Camelford and Boscastle | |
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ward Cornwall Council. | |
County | Cornwall |
Current ward | |
Created | 2021 |
Councillor | Barry Jordan (Conservative) |
Number of councillors | One |
Created from | Camelford Tintagel |
Camelford and Boscastle is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. It was created at the 2021 local elections, being created from the former divisions of Camelford and Tintagel. The current councillor is Barry Jordan, a member of the Conservative Party. [1]
Camelford and Boscastle represents the parishes of Advent, Camelford, Davidstow, Forrabury and Minster, Lesnewth, Otterham, St. Clether, St. Juliot, Tremaine, Treneglos, Tresmeer, Trevalga, and Warbstow. It is bordered to the north by the North Coast and the electoral division of Poundstock, to the east by the division of Launceston North and North Petherwin, to the south by the division of Altarnun and Stoke Climsland, and to the south and west by the division of St Teath and Tintagel. [2]
Election | Member | Party | |
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2021 | Barry Jordan | Conservative |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Barry Jordan [note 1] | 1,067 | 50.1 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | Rob Rotchell [note 2] | 687 | 32.2 | N/A | |
Independent | Claire Hewlett | 377 | 17.7 | N/A | |
Majority | 380 | 17.8 | N/A | ||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,147 | N/A | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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