Falmouth and Camborne gain from Conservative Sebastian Coe 0 ( 0.0%) 15,463 (28.8%) 18,151 (33.8%) 13,512 (25.2%) 0 ( 0.0%) 6,506 (12.1%) 71,383 53,632 (75.1%) Sebastian Coe Falmouth and Camborne 3,267 ( 5.7%) 21,150 (36.9%) 16,732 (29.2%) 17,883 (31.2%) 0 ( 0.0%) 1,579 ( 2.8%) Conservative 71,220 57,344 (80.5%) -8.1% +4.7% -6.0% +0.0% +9.4% +0.2% -5.4% The quadruple Olympic gold medal runner Sebastian Coe won a close race to enter parliament as Conservative member for the Cornish seat of Falmouth and Camborne in April 1992. It was far from a walkover, and Coe, whose celebrity status probably helped him little down in the far West Country, was only saved by an almost equal split of the vote between two strong opposition candidates. He won with just 37 per cent of the vote. Coe was up against two strong anti-Conservative traditions in this seat. Within living memory, Falmouth and Camborne was known as the only Labour seat in Cornwall, from 1950 to 1970. There is still a Labour vote, both in parts of the port of Falmouth and in the industrial belt around the twin towns of Camborne and Redruth, once the heart of the Cornish tin mining industry. In addition, the Liberal Democrats have a long and strong record in Cornwall, holding two seats already and challenging strongly in second place in all the others. Mrs Terrye Jones just pipped Labour into second place in 1992 and takes Sebastian Coe on again this time. Labour's candidate is Candy Atherton, chosen from an all-woman shortlist. Will one of these formidable opponents beat Coe to the line in 1997? 1,190 2.90 9.03 32 8,802 21.47 11.17 192 5,625 13.72 11.25 122 5,931 14.47 14.70 98 704 1.72 10.45 16 873 2.13 2.81 76 3,760 9.17 8.01 114 10,002 24.40 15.25 160 1,372 3.35 7.13 47 2,543 6.20 10.17 61