Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap (electoral division)

Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap
ward Cornwall Council
Boundary of Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap in Cornwall from 2021.
County	Cornwall
Current ward
Created	2021 (2021)
Councillor	John Thomas (Independent)
Number of councillors	One
Created from	Carharrack, Gwennap and St Day Lanner and Stithians

Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap 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 Carharrack, Gwennap and St Day, and Lanner and Stithians. The current councillor is John Thomas, an Independent. ^[1]

Boundaries

Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap represents the entirety of the parishes of Gwennap, Lanner, and Stithians.

The parish of Gwennap includes the village of Gwennap and the hamlets of Burncoose, Comford, Coombe, Crofthandy, Cusgarne, Fernsplatt, Frogpool, Hick's Mill, Tresamble and United Downs.

The parish of Lanner includes the village of Lanner, Cornwall and the hamlets of Treviskey, and Trevarth.

The parish of Stithians includes the villages of Longdowns, Stithians, and the hamlets of Hendra, Herniss, Penhalurick, and Tresevern Croft. ^[2]

Councillors

Election	Member	Party
2021	John Thomas		Independent
2025	John Thomas		Independent

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Thomas [note 1]	712	35.3	N/A
	Independent politician	Tim Luscombe	480	23.8	N/A
	Conservative	Ben Salfield	361	17.9	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Amoss	219	10.9	N/A
	Mebyon Kernow	Samuel Richards	163	8.1	N/A
	Green	John Carley	80	4.0	N/A
Majority			232	11.5	N/A
Rejected ballots			14	0.7	N/A
Turnout			2,029		N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Notes

1. Incumbent councillor, formerly representing Lanner and Stithians

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "John Thomas". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 5 October 2024.
3. "Election results for Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 5 October 2024.