Mount Hawke and Portreath (electoral division)

Mount Hawke and Portreath
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Mount Hawke and Portreath in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013  ( 2013 )–2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	St Agnes Illogan and Portreath Perranporth Redruth North
Created from	Mount Hawke and Portreath
2009  ( 2009 )–2013  ( 2013 )
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Mount Hawke and Portreath
Created from	Council created

Mount Hawke and Portreath (Cornish: Mont Hawk ha Porthtreth) ^[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, and was split between the divisions of St Agnes, Illogan and Portreath, Perranporth, and Redruth North.

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2009		Joyce Duffin	Liberal Democrats
2013
2017
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

The division covered the villages of Portreath, Porthtowan and Mount Hawke as well as the hamlets of Menagissey, Cambrose and Banns. Parts of Mawla and Wheal Rose were also included, with both being split between the divisions of Mount Hawke & Portreath and Redruth North. ^{[2] [3]} The division was minorly affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 2134.7 hectares; from 2013 to 2021, it covered 2135.2 hectares. ^{[3] [4]}

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Mount Hawke and Portreath ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Duffin	896	58.0
	Conservative	John Morgan	469	30.4
	Labour	Linda Moore	173	11.2
Majority			427	27.7
Rejected ballots			6	0.4
Turnout			1544	41.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Mount Hawke and Portreath ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Duffin	808	66.3
	UKIP	Eileen Lewis	281	23.1
	Labour	Phillip Knight	123	10.1
Majority			527	43.2
Rejected ballots			7	0.6
Turnout			1219	33.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Mount Hawke and Portreath ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joyce Duffin	518	36.2
	Conservative	Eugene Hope	417	29.2
	Independent	Rose Woodward	130	9.1
	Mebyon Kernow	Ray Chubb	123	8.6
	Liberal	Lindsay Richards	78	5.5
	Labour	David Acton	57	4.0
	Independent	Ian Newby	56	3.9
	Independent	Dennis Howland	35	2.4
Majority			101	7.1
Rejected ballots			16	1.1
Turnout			1430	41.2
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

• Cornwall portal

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 25 March 2022.
2. "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England . Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Hawke and Portreath E05009214". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 25 March 2022.
4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Hawke and Portreath E05009214". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 25 March 2022.
5. "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
6. "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 13 November 2020.
7. "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 13 November 2020.