St Blazey (electoral division)

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St Blazey
Electoral district
St Blazey electoral division map 2013.svg
St Blazey shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
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St Blazey (Cornish: Lanndreth)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Pauline Giles, a Conservative.[2]

Extent[]

St Blazey covers the town of St Blazey, and the hamlets of Tywardreath Highway, Porcupine, Penpillick. The hamlet of Bodelva is shared with the Par and St Blazey Gate division and the hamlet of Kilhallon is shared with the Fowey and Tywardreath division.[3] The division covers 487 hectares in total.[4]

Election results[]

2017 election[]

2017 election: St Blazey[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Giles 484 48.1
Liberal Democrats Roy Taylor 311 30.9
Labour Stuart Wheeler 207 20.6
Majority 173 17.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 1006 32.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2013 election[]

2013 election: St Blazey[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roy Taylor 310 39.7
Labour Stuart Wheeler 186 23.8
Independent Liam Bellamy 172 22.1
Conservative Peter Sinclair 105 13.5
Majority 124 15.9
Rejected ballots 7 0.9
Turnout 780 24.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References[]

  1. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Pauline Giles". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Blazey". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Election results for St Blazey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Election results for St Blazey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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