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
YearVotesShare of votesSeats19771,7362.7%19813,3313.4%19852,1342.0%19891,8091.3%19932,5281.9%19976,8902.6%20018,4053.5%20059,4213.7%
Elections to Cornwall Council
YearCandidatesVotesShare of votesSeats2009337,2904.3%2013266,8244.8%2017195,3444.0%2021198,8975.0%2025186,5244.0%
Elections to the House of Commons Election Constituency Candidate Votes %1970FWS Craig, British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973Falmouth & CamborneRichard Jenkin 960 2.0February 1974TruroJames Whetter8501.5October 1974TruroJames Whetter3840.71979Falmouth & CamborneLeonard Truran1,6373.0St IvesColin Murley1,6624.01983Falmouth & CamborneRichard Jenkin5821.2St IvesPedyr Prior5691.21997Cornwall, NJohn Bolitho6451.1Cornwall, SEPaul Dunbar5731.0Falmouth & CamborneRuth Lewarne2380.4Truro & St AustellDavyth Hicks4500.82001Cornwall, SEKenneth John George1,2092.3Falmouth & CamborneHilda Wasley8531.8Truro & St AustellConan Jenkin1,1372.32005Cornwall, NDick Cole1,3512.4Cornwall, SEGraham Sandercock7691.4Falmouth & CamborneHilda Wasley3700.8Truro & St AustellConan Jenkin1,0622.12010BBC News - Election 2010 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & FalmouthCamborne & RedruthLoveday Jenkin7751.8Cornwall, NJoanie Willet5301.1Cornwall, SERoger Holmes6411.3St Austell & NewquayDick Cole2,0074.2St IvesSimon John Reed3870.8Truro & FalmouthLoic Rich1,0392.12015BBC News - Election 2015 Results: Camborne & Redruth, Cornwall North, Cornwall South East, St Austell & Newquay, St Ives and Truro & FalmouthCamborne & RedruthLoveday Jenkin8972.0Cornwall, NJeremy Jefferies6311.3Cornwall, SEAndrew Long1,0032.0St Austell & NewquayDick Cole2,0634.1St IvesRob Simmons5181.1Truro & FalmouthStephen Richardson5631.12019 BBC News - Election 2019 Results: St Austell and NewquaySt Austell & NewquayDick Cole1,6603.0
Elections to the European Parliament Election Constituency Candidate(s) Votes %1979Cornwall and PlymouthRichard Jenkin10,2055.91989Cornwall and PlymouthColin Lawry4,2241.91994Cornwall and West PlymouthLoveday Jenkin3,3151.52009South West EnglandDick Cole, Conan Jenkin, Loveday Jenkin, Simon Reed, Glenn Renshaw, Joanie Willett 14,922 1.0
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