Penzance East (electoral division)
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Penzance East (Cornish: Pennsans Est)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Tim Dwelly, an Independent and Portfolio Holder for Culture, Economy and Planning on the council.[2]
Extent[]
Penzance East covers the north and east of the town of Penzance, including the area of Treneere.[3] The division covers 67 hectares in total.[4]
Election results[]
2017 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tim Dwelly[note 1] | 761 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Goedegebuur | 315 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Bennie | 193 | 13.2 | ||
Green | Jonathan How | 85 | 5.8 | ||
UKIP | Paul Nicholson | 58 | 4.0 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Robert Simmons | 47 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 446 | 30.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1462 | 45.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2013 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Tim Dwelly | 378 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lewarne | 358 | 28.8 | ||
UKIP | Mick Faulkner | 194 | 15.6 | ||
Conservative | Angela Elliott | 124 | 10.0 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Rob Simmons | 91 | 7.3 | ||
Green | Michelle Paine | 89 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 20 | 1.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1242 | 36.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2009 election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lewarne | 357 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | John Payne | 332 | 28.0 | ||
UKIP | Ricky Barnes | 199 | 16.8 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Powell | 159 | 13.4 | ||
Independent | Mike Waters | 128 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 25 | 2.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1185 | 34.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
References[]
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Tim Dwelly". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penzance East". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ Richard Whitehouse (21 March 2018). "Labour leader Tim Dwelly quits the party after 'bullying and intimidation'". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
Categories:
- Penzance
- Electoral divisions of Cornwall Council