Cornwall finally loses its political boundary

I hope to have an interview with Lord Teverson on BBC Radio Cornwall tomorrow morning.
PA has just filed this:
An attempt to prevent any parliamentary constituencies straddling Cornwall and
Devon failed in the House of Lords tonight.
Peers voted by 250 to 221, Government majority 29, to back the position of
ministers that Cornwall should not be exempted from provisions aimed at
equalising the size of constituencies.
The Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, which also sets up a
referendum on changing the voting system in Westminster elections, is likely to
result in a constituency split between Cornwall and Devon.
The issue has caused controversy in the South West, amid prominent campaigns
aimed at preventing constituencies crossing the River Tamar which divides the
two counties.
Liberal Democrat ex-MEP for Cornwall Lord Teverson introduced an amendment
which would prevent the county and the Isle of Scilly being linked to any other
parts of the UK.
He said: "We have a situation where Cornwall is seen not just by Cornish
people themselves, but by the people that move into Cornwall as well, as the
fourth Celtic nation of the United Kingdom.
"It has a Celtic language, Celtic place names and family names. It has
therefore a tradition and it was not a part of Anglo-Saxon England.
"It is this area of culture, history, geography which makes Cornwall and the
Isles of Scilly a very important exception that should be recognised in this
Bill."
The legislation as originally introduced prevents all but two constituencies
varying by more than 5% from the average size of around 76,000 voters, although
peers tonight defeated the Government to allow the discretion to reach 7.5% in
"exceptional circumstances".