Falmouth Smithick (electoral division)

Falmouth Smithick
Former ward Cornwall Council
Boundary of Falmouth Smithick in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Falmouth Arwenack Falmouth Penwerris

Falmouth Smithick (Cornish: Aberfala Trengov) ^[1] 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 absorbed by Falmouth Arwenack and Falmouth Penwerris.

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2013		Candy Atherton	Labour
2017			Labour and Co-operative
2018		Jayne Kirkham	Labour
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

Falmouth Smithick represented the centre of the town of Falmouth, including Kimberley Park. The division covered 70 hectares in total. ^[2]

Election results

2018 by-election

2018 by-election: Falmouth Smithick ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jayne Kirkham	643	60.1
	Conservative	Richard Cunningham	184	17.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Spargo	184	17.2
	Green	Tom Scott	57	5.3
Majority			459	42.9
Rejected ballots			1	0.1
Turnout			1069	31.1
	Labour gain from Labour Co-op		Swing

2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Smithick ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Candy Atherton	480	40.2
	Conservative	Wendy Frost	291	24.4
	Liberal Democrats	John Spargo	225	18.8
	Green	Tom Scott	195	16.3
Majority			189	15.8
Rejected ballots			4	0.3
Turnout			1195	35.7
	Labour Co-op gain from Labour		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Smithick ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Candy Atherton	316	33.0
	Independent	Diana Merrett	156	16.3
	Liberal Democrats	Kenny Edwards	154	16.1
	Conservative	Liz Ashcroft	130	13.6
	Independent	Christopher Smith	115	12.0
	Independent	Tony Canton	74	7.7
Majority			160	16.7
Rejected ballots			12	1.3
Turnout			957	27.7
	Labour win (new seat)

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
2. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Smithick". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
3. "Election results for Falmouth Smithick Falmouth Smithick By-election - Thursday, 1st February, 2018". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
4. "Election results for Falmouth Smithick Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 April 2021.
5. "Election results for Falmouth Smithick Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 April 2021.