Mebyon Kernow election results

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Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall is a Cornish nationalist, centre-left political party in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It primarily campaigns for devolution to Cornwall in the form of a Cornish Assembly. It has representatives in local government (see main article), but has never succeeded in national elections.

Elections to Cornwall County Council[edit]

Year Votes Share of votes Seats
1977 1,736 2.7%
0 / 79
1981 3,331 3.4%
0 / 79
1985 2,134 2.0%
1 / 79
1989 1,809 1.3%
1 / 79
1993 2,528 1.9%
1 / 79
1997 6,890 2.6%
2 / 79
2001[1] 8,405 3.5%
0 / 79
2005[2] 9,421 3.7%
0 / 82

Elections to Cornwall Council[edit]

Year Candidates Votes Share of votes Seats
2009[3] 33 7,290 4.3%
3 / 123
2013[4] 26 6,824 4.8%
4 / 123
2017[5] 19 5,344 4.0%
4 / 123
2021[6] 19 8,897 5.0%
5 / 87

Elections to the House of Commons[edit]

Election Constituency Candidate Votes %
1970[7] Falmouth & Camborne Richard Jenkin 960 2.0
February 1974[7] Truro James Whetter 850 1.5
October 1974[7] Truro James Whetter 384 0.7
1979[7] Falmouth & Camborne Leonard Truran 1,637 3.0
St Ives Colin Murley 1,662 4.0
1983[citation needed] Falmouth & Camborne Richard Jenkin 582 1.2
St Ives Pedyr Prior 569 1.2
1997[citation needed] Cornwall, N John Bolitho 645 1.1
Cornwall, SE Paul Dunbar 573 1.0
Falmouth & Camborne Ruth Lewarne 238 0.4
Truro & St Austell Davyth Hicks 450 0.8
2001[8] Cornwall, SE Kenneth John George 1,209 2.3
Falmouth & Camborne Hilda Wasley 853 1.8
Truro & St Austell Conan Jenkin 1,137 2.3
2005[citation needed] Cornwall, N Dick Cole 1,351 2.4
Cornwall, SE Graham Sandercock 769 1.4
Falmouth & Camborne Hilda Wasley 370 0.8
Truro & St Austell Conan Jenkin 1,062 2.1
2010[9] Camborne & Redruth Loveday Jenkin 775 1.8
Cornwall, N Joanie Willet 530 1.1
Cornwall, SE Roger Holmes 641 1.3
St Austell & Newquay Dick Cole 2,007 4.2
St Ives Simon John Reed 387 0.8
Truro & Falmouth Loic Rich 1,039 2.1
2015[10] Camborne & Redruth Loveday Jenkin 897 2.0
Cornwall, N Jeremy Jefferies 631 1.3
Cornwall, SE Andrew Long 1,003 2.0
St Austell & Newquay Dick Cole 2,063 4.1
St Ives Rob Simmons 518 1.1
Truro & Falmouth Stephen Richardson 563 1.1
2019[11] St Austell & Newquay Dick Cole 1,660 3.0

Elections to the European Parliament[edit]

Election Constituency Candidate(s) Votes %
1979[12] Cornwall and Plymouth Richard Jenkin 10,205 5.9
1989[12] Cornwall and Plymouth Colin Lawry 4,224 1.9
1994[12] Cornwall and West Plymouth Loveday Jenkin 3,315 1.5
2009[13] South West England Dick Cole, Conan Jenkin, Loveday Jenkin, Simon Reed, Glenn Renshaw, Joanie Willett 14,922 1.0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "LOCAL ELECTIONS HANDBOOK 2001" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Local Elections Archive Project - 2005 - Cornwall". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Election results by party, 4 June 2009". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Election results by party, 2 May 2013". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Election results by party, 4 May 2017". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Election results by party, 6 May 2021". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973
  8. ^ Deacon, Bernard; Cole, Dick; Tregidga, Garry (2003). Mebyon Kernow and Cornish Nationalism. Wales: Welsh Academic Press. p. 104. ISBN 1860570755.
  9. ^ BBC News - Election 2010 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
  10. ^ BBC News - Election 2015 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & Falmouth
  11. ^ BBC News - Election 2019 Results: St Austell and Newquay
  12. ^ a b c "United Kingdom European Parliamentary Election results 1979-94: England (part 1)". www.election.demon.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  13. ^ "European Election 2009: South West". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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