Mount Charles (electoral division)

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Mount Charles (Cornish: Mont Charlys) [1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being absorbed into St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles, St Austell Central and Gover, and St Austell Bethel and Holmbush

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There was also a Mount Charles division on Restormel Borough Council from 2003, [2] and on Cornwall County Council from 2005, [3] until both were abolished in 2009.

Cornwall Council division

Mount Charles
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Mount Charles electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of Mount Charles in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County Cornwall
2013  ( 2013 )–2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles
St Austell Central and Gover
St Austell Bethel and Holmbush [4]
Created fromMount Charles
2009  ( 2009 )–2013  ( 2013 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byMount Charles
Created fromCouncil created

Extent

Mount Charles covered the south of the town of St Austell, including the suburb of Mount Charles. [5]

The division was technically abolished in boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after the boundary changes, it covered 142 hectares in total. [5] [6]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Mount Charles [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard Pears 478 41.7
Liberal Democrats Peter Bishop25121.9
Independent Gary King21418.7
Labour Paul Roberts11910.4
UKIP Andrea Gray726.3
Majority22719.8
Rejected ballots121.0
Turnout 114632.7
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Mount Charles [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gary King 312 36.3
Conservative Anne Double22125.7
Independent Shirley Polmounter15317.8
Labour Paul Roberts10211.9
Liberal Democrats Eileen Rix566.5
Majority9110.6
Rejected ballots161.9
Turnout 86024.4
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Mount Charles [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Shirley Polmounter 380 35.7
Independent Gary King36234.0
Conservative Debbie Bradley31429.5
Majority181.7
Rejected ballots80.8
Turnout 106430.7
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cornwall County Council division

Mount Charles
Former ward
Cornwall County Council.
County Cornwall
2005  ( 2005 )–2009  ( 2009 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byCouncil abolished
Created from Trevarna

Election results

2005 election

2005 election: Mount Charles [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats B. Rawlins 1,106 45.3
Independent E. Polmounter83834.3
Labour P. Derry49720.4
Majority26811.0
Turnout 244153.1
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Restormel Borough Council

Mount Charles
Former ward
Restormel Borough Council.
County Cornwall
2003  ( 2003 )–2009  ( 2009 )
Number of councillorsThree
Replaced byCouncil abolished
Created from Trevarna

Election results

2003 election

2003 election: Mount Charles [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats D. Matthews 624 25.9
Liberal Democrats T. Jones 570 23.6
Independent E. Polmounter 511 21.2
Liberal Democrats B. Rawlins48120.0
Labour P. Derry2259.3
Majority301.2
Total votes2411
Turnout 25.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Independent win (new seat)

2007 election

2007 election: Mount Charles [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats E. Polmounter 712 25.3
Liberal Democrats T. Jones 680 24.1
Liberal Democrats B. Rawlins 596 21.1
Conservative W. Arthur54319.3
Labour P. Derry28710.2
Majority531.9
Total votes2818
Turnout 28.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

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  2. 1 2 3 "Restormel Borough Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Charles E05009213". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Charles E05008252". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Mount Charles Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Mount Charles Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Election results for Mount Charles Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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