Cornwall Council has supported calls for the Boundary Commission to amend plans to shift Parliamentary constituency boundaries.

The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is currently undertaking a boundary review which would be implemented in 2023.

It has put forward a number of proposals which are aimed to ensure that the number of people in each Parliamentary constituency is equal.

Controversial proposals which have previously been put forward to create a “Devonwall” constituency – straddling the Devon and Cornwall border – have not been included in the current review.

However there were plans which would have seen some parts of Cornwall’s clay country shifting areas along with communities close to Truro.

Today Cornwall Council’s constitution and governance committee held an extraordinary meeting to draw up the council’s response to the BCE ahead of the deadline of August 2.

Councillors had put forward suggestions which they said were better suited to the communities affected by the proposed changes.

The first was to keep the Roche and Bugle divisions within the St Austell and Newquay Parliamentary constituency. The BCE had suggested moving them into the South East Cornwall constituency.

Dick Cole, leader of Mebyon Kernow, said that there had been strong support in the area for the clay country areas to remain in St Austell and Newquay due to the historic connections to other parts in that constituency.

To offset that change the council has proposed that the St Columb Major, St Mawgan and St Wenn division should be moved from the St Austell and Newquay constituency to North Cornwall.

These areas had previously been within North Cornwall and local councillors gave their support. The changes were unanimously approved by the committee.

The BCE had also proposed that the Threemilestone and Chacewater division should be moved from Truro and Falmouth to Camborne and Redruth.

But this move had been met with a chorus of opposition from local Cornwall councillors and parish councils.

Dulcie Tudor, Cornwall councillor for the area, said: “I thought it would be really hard to engage people with this subject as it is so dry. It turned out I was wrong, people in my division do have very strong views on this subject, it really does matter.”

She said that Kenwyn Parish Council had said that the areas were part of Truro and had “zero connections” with Camborne and Redruth.

Cllr David Harris added: “It is really crystal clear that Threemilestone and Chacewater absolutely regard themselves as being part of greater Truro.”

The committee agreed and said to offset the request the Constantine, Mabe and Mawnan division should switch from Truro and Falmouth to Camborne and Redruth. Councillors were unanimously in favour of the proposals.

The committee also agreed that the St Newlyn East Mitchell ward should go from St Austell and Newquay to Truro and Falmouth; and that Grampound parish should transfer from Truro and Falmouth to St Austell and Newquay.

The council’s submission will now go to the Boundary Commission for England for consideration.