Comments on: Cornwall South East

By: Lancs Observer

Lancs Observer — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:45:55 +0000

By-election today in Torpoint East.

By: cogload

cogload — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:11:52 +0000

Dreadful news. RIP.

By: John D

John D — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:49:18 +0000

Sad news

Sheryll Murray’s husband died yesterday in a fishing accident out at sea.

My condolences to the family.

From the ‘this is Plymouth’ site:

Mr Murray is well-known in Looe as a trawlerman and owner of the boat Our Boy Andrew.

It is understood then when his boat was reported missing on Thursday night the entire fishing fleets of Looe and Polperro, as well as boats from Plymouth, set out to sea to search for him…

Just last night Sheryll Murray gave a speech on the dangers of closing coastguard stations in a debate in Westminster Hall.

“It is because of those people that fishermen’s wives such as myself sleep a little better at night than we otherwise would…

…The sea can be the most beautiful place in which anybody can spend their time, but it can change quickly-believe me, I know after living for 25 years in fear of seeing the sea change overnight or within hours.

One thing my experience has taught me is that we must have respect for the sea at all times… “

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 01:36:22 +0000

Warwick Lightfoot, who unsuccessfully defended this seat for the Conservatives in 1997, is a councillor in Kensington & Chelsea for the Holland ward. He was mayor of K&C in 2005/6.

By: JonH

JonH — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:16:37 +0000

Would this be the first time Devon and Cornwall boundaries have opverlapped?

With Karens Gillards History in Plymouth she may decide to stand again. Does anyone know if she plans to?

By: Dalek

Dalek — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 14:55:00 +0000

Due to the new electoral quota, a seat will have to straddle the Devon and Cornwall boundary.

Could Cornwall SE not become Cornwall SE & Plymouth West?

The Plymouth wards in Devon SE could be returned to the city, together other villages required.

By: JonH

JonH — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:38:28 +0000

Does anyone now if Karen Gillard plans to stand again in this constituency after her loss in May?

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:24:19 +0000

Yes of course Bodmin before 1885 was a borough constituency which comprised just the town itself, unlike the post 1885 county division of Bodmin

By: Harry Porter

Harry Porter — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:55:14 +0000

‘They will have been in Bodmin from 1885 to 1983′

By this I presume they were not in Bodmin before the former year but in the Cornwall East two-seater

By: Pete Whitehead

Pete Whitehead — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:42:43 +0000

They will have been in Bodmin from 1885 to 1983 and in this seat since then. East Looe and West Looe were of course well known rotten boroughs, each returning two members before the 1832 Reform Act