More than 7000 additional people in Cornwall have registered to vote for this General Election since the last General Election in 2017.

As of December 5 there are a total of 437,454 people registered to vote in Cornwall, up from 429,886 in 2017 – an increase of 7,568.

Broken down into constituencies, the numbers are as follows:

Truro and Falmouth:

2017: 74,683

2019: 76,719

Camborne and Redruth

2017: 68,419

2019: 70,250

North Cornwall

2017: 68,884

2019: 69,935

South East Cornwall:

2017: 71,880

2019: 71,825

St Austell and Newquay:

2017: 78,609

2019: 79,930

St Ives:

2017: 67,451

2019: 68,795

Total:

2017: 429,886

2019: 437,454

Acting returning officer for the election and Cornwall Council’s chief executive Kate Kennally said: “It’s now very important to the democratic process that those of you who are registered to vote then use that vote to have your say on the important issues that affect you.

“Across the centuries people have died fighting for their right to vote and in the UK, in the early 20th century, people were killed in their struggles to get the vote for women. By using your vote you are showing your support for people who have fought hard for democracy.”

You can view a map of the polling districts in Cornwall using our online mapping system.

More information about this year’s General Election can be found on Cornwall Council’s website https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/parliamentary-election-12-december-2019/