Camborne Treswithian (electoral division)

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Camborne Treswithian
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Camborne Treswithian electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of Camborne Treswithian in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County Cornwall
2013  ( 2013 )2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by Camborne West and Treswithian
Created from Camborne West [1] [2]

Camborne Treswithian (Cornish: Kammbronn Trevaswedhen) [3] 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 Camborne West and Treswithian.

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Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2013 Viv Lewis UKIP
2017 David Biggs Conservative
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

Camborne Treswithian represented the west of the town of Camborne, including the suburb of Treswithian, as well as the hamlets of Reskadinnick and Kehelland. The division covered 1239 hectares in total. [4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Camborne Treswithian [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Biggs 451 44.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Pascoe23723.5
Labour Dave Wilkins21521.3
Independent Michael Champion535.3
Green Jacqueline Merrick494.9
Majority21421.2
Rejected ballots40.4
Turnout 100933.9
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Camborne Treswithian [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Viv Lewis 232 26.5
Labour Steve Richards22025.1
Conservative Jeff Collins21624.7
Mebyon Kernow Mike Champion20423.3
Majority121.4
Rejected ballots30.3
Turnout 87528.6
UKIP win (new seat)

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References

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  2. "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 - Sheet 5, Map 5 - Electoral Divisions in Camborne and Illogan" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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