Truro (UK Parliament constituency)

Truro
Former county constituency
for the House of Commons
Outline map
Boundary of Truro in Cornwall for the 1992 general election
Outline map
Location of Cornwall within England
CountyCornwall
Major settlementsTruro, St Austell
19501997
SeatsOne
Created fromPenryn and Falmouth and Camborne
Replaced byTruro & St Austell
18851918
SeatsOne
Type of constituencyCounty constituency
Created fromHelston, Truro and West Cornwall
Replaced byPenryn and Falmouth, St Ives and Camborne
1295–1885
SeatsTwo
Type of constituencyBorough constituency
Replaced byTruro

Truro was the name of a parliamentary constituency in Cornwall represented in the House of Commons of England and later of Great Britain from 1295 until 1800, then in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918 and finally from 1950 to 1997. Until 1885 it was a parliamentary borough, electing two members of parliament (MPs) by the plurality-at-large system of election; the name was then transferred to the surrounding county constituency, which elected a single Member by the first past the post system. In 1997, although there had been no changes to its boundaries, it was renamed as Truro and St Austell, reflecting the fact that St Austell by then had a larger population than Truro.