Falmouth Arwenack (electoral division)

Falmouth Arwenack
ward Cornwall Council
Boundary of Falmouth Arwenack in Cornwall from 2021.
County	Cornwall
Current ward
Created	2021 (2021)
Councillor	Laurie Magowan (Labour)
Number of councillors	One
Created from	Falmouth Arwenack Falmouth Smithick
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Falmouth Arwenack
Created from	Falmouth Arwenack
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Falmouth Arwenack
Created from	Council 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.

Councillors

2013-2021

Election	Member		Party
2009		Steve Eva	Independent
2013		Geoffrey Evans	Conservative
2017
2021	Seat abolished

2021-present

Election	Member		Party
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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurie Magowan	814	37.3
	Conservative	Geoffrey Evans [note 1]	695	31.8
	Green	Tom Scott	255	11.7
	Mebyon Kernow	Sean Stratton	234	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Finian McCormick	185	8.5
Majority			119	5.5
Rejected ballots			25	1.1
Turnout			2208	47.1
Registered electors			4690 [5]
	Labour win (new seat)

2009-2021 divisions

Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)

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 hectares in total; after the boundary changes, it covered 195 hectares. ^{[6] [7]}

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Arwenack ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Evans	668	53.2
	Liberal Democrats	Tony Parker	309	24.6
	Labour	Kate Thomas	270	21.5
Majority			359	28.6
Rejected ballots			8	0.6
Turnout			1255	43.5
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Arwenack ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Geoffrey Evans	624	68.0
	Labour	Robin Johnson	180	19.6
	Liberal Democrats	Catherine Thornhill	102	11.1
Majority			444	48.4
Rejected ballots			12	1.3
Turnout			918	31.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Falmouth Arwenack ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Steve Eva	272	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Muir	259	23.0
	Conservative	Marie Ryan	241	21.4
	Mebyon Kernow	Pete Dudley	192	17.0
	Labour	Ingrid Heseltine	156	13.8
Majority			13	1.2
Rejected ballots			7	0.6
Turnout			1127	32.0
	Independent win (new seat)

Notes

1. Incumbent councillor for the former division of Falmouth Arwenack

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
2. "Laurie Magowan". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
4. "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
5. Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Returning Officer, Cornwall. 13 May 2021. p. 4.
6. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Arwenack". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 7 March 2021.
7. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Arwenack". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 23 May 2021.
8. "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 7 March 2021.
9. "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 7 March 2021.
10. "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 7 March 2021.