Camelford (electoral division)

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Camelford
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Camelford electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of Camelford in Cornwall from 2013 to 2021.
County Cornwall
2013  ( 2013 )2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by Camelford and Boscastle
Created fromCamelford
2009  ( 2009 )2013  ( 2013 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byCamelford
Created fromCouncil created

Camelford (Cornish: Reskammel) [1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Camelford and Boscastle.

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Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Keith Goodenough Conservative
2013 Rob Rotchell Liberal Democrats
2017
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

Camelford represented the town of Camelford, the villages of Davidstow, St Clether and Tremaine, and the hamlets of Trewalder, Lanteglos, Castlegoff, Tramagenna, Helstone, Trewen, Valley Truckle, Trevia, Tregoodwell, Trewassa, Hallworthy, Tremail, Treglasta, Cold Northcott, Treneglos, Splatt, Three Hammers and Tresmeer. The hamlet of Newhall Green was shared with the St Teath and St Breward division and the settlement of Slaughterbridge was shared with the Tintagel division. [2] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 7,079 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 7,508 hectares. [2] [3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Camelford [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Rotchell 617 60.0
Green Claire Hewlett37236.2
Majority24523.8
Rejected ballots393.8
Turnout 102832.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Camelford [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Rob Rotchell 459 49.2
Conservative Keith Goodenough45248.4
Majority70.8
Rejected ballots222.4
Turnout 93329.5
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Camelford [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Keith Goodenough 525 41.7
Liberal Democrats Janey Comber45436.1
Independent Julie Walters21216.8
Independent Graham Ford564.4
Majority715.6
Rejected ballots121.0
Turnout 125942.2
Conservative win (new seat)

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