The boundary changes which have resulted in Cornwall gaining a sixth constituency have reminded me that the new Truro and Falmouth seat is in some ways a throwback to the early days of our Parliamentary democracy. From 1832 until 1950 it was known as Penryn and Falmouth, but included Truro and followed similar boundaries to today.
In 1945 the constituency elected Cornwall's first ever Labour MP, Evelyn Mansfield King. Unfortunately for Labour, the Boundary Commission abolished the constituency in 1950 and King promptly defected to the Conservatives. He was re-elected in South Dorset as a Tory in 1964. He continued his journey to the Right, eventually becoming a vice president of the Monday Club.
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