin Robert Whitehouse (Conservative) 836 (2.5 pts) 79.9%
1945 Thomas Lewis Horabin (Liberal) 18,836 52.9% Thomas Percy Fulford (Conservative) 2,665 (7.5 pts) 72.7%
1950 Harold Roper (Conservative) 17,059 46.7% Dingle Mackintosh Foot (Liberal) 3,072 (8.4 pts) 85.9%
1951 Harold Roper (Conservative) 18,009 48.8% Dingle Mackintosh Foot (Liberal) 5,140 (13.9 pts) 85.7%
1955 Sir Harold Roper (Conservative) 16,824 47.4% Edwin Thomas Malindine (Liberal) 1,604 (4.5 pts) 82.3%
1959 James Sidney Rawdon Scott-Hopkins (Conservative) 16,701 46.6% Edwin Thomas Malindine (Liberal) 989 (2.8 pts) 83.7%
1964 James Sidney Rawdon Scott-Hopkins (Conservative) 16,352 45.7% Charles Meddon Karslake Bruton (Liberal) 669 (1.9 pts) 83.1%
1966 John Pardoe (Liberal) 18,460 48.5% James Scott-Hopkins (Conservative) 1,508 (4.0 pts) 87.5%
1970 John Pardoe (Liberal) 19,863 48.7% Simon James Day (Conservative) 640 (1.6 pts) 85.2%
Feb 1974 John Pardoe (Liberal) 25,667 57.9% Trixie Gardner (Conservative) 8,729 (19.7 pts) 86.3%
Oct 1974 John Pardoe (Liberal) 21,368 51.3% Gerry Neale (Conservative) 3,856 (9.2 pts) 80.5%
1979 Sir Gerry Neale (Conservative) 24,489 51.7% John Pardoe (Liberal) 3,747 (7.9 pts) 86.1%
1983 Sir Gerry Neale (Conservative) 28,146 52.4% David John Chambers (Liberal) 5,059 (9.4 pts) 80.4%
1987 Sir Gerry Neale (Conservative) 29,862 51.7% Michael Mitchell (Liberal) 5,682 (9.8 pts) 79.8%
1992 Paul Tyler (Liberal Democrat) 29,696 47.4% Sir Gerry Neale (Conservative) 1,921 (3.1 pts) 81.5%
1997 Paul Tyler (Liberal Democrat) 31,100 53.2% Nigel Linacre (Conservative) 13,847 (23.7 pts) 73.0%
2001 Paul Tyler (Liberal Democrat) 28,082 52.0% John Weller (Conservative) 9,832 (18.2 pts) 63.8%
2005 Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) 23,842 42.6% Mark Formosa (Conservative) 3,076 (5.5 pts) 64.5%
2010 Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) 22,512 48.1% Sian Flynn (Conservative) 2,981 (6.4 pts) 69.1%
2015 Scott Mann (Conservative) 21,689 45.0% Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) 6,621 (13.7 pts) 71.9%
2017 Scott Mann (Conservative) 25,835 50.7% Daniel Rogerson (Liberal Democrat) 7,200 (14.1 pts) 74.1%
2019 Scott Mann (Conservative) 30,671 59.4% Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat) 14,752 (28.5 pts) 74.3%
2024 Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat) 24,094 47.0% Scott Mann (Conservative) 9,957 (19.4 pts) 66.8%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Croydon Marks Liberal Unopposed Yes

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Croydon Marks National Liberal Unopposed Yes

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Croydon Marks Liberal 12,43456.5% Yes
Charles Alexander Petrie Unionist 9,58143.5% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alfred Martyn Williams Unionist 12,63953.6% Yes
George Croydon Marks Liberal 10,92746.4% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Maclean Liberal 16,58649.8% Yes
Alfred Martyn Williams Unionist 14,09542.3% No
Frederick Ernest Church Labour 2,6548.0% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Maclean Liberal 16,86747.8% Yes
Alfred Martyn Williams Conservative 16,52646.8% No
Arthur Bennett Labour 1,9075.4% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Francis Dyke Acland Liberal 16,87251.3% Yes
Edwin Robert Whitehouse Conservative 16,03648.7% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Thomas Lewis Horabin Liberal 18,83652.9% Yes
Thomas Percy Fulford Conservative 16,17145.4% No
John Hazlewood Worrall Independent Labour 6261.8% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Roper Conservative 17,05946.7% Yes
Dingle Mackintosh Foot Liberal 13,98738.3% No
Herbert Leslie Richardson Labour 5,52115.1% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Harold Roper Conservative 18,00948.8% Yes
Dingle Mackintosh Foot Liberal 12,86934.8% No
William Carlo Ferman Labour 6,04916.4% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Harold Roper Conservative 16,82447.4% Yes
Edwin Thomas Malindine Liberal 15,22042.9% No
Vernon Eric Cornford Labour 3,4659.8% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Sidney Rawdon Scott-Hopkins Conservative 16,70146.6% Yes
Edwin Thomas Malindine Liberal 15,71243.9% No
William Carlo Ferman Labour 3,3899.5% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Sidney Rawdon Scott-Hopkins Conservative 16,35245.7% Yes
Charles Meddon Karslake Bruton Liberal 15,68343.8% No
Raymond S Dash Labour 3,4979.8% No
Edward George C Voullaire Independent 2650.7% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Pardoe Liberal 18,46048.5% Yes
James Scott-Hopkins Conservative 16,95244.5% No
Sidney Wills Labour 2,6477.0% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Pardoe Liberal 19,86348.7% Yes
Simon James Day Conservative 19,22347.1% No
Ernest William James Hill Labour 1,7414.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Pardoe Liberal 25,66757.9% Yes
Trixie Gardner Conservative 16,93838.2% No
John Barry Benjamin Labour 1,7263.9% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John Pardoe Liberal 21,36851.3% Yes
Gerry Neale Conservative 17,51242.0% No
Roderick Bryan Tremlett Labour 2,6636.4% No
Roden John Bridgwater Anti Party System 1480.4% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gerry Neale Conservative 24,48951.7% Yes
John Pardoe Liberal 20,74243.7% No
Roderick Bryan Tremlett Labour 1,5143.2% No
Jeremy Faull Green 4420.9% No
Roden Victor Bridgwater National Front 2240.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gerry Neale Conservative 28,14652.4% Yes
David John Chambers Liberal 23,08743.0% No
James Colin Hayday Labour 2,0963.9% No
James Charles Arthur Whetter Cornish Nationalist 3640.7% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Sir Gerry Neale Conservative 29,86251.7% Yes
Michael Mitchell Liberal 24,18041.9% No
Christine Herries Labour 3,7196.4% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Tyler Liberal Democrat 29,69647.4% Yes
Sir Gerry Neale Conservative 27,77544.3% No
Frank Jordan Labour 4,1036.6% No
Phillip Andrews Liberal 6781.1% No
Geoffrey Rowe Independent 2760.4% No
Robyn Helen Treadwell Natural Law 1120.2% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Tyler Liberal Democrat 31,10053.2% Yes
Nigel Linacre Conservative 17,25329.5% No
Anne Lindo Labour 5,5239.4% No
Felicity Odam Referendum Party 3,6366.2% No
John Bolitho Mebyon Kernow 6451.1% No
Rif Winfield Liberal 1860.3% No
Nicholas Creswell Natural Law 1520.3% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Paul Tyler Liberal Democrat 28,08252.0% Yes
John Weller Conservative 18,25033.8% No
Michael Goodman Labour 5,2579.7% No
Steve Protz UKIP 2,3944.4% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dan Rogerson Liberal Democrat 23,84242.6% Yes
Mark Formosa Conservative 20,76637.1% No
David Acton Labour 6,63611.9% No
David Campbell-Bannerman UKIP 3,0635.5% No
Dick Cole Mebyon Kernow 1,3512.4% No
Alan Eastwood Veritas 3240.6% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Dan Rogerson Liberal Democrat 22,51248.1% Yes
Sian Flynn Conservative 19,53141.7% No
Miriel Damerell-O'Connor UKIP 2,3004.9% No
Janet Hulme Labour 1,9714.2% No
Joanie Willett Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 5301.1% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Scott Mann Conservative 21,68945.0% Yes
Dan Rogerson Liberal Democrat 15,06831.2% No
Julie Lingard UKIP 6,12112.7% No
John Whitby Labour 2,6215.4% No
Amanda Pennington Green 2,0634.3% No
Jeremy Jefferies Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 6311.3% No
John Allman Restore the Family For Children's Sake 520.1% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Scott Mann Conservative 25,83550.7% Yes
Daniel Rogerson Liberal Democrat 18,63536.6% No
Joy Bassett Labour 6,15112.1% No
John Allman Christian Peoples Alliance 1850.4% No
Robert Hawkins Socialist Labour 1380.3% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Scott Mann Conservative 30,67159.4% Yes
Danny Chambers Liberal Democrat 15,91930.8% No
Joy Bassett Labour 4,5168.7% No
Elmars Liepins Liberal 5721.1% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ben Maguire Liberal Democrat 24,09447.0% Yes
Scott Mann Conservative 14,13727.6% No
Rowland O'Connor Reform UK 8,44416.5% No
Robyn Harris Labour 2,9585.8% No
Lance Symonds Green 1,3352.6% No
Sarah Farrell Heritage Party 2770.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1923: Liberal margin 13.0 pts 1924: Unionist margin 7.3 pts 1929: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1931: Liberal margin 1.0 pts 1935: Liberal margin 2.5 pts 1945: Liberal margin 7.5 pts 1950: Conservative margin 8.4 pts 1951: Conservative margin 13.9 pts 1955: Conservative margin 4.5 pts 1959: Conservative margin 2.8 pts 1964: Conservative margin 1.9 pts 1966: Liberal margin 4.0 pts 1970: Liberal margin 1.6 pts Feb 1974: Liberal margin 19.7 pts Oct 1974: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 1979: Conservative margin 7.9 pts 1983: Conservative margin 9.4 pts 1987: Conservative margin 9.8 pts 1992: Liberal Democrat margin 3.1 pts 1997: Liberal Democrat margin 23.7 pts 2001: Liberal Democrat margin 18.2 pts 2005: Liberal Democrat margin 5.5 pts 2010: Liberal Democrat margin 6.4 pts 2015: Conservative margin 13.7 pts 2017: Conservative margin 14.1 pts 2019: Conservative margin 28.5 pts 2024: Liberal Democrat margin 19.4 pts 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

North Cornwall has been contested at 29 general elections on record since 1918. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, National Liberal, Unionist, Conservative, Liberal Democrat.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won North Cornwall in the 2024 general election?

Liberal Democrat won North Cornwall in 2024 with 24,094 votes (47.0%), a majority of 9,957 votes over Conservative in second place.

Which parties have won North Cornwall since 1918?

Since 1918, North Cornwall has been won by: Conservative, Liberal, Liberal Democrat, National Liberal, Unionist.

What was the closest result in North Cornwall?

The closest result on record for North Cornwall was 1931, when Liberal beat Conservative by just 341 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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