North Cornwall: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for North Cornwall, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat) 24,094 votes and Scott Mann (Conservative) 14,137, a majority of 9,957. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 66.8% (51,245 of 76,741).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, North Cornwall has the 21st lowest population density (2021) of the 575 constituencies with this figure (77.4 per sq km), and the 49th lowest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£31,969 a year).
6,555 business sites were registered in North Cornwall in March 2026 (6,530 a year before), and employed 45,000 people in 2024.
Residents of North Cornwall earned more than jobs based there paid in April 2025: median full-time pay was £31,969 for workplace jobs and £35,000 for residents. A year before, the residents' median was £31,229. The residents' figure ranks 148th lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
DWP figures count 5,011 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 30.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 23.4% in 2024/25, from 20.2% in 2021/22.
About 100,800 people live in North Cornwall: the ONS figure for mid-2024 is 100,832. 27,454 were aged 65 or over and 16,514 were under 16.
The Annual Population Survey puts the employment rate for 16 to 64 year olds at 74.0% for April 2025 to March 2026, give or take 7.4 points. The economically inactive share was 22.6%.
North Cornwall counted 43,136 households on Census day 2021; 29.6% of adults were retired and 24.8% of those in work were mostly working from home.
Half of the homes sold in the year to March 2026 went for more than £291,000 and half for less. That is up 29% on £225,000 ten years before. The highest March-year median in the series was £320,000, in the year to March 2023. It ranks 275th highest of 575 constituencies. The figure rests on 1,173 recorded sales.
In September 2026, 3.1% of 16 to 64 year olds in North Cornwall were claimants (1,760 people). A year earlier the count was 1,605.
MP
Ben Maguire, Liberal Democrat
- MP for North Cornwall since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Ben Maguire on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Ben Maguire's latest words in Parliament, from 14 September 2026 to 21 October 2026. Hansard search returns 231 spoken contributions by Ben Maguire since 4 July 2024.
I would like to add one more thing to that list of Conservative disasters. The underspending of the farming budget by more than £350 million has led to this disgraceful situation where the SFI has seen a huge demand because our farmers are scared that that will happen again.
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It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester (Jess Brown- Fuller) on securing this important debate. I pay tribute to my excellent policemen and women, who do a fantastic job in keeping us safe.
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Simon Andriesz, a former finance manager, blew the whistle over hundreds of millions of dollars of financial crime, exposing links between the United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
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The US President’s disastrous war in the middle east has massively driven up the price of liquified petroleum gas and heating oil in my rural constituency. Pensioners and struggling families will be forced to leave their heating off, risking their health.
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We have heard a lot about constituents getting sick; one of my Padstow constituents was hospitalised just a few weeks ago. On the hon.
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Read from the Hansard API on 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Maguire | Liberal Democrat | 24,094 | 47.0% | +17.1 |
| Scott Mann | Conservative | 14,137 | 27.6% | −31.5 |
| Rowland O'Connor | Reform UK | 8,444 | 16.5% | |
| Robyn Harris | Labour | 2,958 | 5.8% | −3.8 |
| Lance Symonds | Green Party | 1,335 | 2.6% | +2.4 |
| Sarah Farrell | Heritage Party | 277 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: LD 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 | Liberal Democrat 47.0% | Conservative 27.6% | 9,957 | 66.8% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 59.1% | Liberal Democrat 29.9% | 15,783 | 72.1% |
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
North Cornwall lies within Cornwall.
- Cornwall E06000052
Who has power over North Cornwall
Every body that makes decisions for North Cornwall, 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
- North Cornwall this page: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat) 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 North Cornwall?
UK Parliament lists Ben Maguire, Liberal Democrat, as the Member of Parliament for North Cornwall since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in North Cornwall?
Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat) won with 24,094 votes, a majority of 9,957, on a turnout of 66.8% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in North Cornwall?
3.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 1,760 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average house price in North Cornwall?
The median price paid was £291,000 in the year to March 2026 (ONS, from HM Land Registry sales).
What is the average salary in North Cornwall?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,000 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in North Cornwall live in low income families?
DWP counts 5,011 (30.3% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
What is the population of North Cornwall?
The ONS estimate for mid-2024 is 100,832 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.