St Austell and Newquay.
Labour Party MP Noah Law holds the seat on 34.1% of the vote.
1 Jun 2026
A first-term MP elected in July 2024, Noah Law has spent much of his early parliamentary time focused on local delivery rather than headline rebellion -- and the results have been covered prominently in the Cornish press. He has been credited with bringing A-levels back to St Austell College, securing SEND funding, and leading a parliamentary push for better food labelling and animal welfare scores to improve farm profitability, a campaign backed by industry groups. His constituency casework totalled 9,200 cases in his first full year, and local coverage of his performance -- across economy, transport, and local government -- has been broadly positive.
Law is a 100% party-line voter with no rebel votes, though his voting profile contains a few notable divergences. He scores 25 percentage points above his party average on parliamentary scrutiny votes, and 13 points below on climate action -- a meaningful gap for a constituency where the green economy is a live issue. His speeches cluster around economy and jobs (70 contributions), local government, cost of living, and energy, with Cornwall's mining sector and coastal communities appearing as recurring themes. At 77% voting participation he falls slightly below the Commons average.
His committee seat on International Development is at some remove from his domestic focus, though his work on mining investment -- including international representation of Cornish lithium interests -- may bridge the two. The stance data suggests a tension between his strong workers' rights and progressive taxation scores and a below-party-average rating on welfare expansion and climate action; whether those gaps deepen over time will be worth watching. No voting data is available yet for several newer policy areas.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fowey Tywardreath Par | Ian Wilson | 635 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| Mevagissey St Austell Bay | James Michael Mustoe | 1,025 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| Newquay Central Pentire | Joanna Kenny | 515 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| Newquay Porth Tretherras | Lyndon Spencer Harrison | 645 | Cornwall LD | Apr 2026 |
| Newquay Trenance | Drew Creek | 498 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| Penwithick Boscoppa | Jamie Hanlon | 548 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| Roche Bugle | Steve Trevelyan | 701 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| St Austell Bethel Holmbush | Jordan Antony William Rowse | 839 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| St Austell Central Gover | Jack Yelland | 597 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| St Austell Poltair Mount Charles | Paul Ashton | 619 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| St Blazey | Pauline Dawn Giles | 627 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| St Columb Minor Colan | Heinz Wolfgang Glanville | 408 | Cornwall LD | Dec 2025 |
| St Dennis St Enoder | Dick Cole | 1,000 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
| St Stephen In Brannel | Elaine Kist | 643 | Cornwall LD | May 2025 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The seat’s population is concentrated in St Austell (24,101), with Newquay (23,879) as the second pole. Total population across named built-up areas: 99,649.
Source · ONS Built-Up Areas · Census 2021
| Settlement | Pop. | Class |
|---|---|---|
| St Austell | 24,101 | town |
| Newquay | 23,879 | town |
| St Blazey | 6,932 | town |
| Indian Queens, Fraddon and St Columb Road | 5,797 | town |
| Rural & dispersed | 4,334 | village |
| Roche | 4,265 | village |
Headline indicators.
| Indicator | Local | National | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 54.5% | 57.1% | -5% |
| Owner-occupied | 67.3% | 63.1% | +7% |
| Private rented | 21.4% | 20.0% | +7% |
| Social rented | 11.2% | 16.8% | -33% |
Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £179m |
| Taxpayers | 50,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,080 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £3,580 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
This constituency is served by Cornwall. Each council’s service spend, peer rank and supplier list lives on its own page — open from the meta block above or the compass strip below.
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Headline rate.
By category.
Source · data.police.uk · 3-month rate per 1,000 pop
2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noah LawWON | Lab | 15,958 | 34.1 |
| Steve Double | Con | 13,488 | 28.9 |
| Stephen Beal | Ref | 9,212 | 19.7 |
| Joanna Kenny | LD | 4,805 | 10.3 |
| Amanda Pennington | Grn | 2,337 | 5.0 |
| Jay Latham | Ind | 490 | 1.1 |
| Angie Rayner | Ind | 442 | 0.9 |
Turnout 46,732
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Steve Double | Con | 56.1 |
| 2017 | Steve Double | Con | 49.5 |
| 2015 | Steve Double | Con | 40.2 |
| 2010 | Gilbert, Stephen | LD | 42.7 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo