Lostwithiel (electoral division)

Lostwithiel
Electoral district
Lostwithiel shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	South East Cornwall
Councillors	Colin Martin(Liberal Democrat)
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Lostwithiel (Cornish: Lostwydhyel) ^[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Colin Martin, a Liberal Democrat. ^[2]

Extent

Lostwithiel covers the town of Lostwithiel, the villages of Lanlivery and Lerryn, and the hamlets of Sweetshouse, Redmoor, No Man's Land, Ponts Mill, Milltown, Downend, Bofarnel, Fairy Cross, Penpoll, St Veep, Manely, Couch's Mill, West Taphouse and Middle Taphouse. ^[3] The division covers 8,855 hectares in total. ^[4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Lostwithiel ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Martin	873	50.9
	Conservative	Clay Cowie	685	39.9
	UKIP	Nigel Challis	145	8.5
Majority			188	11.0
Rejected ballots			12	0.7
Turnout			1715	50.6
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Lostwithiel ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Benedicte Bay	442	47.9
	UKIP	Nigel Challis	354	38.4
	Liberal Democrats	Marian Candy	113	12.3
Majority			88	9.5
Rejected ballots			13	1.4
Turnout			922	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Lostwithiel ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Shakerley	581	30.6
	Independent	Robert Peareth	460	24.3
	Mebyon Kernow	Julie Tamblin	270	14.2
	Independent	Ken Robertson	253	13.3
	UKIP	Richard Binstead	167	8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Deborah Earl	159	8.4
Majority			121	6.4
Rejected ballots			6	0.3
Turnout			1896	49.6
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
2. "Colin Martin". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Lostwithiel". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
5. "Election results for Lostwithiel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
6. "Election results for Lostwithiel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
7. "Election results for Lostwithiel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.