Member of Parliament (MP)
The Isles of Scilly share the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of St Ives and this has been the case since 1885.
St Ives has elected MPs to every Parliament since 1558, except for a brief period during the Protectorate. It was originally a mere parliamentary borough that returned two MPs until the Great Reform Act of 1832, when its representation was cut to a single member. In 1885 the borough was abolished, but the St Ives name was transferred to the surrounding county constituency.