General Election 2024

Voters across Cornwall and the UK went to the polls to elect their MPs in the General Election on July 4, 2024. Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister after Labour's historic win. We'll bring you all the latest news, updates and results and reaction from all six consituencies of St Ives, Camborne and Redruth, Truro and Falmouth, St Austell and Newquay, North Cornwall and South East Cornwall.

14:27, 26 JUL 2024

Police hunt man after attack on Reform candidate at Falmouth Sea Shanty Festival

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This is who officers want to speak to after the attack while campaigning for the recent General Election

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Leading Tory politician in Cornwall abused in front of his daughter while voting

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The Newquay councillor says this General Election has been the worst he's seen for candidates and members of the public behaving 'despicably'

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Cornwall Conservative MP Steve Double says he won't miss 'very ugly' politics

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Steve Double - who has lost his job after nine years - says he fears for the future

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New Labour MP Perran Moon says waking up to no Tories in Cornwall is a 'dream'

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Cornwall's six new Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs react to their wins

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Cornwall Council's Conservative administration will 'put up a fight' to survive

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Leader Linda Taylor says she is 'really disappointed'

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Have your say! What should the new Labour Government do first?

Keir Starmer's Labour Party have won by a big margin - but there are significant challenges ahead

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Conservative MP Sheryll Murray cries and says she was 'swimming against the tide'

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Another outgoing MP has already deleted his Facebook page

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