Editing The Lizard (section)

===Political===

[[File:CornwallMapOfParishesOnTheLizard.gif|thumb|Sketchmap of civil parishes on the Lizard]]

The Lizard peninsula is in the [[St Ives (UK Parliament constituency)|St Ives parliamentary constituency]], which comprises the whole of the former district of [[Penwith]] and the southern part of the former district of [[Kerrier]]). The parishes northeast of the river Helford are in [[Camborne and Redruth (UK Parliament constituency)|Camborne and Redruth parliamentary constituency]]

To the north, the Lizard peninsula is bordered by the [[civil parishes]] of [[Breage]], [[Porthleven]], [[Sithney]], [[Helston]], [[Wendron]], [[Gweek]] and&nbsp;– across the [[Helford River]]&nbsp;– by [[Constantine, Kerrier]] and [[Mawnan]].

The parishes on the peninsula proper are (west to east):
* ''Northern parishes:''
** [[Gunwalloe]]
** [[Cury]]
** [[Mawgan-in-Meneage]]
** [[St Martin-in-Meneage]]
** [[Manaccan]]
** [[St Anthony-in-Meneage]]
* ''Southern parishes:''
** [[Mullion, Cornwall|Mullion]]
** [[Grade-Ruan]]
** [[St Keverne]]
** [[Landewednack]]

The Lizard's political history includes the 1497 [[Cornish Rebellion of 1497|Cornish rebellion]] which began in [[St Keverne]]. The village blacksmith [[Michael An Gof|Michael Joseph]] (Michael ''An Gof'' in Cornish, meaning blacksmith) led the uprising, protesting against the punitive taxes levied by [[Henry VII of England|Henry VII]] to pay for the war against the Scots. The uprising was routed on its march to London and the two leaders, Michael Joseph and [[Thomas Flamank]], were subsequently hanged, drawn and quartered.