Election 97

Cornwall North


Result 97 gain
from LibDem
Current MP 97 Paul Tyler
Majority 0 ( 0.0%)
Conservative 97 17,253 (29.5%)
Labour 97 5,523 ( 9.4%)
LibDem 97 31,186 (53.2%)
Nationalist 97 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 97 4,619 ( 7.9%)
Elected party 97
Electorate 97 80,076
Turnout 97 58,581 (73.2%)



1992 MP Paul Tyler
Old constituency name Cornwall North
Majority 92 1,921 ( 3.1%)
Conservative 92 27,775 (44.3%)
Labour 92 4,103 ( 6.6%)
LibDem 92 29,696 (47.4%)
Nationalist 92 0 ( 0.0%)
Other 92 1,066 ( 1.7%)
Elected party 92 LibDem
Electorate 92 76,804
Turnout 92 62,640 (81.6%)
Cornwall North



Tory change -14.9%
Labour change +2.9%
Lib Dem change +5.8%
Nationalist change +0.0%
Other change +6.2%
Electorate change +4.3%
Turnout Change -8.4%
Robert Waller wrote

Cornwall North is remembered by many as the seat that was held by Liberal MP, John Pardoe, prior to a Conservative victory here in 1979. For decades the rural and resort towns of this part of Cornwall have seen tightly fought battles between the Liberals, now the Liberal Democrats, and the Conservatives. Successive elections have seen some very high electoral turn-outs, and a Labour vote squeezed to well below 10 per cent. Liberal Democrat, Paul Tyler, won the last battle in 1992, and will hope to return to Westminster again, but this will require that tactical voting by natural Labour supporters continues to be maximised.


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