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    Truro, UK Parliamentary general election

    At the most recent election (9 April 1992), Matthew Benedict Taylor (Liberal Democrats) won Truro, with a majority of 7,570 votes.

    Area type
    constituency
    Within
    UK Parliamentary general election
    Elections recorded
    13
    Recorded results
    46
    Truro: UK General Election 09 Apr 1992
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Matthew Benedict TaylorLiberal Democrats31,23050.5%Yes
    Nicholas St AubynConservative Party23,66038.3%No
    James GeachThe Labour Party6,0789.8%No
    Liam KeatingGreens5690.9%No
    Chris TankardLiberal Democrats2080.3%No
    Margot HartleyNatural Law1080.2%No
    Truro: UK General Election 11 Jun 1987
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Matthew Benedict TaylorSDP-Liberal Alliance28,36849%Yes
    Nicholas St AubynConservative Party23,61540.8%No
    John KingThe Labour Party5,88210.2%No
    Truro: UK General Election 09 Jun 1983
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David PenhaligonSDP-Liberal Alliance31,27957.3%Yes
    Philip BuddellConservative Party20,79938.1%No
    Janet BeecroftThe Labour Party2,4794.5%No
    Truro: UK General Election 03 May 1979
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David PenhaligonLiberal Democrats33,57152.8%Yes
    Rosemary Anne BrownConservative Party24,86339.1%No
    Bruce TidyThe Labour Party4,6897.4%No
    James WhetterMebyon Kernow2270.4%No
    Nigel Francis HedgerNational Front1820.3%No
    Truro: UK General Election 10 Oct 1974Turnout 78.6%
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    David PenhaligonThe Liberal Party22,54939.8%Yes
    Piers DixonConservative Party22,08539%No
    A. F. LongThe Labour Party11,60620.5%No
    James WhetterMebyon Kernow3840.7%No
    Truro: UK General Election 28 Feb 1974
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Piers DixonConservative Party23,49333.6%Yes
    David PenhaligonLiberal Democrats20,93230%No
    Reverend MW WhiteThe Labour Party12,94518.5%No
    Alfred LongThe Labour Party11,60616.6%No
    James WhetterMebyon Kernow8501.2%No
    Truro: UK General Election 18 Jun 1970
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Piers DixonConservative Party24,89449.3%Yes
    Raymond CussThe Labour Party16,68433%No
    Michael SteedLiberal Democrats8,92317.7%No
    Truro: UK General Election 31 Mar 1966
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hugh WilsonConservative Party18,70140.4%Yes
    Reginald CJ ScottThe Labour Party17,09337%No
    William Rowse HoskingLiberal Democrats10,45022.6%No
    Truro: UK General Election 15 Oct 1964
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hugh WilsonConservative Party18,32840.6%Yes
    Douglas WJ GrazierThe Labour Party14,22431.5%No
    William Rowse HoskingLiberal Democrats12,57527.9%No
    Truro: UK General Election 08 Oct 1959
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hugh WilsonConservative Party19,54444.2%Yes
    Ronald James R BlindellThe Labour Party15,05734%No
    Beatrice Nancy SeearLiberal Democrats9,63721.8%No
    Truro: UK General Election 26 May 1955
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hugh WilsonConservative Party19,90046.1%Yes
    John NewbyThe Labour Party15,18335.2%No
    Beatrice Nancy SeearLiberal Democrats8,05618.7%No
    Truro: UK General Election 25 Oct 1951
    CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
    Hugh WilsonConservative Party24,88355.7%Yes
    John NewbyThe Labour Party19,75244.3%No

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