Gunnislake and Calstock (electoral division)

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Gunnislake and Calstock
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Gunnislake and Calstock electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of Gunnislake and Calstock in from 2013-2021.
County Cornwall
2013  ( 2013 )2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by Calstock
Created from Gunnislake [1] [2]

Gunnislake and Calstock (Cornish: Dowrgonna ha Kalstok) [3] [4] 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 succeeded by Calstock.

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Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2013 Dorothy Kirk Labour
2017
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

Gunnislake and Calstock represented the villages of Calstock, Dimson, Gunnislake and Drakewalls, and the hamlets of Albaston and St Ann's Chapel. It was bordered to the east by the River Tamar and to the west by the division of St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray, and covered a total area of 1120 hectares. [5]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Gunnislake and Calstock [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Kirk 800 44.4 Increase2.svg 10.1
Conservative Sydney Booth66036.7Increase2.svg 6.7
Liberal Democrats Theo Brown34018.9Increase2.svg 8.0
Majority1407.8Increase2.svg 3.6
Rejected ballots00.0Decrease2.svg 0.3
Turnout 180050.0Increase2.svg 12.3
Labour hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Gunnislake and Calstock [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Dorothy Kirk 477 34.3
Conservative Russell Bartlett41830.0
UKIP Sam Gardner34124.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Emery15210.9
Majority594.2
Rejected ballots40.3
Turnout 139237.7
Labour win (new seat)

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