Julia Goldsworthy

Julia Anne Goldsworthy (born 10 September 1978) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Falmouth and Camborne from 2005 until 2010.

A member of the Liberal Democrats, she was narrowly defeated by 66 votes by the Conservatives in the new Camborne and Redruth constituency following boundary changes.

Between 2002 and 2004, Goldsworthy worked in Westminster as an economics researcher for Matthew Taylor, the Liberal Democrat MP for Truro and St Austell, the seat adjacent to the one she would later represent.

In 2005, she was appointed as a spokesperson on health by Charles Kennedy, and promoted in 2006 by new leader Sir Menzies Campbell as Vince Cable's deputy in the Treasury team.

During her parliamentary career, Goldsworthy also used the social networking website Facebook as a way of gauging the opinions and views of her constituents, and this has led her to campaign for various issues.

She has responded with a full account of her transactions and a statement that she opposed steps to block the publication of MPs' expenses claims.

[9] At the 2010 general election, Goldsworthy stood at the new seat of Camborne and Redruth which she narrowly lost by just 66 votes (0.16%) to the Conservative candidate George Eustice.