Helston North | |
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ward Cornwall Council. | |
County | Cornwall |
Current ward | |
Created | 2021 |
Councillor | Mike Thomas (Independent) |
Number of councillors | One |
Created from | Helston North |
2013 –2021 | |
Number of councillors | One |
Replaced by | Helston North |
Created from | Helston North |
2009 –2013 | |
Number of councillors | One |
Replaced by | Helston North |
Created from | Council established |
Helston North (Cornish: Hellys North) [1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current councillor is Mike Thomas, an Independent. [2]
The current division is distinct from the division of the same name which existed from 2009 to 2013 and that from 2013 to 2021, which was abolished after redistricting at the 2021 local elections.
Election | Member | Party | |
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2009 | Alec Robertson | Conservative | |
2013 | Phil Martin | Independent | |
2017 | Mike Thomas | Independent | |
2021 | Seat abolished |
Election | Member | Party | |
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2021 | Mike Thomas | Independent |
The present division covers the north and centre of the town of Helston, including Helston Community College and St Michael's primary school. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mike Thomas | 694 | 34.4 | ||
Green | Katharine Lewis | 643 | 31.8 | ||
Conservative | Emma Spittlehouse | 574 | 28.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frank Blewett | 93 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 51 | 2.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.7 | |||
Turnout | 2019 | 38.12 | |||
Registered electors | 5297 [5] | ||||
Independent win (new seat) |
Helston North covered the north of the town of Helston, including Helston Community College. The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, it covered 383 hectares in total; from 2013 to 2021 it covered 196 hectares. [6] [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Mike Thomas | 534 | 34.5 | New | |
Independent | Phil Martin | 490 | 31.6 | 12.2 | |
Conservative | Andrew Lewis | 421 | 27.2 | 9.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Yvonne Bates | 99 | 6.4 | 1.4 | |
Majority | 44 | 2.8 | 4.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1549 | 42.4 | 6.5 | ||
Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Phil Martin | 590 | 43.8 | 20.7 | |
Conservative | Alec Robertson | 494 | 36.7 | 4.8 | |
UKIP | Leonie Gough | 184 | 13.7 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Mollie Scrase | 68 | 5.0 | 13.6 | |
Majority | 96 | 7.1 | 11.3 | ||
Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.8 | 0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1347 | 35.9 | 1.3 | ||
Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Alec Robertson | 550 | 41.5 | ||
Independent | Phil Martin | 306 | 23.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | John Boase | 247 | 18.6 | ||
Independent | Sue Swift | 218 | 16.5 | ||
Majority | 244 | 18.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.3 | |||
Turnout | 1325 | 34.6 | |||
Conservative win (new seat) |
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