Falmouth Penwerris (electoral division)

Falmouth Penwerris is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Matthew McCarthy, a Liberal Democrat.^[1]

Extent[]

Falmouth Penwerris covers the north west of the town of Falmouth.^[2] The division covers 81 hectares in total.^[3]

2017 election: Falmouth Penwerris^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew McCarthy	502	39.3
	Labour	Anna Gillett	377	29.5
	Independent	Grenville Chappel	250	19.6
	Conservative	Nigel Rimmer	143	11.2
Majority			125	9.8
Rejected ballots			6	0.5
Turnout			1278	37.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

2013 election: Falmouth Penwerris^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Hanna Toms	361	35.8
	Independent	Grenville Chappel	283	28.1
	Independent	John Body	183	18.2
	UKIP	Amanda Wymer	169	16.8
Majority			78	7.7
Rejected ballots			12	1.2
Turnout			1008	27.8
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2009 election: Falmouth Penwerris^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Grenville Chappel	304	28.1
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Smith	248	22.9
	Labour	Gerald Chin-Quee	222	20.5
	Conservative	Shirley Hrydziuszka	177	16.4
	Green	Ted Chapman	121	11.2
Majority			56	5.2
Rejected ballots			9	0.8
Turnout			1081	31.6
	Independent win (new seat)