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Truro and Falmouth

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

At a glance

Current MP
Jayne Kirkham
Party
Labour (Co-op)
Latest election
4 July 2024
Electorate
72,982
Turnout
68.9%
Majority
8,151

Where is Truro and Falmouth?

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

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

Boundary data: ONS Open Geography Portal.

Local context

About this constituency

Truro and Falmouth combines the cathedral city of Truro with the coastal town of Falmouth and surrounding communities in central Cornwall. Truro is the principal administrative and commercial centre, while Falmouth has a strong maritime, university and harbour character. Between and around them are villages, farmland, wooded creeks and estuarine landscapes. The Fal estuary is one of the constituency’s defining physical features, while inland areas become more rural and dispersed. Road and rail links connect the seat with the wider Cornish peninsula. Overall, it combines two distinct towns with a substantial rural and coastal hinterland.

Description last reviewed 29 September 2026.

Current MP

Jayne Kirkham MP

Labour (Co-op)

Represents Truro and Falmouth in the House of Commons.

Latest election

2024 General Election

Held on 4 July 2024

Winning party
Labour
Majority
8,151
Turnout
68.9%
Full candidate result (7 candidates)
CandidatePartyVotesShareChange
Jayne KirkhamElectedLabour20,78341.3%2.6%
Cherilyn MackroryConservative12,63225.1%-21.7%
Ruth GripperLiberal Democrat6,55213.0%2.2%
Steve RubidgeReform UK6,16312.3%—
Karen La BordeGreen Party3,4706.9%4.1%
Peter LawrenceIndependent4981.0%—
Peter WhiteLiberal1660.3%-0.4%

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 Truro and Falmouth, using validated House of Commons Library constituency datasets.

Estimated population98,083
EstimateMid-2024 estimate
Region / nationSouth West

Age profile

0 to 1717.6% · 17,238 people
18 to 2410.4% · 10,179 people
25 to 3411.4% · 11,229 people
35 to 4917.2% · 16,886 people
50 to 6419.5% · 19,100 people
65 and over23.9% · 23,451 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.

40,861 householdsCensus 2021
Home owners64.8% · 26,491 households
Private renters21.0% · 8,592 households
Social renters12.8% · 5,236 households
Other tenure1.3% · 542 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.

40,861 householdsCensus 2021
One-person households30.4% · 12,403 households
Families with dependent children23.5% · 9,613 households
Other single-family households39.2% · 16,034 households
Other household types6.9% · 2,811 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.

94,888 people in the source baseCensus 2021Source comparison: England & Wales
Day-to-day activities limited a lot7.7% · 7,311 people
Day-to-day activities limited a little12.1% · 11,440 people
Not disabled under the Equality Act80.2% · 76,137 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 20 November 2026

Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

Signatures in this constituency561
Signatures nationally134,545

Government response published · Debate scheduled for 16 November 2026

Open petitionCloses 8 December 2026

End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately

Signatures in this constituency292
Signatures nationally127,802

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

Open petitionCloses 16 March 2027

Reduce the state pension age to 65 for all

Signatures in this constituency168
Signatures nationally112,527

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

View 62 more petitions

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 recorded119
Total awarded£7,736,243

Most recent awards

National Lottery grantAwarded 30 June 2026

Increasing access to cricket in Falmouth

Falmouth Cricket Club

£15,000

Sport England · Sport

About this award

This project will install solar panels at Falmouth Cricket Club's clubhouse.

National Lottery grantAwarded 29 June 2026

Cornwall Refuge Trust Urgent Response Service Project

Cornwall Refuge Trust

£19,962

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

About this award

Cornwall Refuge Trust - Health & Wellbeing - National Lottery Awards for All England

National Lottery grantAwarded 24 June 2026

St Petrocs - community action to end homelessness in Cornwall

St Petrocs

£265,178

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

About this award

St Petrocs - Community - RC South West Region

National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026

Damp stories - new film & drawings

Grant to individual

£17,055

Arts Council England · Arts

About this award

Damp stories - new film & drawings - Visual arts - National Lottery Project Grants

National Lottery grantAwarded 16 June 2026

Falmouth Community Climate Hub

Another Way

£20,000

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

About this award

Another Way - Environment - National Lottery Awards for All England

114 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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