Falmouth Arwenack (electoral division)

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Falmouth Arwenack
ward
Cornwall Council.
Falmouth Arwenack electoral division map 2021.svg
Boundary of Falmouth Arwenack in Cornwall from 2021.
County Cornwall
Current ward
Created 2021  ( 2021 )
CouncillorLaurie Magowan (Labour)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromFalmouth Arwenack
Falmouth Smithick
2013  ( 2013 )2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFalmouth Arwenack
Created fromFalmouth Arwenack
2009  ( 2009 )2013  ( 2013 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFalmouth Arwenack
Created fromCouncil created

Falmouth Arwenack (Cornish: Aberfala Arwynnek) [1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Laurie Magowan, a Labour member. [2] The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.

Contents

Councillors

2013-2021

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Steve Eva Independent
2013 Geoffrey Evans Conservative
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

ElectionMemberParty
2021 Laurie Magowan Labour

2021-present division

Extent

The current division represents the east of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks and Pendennis Point. [3]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Falmouth Arwenack [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurie Magowan 814 37.3
Conservative Geoffrey Evans [note 1] 69531.8
Green Tom Scott25511.7
Mebyon Kernow Sean Stratton23410.7
Liberal Democrats Finian McCormick1858.5
Majority1195.5
Rejected ballots251.1
Turnout 220847.1
Registered electors 4690 [5]
Labour win (new seat)

2009-2021 divisions

Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in) Falmouth Arwenack electoral division map 2013.svg
Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)

Extent

Falmouth Arwenack represented part of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks, the Falmouth campus of Falmouth University, and Pendennis Castle. [6] The division was nominally abolished and recreated at the 2013 election but this had only minor effects on the ward. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 71 hecatres in total; after the boundary changes, it covered 195 hectares. [6] [7]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Arwenack [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Evans 668 53.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Parker30924.6
Labour Kate Thomas27021.5
Majority35928.6
Rejected ballots80.6
Turnout 125543.5
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Arwenack [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Geoffrey Evans 624 68.0
Labour Robin Johnson18019.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine Thornhill10211.1
Majority44448.4
Rejected ballots121.3
Turnout 91831.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Falmouth Arwenack [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Steve Eva 272 24.1
Liberal Democrats Jeff Muir25923.0
Conservative Marie Ryan24121.4
Mebyon Kernow Pete Dudley19217.0
Labour Ingrid Heseltine15613.8
Majority131.2
Rejected ballots70.6
Turnout 112732.0
Independent win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Incumbent councillor for the former division of Falmouth Arwenack

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