Kerrier District Council elections

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Kerrier was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council.

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Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties: [1]

Party in controlYears
Independent 1973–1979
No overall control 1979–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2007 until the council's abolition were:

CouncillorPartyFromTo
Rex Sadler [2] Independent 2007
Graeme Hicks Independent 20072009

Council elections

By-election results

Illogan South By-Election 12 December 1996
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 62956.8
Independent 23621.3
Liberal Democrats 15514.0
Liberal 887.9
Majority39335.5
Turnout 1,10821.3
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Helston North By-Election 5 March 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 36942.9+25.1
Independent 22225.8−14.0
Liberal Democrats 11112.9−29.5
Independent 9611.2+11.2
Labour 627.2+7.2
Majority14717.1
Turnout 86022.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
St Day & Lanner By-Election 13 April 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 48541.3+41.3
Conservative 26922.9+22.9
Labour 21718.5−17.2
Liberal Democrats 20417.4−46.9
Majority21618.4
Turnout 1,17527.6
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Porthleven By-Election 4 April 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 58554.8−1.3
Independent 21720.3−6.7
Liberal Democrats 18717.5+0.6
Conservative 484.5+4.5
Labour 302.8+2.8
Majority36834.5
Turnout 1,06741.7
Independent hold Swing
Porthleven and Sithney By-Election 29 April 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Strike54487.2+14.4
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Gunter7011.2−16.0
Independent Andrew Menzies-Grant101.6+1.6
Majority47476.0
Turnout 62422.0
Independent hold Swing
Porthleven and Sithney By-Election 18 November 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mebyon Kernow Jane Acton17733.1+33.1
Independent William Rowe10720.0−68.7
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Gunter10219.1+7.9
Conservative Alfred Mesropians9217.2+17.2
UKIP Andrew Menzies-Grant5610.5+10.5
Majority7013.1
Turnout 53418.8
Mebyon Kernow gain from Independent Swing
Redruth South By-Election 16 March 2006
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent David Pascoe44345.6−1.8
Liberal Democrats William Turner20621.2+3.2
Independent Barbara Ellenbroek13814.2+14.2
Labour Linda Moore10410.7−2.7
Conservative Ian Bosworth808.2−5.9
Majority23724.4
Turnout 97120.8
Independent hold Swing
Helston North By-Election 29 November 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Linda Taylor31537.1
Independent Tanya Dyer22626.6
Independent Dave Swift19422.8
Mebyon Kernow Alan Sanders11513.5
Majority8910.5
Turnout 85017.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1973 Kerrier District Council election</span> Cornish elections

Kerrier was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, created by the Local Government Act 1972. Elections were held to the new authorities in 1973, and they acted as "shadow authorities" until the handover date. Elections were held on 7 June. All 18 divisions were up for election, covering 42 seats across single and multiple-member wards.

References

  1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Kerrier" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ↑ "We quit! Two Liberal Democrat councillors angry over 'One Cornwall' bid". Falmouth Packet. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. ↑ The District of Kerrier (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  4. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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