Camborne and Redruth: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Perran Moon (Independent) is the MP for Camborne and Redruth, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Perran Moon took the seat for Labour in July 2024 with 19,360 votes (40.5%), ahead of Connor Donnithorne (Conservative) on 11,554. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 64.3% (47,785 of 74,342); the winning margin was 7,806 votes. Perran Moon stood for Labour in 2024; the Members API now lists the party as Independent.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Camborne and Redruth has the 32nd lowest median full-time pay of residents of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£32,641 a year).
Full-time employees living in Camborne and Redruth had median pay of £32,641 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £33,984. A year before, the residents' median was £34,941. The residents' figure ranks 32nd lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
5,413 children in Camborne and Redruth were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 30.3% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 22.5% in 2024/25, from 18.7% in 2021/22.
Camborne and Redruth counted 42,696 households on Census day 2021; 26.5% of adults were retired and 21.5% of those in work were mostly working from home.
About 102,100 people live in Camborne and Redruth: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 102,128. 23,698 were aged 65 or over and 17,872 were under 16.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £265,000 and half for less. That is up 51% on £175,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £270,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 256th lowest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,106 recorded sales.
75.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±8.9 points). The economically inactive share was 22.4%.
4,345 business sites were registered in Camborne and Redruth in March 2026 (4,290 a year before), and employed 40,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 3.3% of 16 to 64 year olds in Camborne and Redruth were claimants (2,010 people). That is up from 1,825 twelve months before.
MP
Perran Moon, Independent
- MP for Camborne and Redruth since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Perran Moon on this site
In Parliament
What Perran Moon said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 21 October 2026 to 26 October 2026). Hansard search returns 417 spoken contributions by Perran Moon since 4 July 2024.
I warmly welcome the £722,000 investment that the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly integrated care board will receive as part of the new steps to safety programme, which will train GPs’ staff to spot the signs of domestic abuse and provide referrals to specialist support.
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For many, particularly older, people—I know this from Cornwall and our remote coastal towns and villages—a cat is not simply a pet; it is a much loved companion and important source of comfort. Does the hon.
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I wholly agree: efforts must focus on those areas with high levels of deprivation, wherever they are. I urge Ministers to keep further targeted expansion of screening under active review and to act as swiftly as possible as the evidence develops.
Meur ras, Dr Murrison. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. I thank the hon. Member for Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk (John Lamont) for introducing the debate, and thank the 232 constituents of Camborne, Redruth and Hayle who signed the petition.
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Does the hon. Member agree that there needs to be much better understanding of housing affordability in places such as Cornwall?
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perran Moon | Labour | 19,360 | 40.5% | +6.3 |
| Connor Donnithorne | Conservative | 11,554 | 24.2% | −29.1 |
| Roger Tarrant | Reform UK | 8,952 | 18.7% | |
| Thalia Marrington | Liberal Democrat | 4,113 | 8.6% | +0.1 |
| Catherine Hayes | Green Party | 2,840 | 5.9% | +3.1 |
| Paul Holmes | Liberal | 624 | 1.3% | 0.0 |
| Robert Hawkins | Socialist Labour Party | 342 | 0.7% |
Result summary as published: Lab gain from Con. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Labour 40.5% | Conservative 24.2% | 7,806 | 64.3% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 53.3% | Labour 34.2% | 9,848 | 70.1% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Camborne and Redruth lies within Cornwall.
- Cornwall E06000052
Who has power over Camborne and Redruth
Every body that makes decisions for Camborne and Redruth, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Camborne and Redruth this page: Perran Moon (Independent) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | mid-2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median house price | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Homes sold | the year to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Households | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents per square kilometre | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Workers mainly working from home | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Residents aged 16+ who are retired | Census 2021 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Camborne and Redruth?
UK Parliament lists Perran Moon, Independent, as the Member of Parliament for Camborne and Redruth since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Camborne and Redruth?
Perran Moon (Labour) won with 19,360 votes, a majority of 7,806, on a turnout of 64.3% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Camborne and Redruth?
3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 2,010 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in Camborne and Redruth?
The median price paid was £265,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in Camborne and Redruth?
Median full-time pay of residents was £32,641 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Camborne and Redruth live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,413 (30.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of Camborne and Redruth?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 102,128 residents.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.