Fowey, Tywardreath and Par (electoral division)

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Cornwall Council.
Fowey, Tywardreath and Par electoral division map 2021.svg
Boundary of Fowey, Tywardreath and Par in Cornwall from 2021.
County Cornwall
Current ward
Created 2021  ( 2021 )
CouncillorAndy Virr (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created from Fowey and Tywardreath
Par and St Blazey Gate

Fowey, Tywardreath and Par 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 Fowey and Tywardreath and Par and St Blazey Gate. The current councillor is Andy Virr, a Conservative. [1]

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Boundaries

Fowey, Tywardreath and Par represents the entirety of the parishes of Fowey, which includes the town of Fowey, the villages of Newtown, Polkerris, and Polmear, (which is split between the parish of Fowey and the parish of Tywardreath and Par), the parish of Tywardreath and Par, which includes the villages of Kilhallon, Polmear, Penpillick, Treesmill, and Tywardreath, and the parish of St Sampson, which includes the villages of Golant and Lantyan (shared with the electoral division of Lostwithiel and Lanreath). [2]

Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2021 Andy Virr Conservative

Election results

2021 election

2021 Cornwall Council election: Fowey, Tywardreath and Par [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Andy Virr [note 1] 1,127 49.8 N/A
Green Collin Harker44119.5N/A
Independent Malcolm Harris38316.9N/A
Labour Jeremy Preece1627.2N/A
Liberal Democrats David Craddock994.4N/A
Freedom AllianceSteven Rubidge331.5N/A
TUSC Robert Rooney160.7N/A
Majority68630.3N/A
Rejected ballots90.4N/A
Turnout 2,270N/A
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. Incumbent councillor, formerly representing Fowey and Tywardreath

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References

  1. "Andy Virr". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. "Election results for Fowey, Tywardreath and Par, 6 May 2021". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2024.