Petitions/Add a tick box for "Cornish" in the 2031 census for national identity question
StatusOngoing
Opened24 Mar 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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To add a "Cornish" tick box to the 2031 census for the question on national identity. Instead of Cornish people being forced to write it in the "Other" category.

The government needs to be comfortable acknowledging a Cornish nation as the movement grows stronger. Adding a Cornish tick box would be a further acknowledgement of that movement and of our belief that Cornwall is the 5th nation of the UK. It would also allow for the Cornish minority to further distinguish themselves and further education on the Cornish identity, as education of what it is is still shockingly low in Cornwall. The tick box would allow for more people to know what they are.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Perran Moon
1Perran Moon MP
Camborne and Redruth
775
Andrew George
2Andrew George MP
St Ives
725
Jayne Kirkham
3Jayne Kirkham MP
Truro and Falmouth
680
Noah Law
4Noah Law MP
St Austell and Newquay
579
Ben Maguire
5Ben Maguire MP
North Cornwall
538
Anna Gelderd
6Anna Gelderd MP
South East Cornwall
472
Luke Pollard
7Luke Pollard MP
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport
36
Liz Saville Roberts
8Liz Saville Roberts MP
Dwyfor Meirionnydd
23
Fred Thomas
9Fred Thomas MP
Plymouth Moor View
21
Rebecca Smith
10Rebecca Smith MP
South West Devon
21