Bodmin St Petroc (electoral division)

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Bodmin St Petroc
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Bodmin St Petroc electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of Bodmin St Petroc in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County Cornwall
2013  ( 2013 )2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by Bodmin St Petroc's
Created from Bodmin Central
Bodmin East
Number of councillorsOne

Bodmin St Petroc was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by the larger Bodmin St Petroc's.

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Extent

Bodmin St Petroc represented the east side of Bodmin, the hamlet of Cooksland, and parts of the hamlet of Fletchersbridge (which was shared with Lanivet and Blisland). The division covered 752 hectares in total. [1]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Bodmin St Petroc [2] [3] [note 1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leigh Frost 1,047 39.0
Conservative Sylvia Berry91434.1
Labour Marc Thorne46317.3
Mebyon Kernow John Gibbs2318.6
Majority1335.0
Rejected ballots271.0
Turnout 268267.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  1. Although originally scheduled to take place on the same day as other elections to Cornwall Council (4 May 2017), the death of incumbent and Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Rogerson on 16 April meant the election was countermanded to a later date. The election for a new councillor was held on 8 June. [4]

2013 election

2013 election: Bodmin St Petroc [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Rogerson 649 55.3
UKIP John Masters18816.0
Independent Lance Kennedy18115.4
Mebyon Kernow John Gibbs13911.8
Majority46139.3
Rejected ballots161.4
Turnout 117330.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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References

  1. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Bodmin St Petroc". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 12 January 2021.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. "Election results for Bodmin St Petroc Bodmin St Petroc By-election - Thursday, 8th June, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Cornwall Council . Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "Cornwall Council and Parish and Town Council Elections - 4 May 2017". Cornwall Council . 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "Election results for Bodmin St Petroc Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 12 January 2021.