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Parliamentary constituency

South East Cornwall

Current MP, latest election result, geographic context and official constituency information.

At a glance

Current MP
Anna Gelderd
Party
Labour
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
72,654
Turnout
67.8%
Majority
1,911

Where is South East Cornwall?

The map shows this constituency alongside neighbouring parliamentary constituencies for geographic context.

South East Cornwall North Cornwall Plymouth Sutton and Devonport Plymouth Moor View St Austell and Newquay Torridge and Tavistock South West Devon Truro and Falmouth Central Devon South Devon Camborne and Redruth Newton Abbot Torbay Exeter Exmouth and Exeter East St Ives England
South East Cornwall

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

South East Cornwall is a constituency in the South West region of England. The seat has been held by Anna Gelderd (Labour) since July 2024.

Current MP

Anna Gelderd MP

Labour

Represents South East Cornwall in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
1,911
Turnout
67.8%
Full candidate result (6 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Anna GelderdElectedLabour15,67031.8%11.5%
Sheryll MurrayConservative13,75927.9%-31.1%
Paul WadleyReform UK9,31118.9%
Colin MartinLiberal Democrat8,28416.8%0.5%
Martin CorneyGreen Party1,9994.1%1.4%
Graham CowdryHeritage Party2630.5%

Election data comes from UK Parliament. Turnout percentage is calculated by Project Open Gov from Parliament's turnout and electorate figures.

People and place

A population and household snapshot for South East Cornwall, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population93,053
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth West

Age profile

0 to 1716.7% · 15,551 people
18 to 245.6% · 5,242 people
25 to 348.9% · 8,251 people
35 to 4915.6% · 14,528 people
50 to 6423.6% · 21,936 people
65 and over29.6% · 27,545 people

Population figures are mid-2024 estimates from the House of Commons Library. Project Open Gov calculates the estimated population shown above by summing the six published age-band counts. View population source ↗

Home ownership and renting

Housing tenure shows how households in this constituency described their home at the most recent census.

40,947 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners69.9% · 28,631 households
Private renters17.1% · 7,008 households
Social renters11.9% · 4,859 households
Other tenure1.1% · 449 households

“Other tenure” combines shared ownership and households recorded as living rent free.

Housing-tenure figures come from the most recent census: 2021 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2022 in Scotland. View housing-tenure source ↗

Household composition

A broad view of household types in this constituency. Project Open Gov uses the four broad groups supplied by the Commons Library so the presentation remains consistent across the UK.

40,949 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.5% · 12,504 households
Families with dependent children22.1% · 9,035 households
Other single-family households44.1% · 18,054 households
Other household types3.3% · 1,356 households

Household-composition figures come from the Commons Library constituency dataset. The source uses census data and Project Open Gov displays its broad household groups rather than attempting to harmonise the detailed categories itself. View household-composition source ↗

Disability and day-to-day activities

The source records whether day-to-day activities are limited and uses separate person-level tables for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

90,955 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot9.2% · 8,326 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little12.5% · 11,389 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act78.3% · 71,240 people

Comparison note: the workbook uses different source terminology across the UK: England & Wales uses “Disabled under the Equality Act”, while Scotland and Northern Ireland use “Disabled” / “Non-disabled”. Project Open Gov therefore preserves the source categories and does not present them as one single like-for-like UK legal definition.

Disability figures come from the Commons Library constituency workbook. This profile uses the person-level tables only; the workbook also contains separate household-level disability tables which are not used here. View disability source ↗

Petitions

Open UK Government and Parliament petitions that have reached at least 10,000 signatures nationally, ranked here by the number of signatures recorded in this constituency.

Petition signatures are not a poll and do not show what the constituency as a whole thinks. A person can also sign more than one petition.

Open petitionCloses 1 October 2026

Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership

Signatures in this constituency652
Signatures nationally196,369

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 14 September 2026

Open petitionCloses 6 September 2026

Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office

Signatures in this constituency429
Signatures nationally206,593

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 12 September 2026

Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership

Signatures in this constituency390
Signatures nationally244,689

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 29 June 2026

Open petitionCloses 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency354
Signatures nationally118,715

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

Open petitionCloses 24 September 2026

Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance

Signatures in this constituency245
Signatures nationally129,565

Government response published · 100,000-signature debate threshold reached

View 73 more petitions
Open petitionCloses 21 October 2026

Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases

Signatures in this constituency214
Signatures nationally105,312

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 19 October 2026

Open petitionCloses 17 October 2026

Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills

Signatures in this constituency161
Signatures nationally110,856

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 6 July 2026

Open petitionCloses 10 October 2026

Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth

Signatures in this constituency129
Signatures nationally112,993

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 7 September 2026

Signature counts come from the official UK Government and Parliament petitions data and may change while a petition remains open. Browse official petitions ↗

Funding and local projects

National Lottery grants awarded to organisations recorded in this parliamentary constituency since 4 July 2024.

The constituency is based on the recipient organisation recorded in the source data. The funded activity may sometimes take place across a wider area.

Grants recorded82
Total awarded£3,433,563

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 25 June 2026

Be active, be healthy and well

The Zone Health and Wellbeing Hub

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will provide a new heating system for a community building. This will replace the current inefficient system with a more efficient and environmentally friendly system. Funding will support the purchase and the installation of the system including solar panels and a battery.

National Lottery grantAwarded 12 June 2026

EnviroCabin

The REACCH Project South West CIC

£17,905

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The REACCH Project South West CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 10 June 2026

Replacement Underlay for the Bowls Carpet

Caradon Indoor Bowling Club

£6,759

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will replace an indoor bowls green underlay carpet.

National Lottery grantAwarded 4 June 2026

Clay for Connection

The Clay Haven CIC

£10,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

The Clay Haven CIC - Community - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 28 May 2026

Secure Forests Digital Access Platform

Secure Forests CIC

£20,000

The National Lottery Community Fund · Charitable and Community including Health, Education and Environment

About this award

Secure Forests CIC - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

77 more awards are available.

Source: DCMS National Lottery Grants Database. The figures shown cover awards from 4 July 2024 to 1 July 2026. View official grants data ↗

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