Penwith District Council elections

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Penwith 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 1973–1986
No overall control 1986–2009

Council elections

Results maps

By-election results

St Just By-Election 20 March 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 65540.4
Liberal Democrats 42626.4
Conservative 42526.2
Independent 1177.2
Majority22914.0
Turnout 1,623
Labour hold Swing
St Ives South By-Election 5 February 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 27539.9
Liberal Democrats 26738.7
Labour 14821.4
Majority81.2
Turnout 69024.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
St Ives North By-Election 17 June 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 44239.0−11.4
Independent 31828.1+28.1
Labour 22319.7−29.9
Conservative 14913.2+13.2
Majority12410.9
Turnout 1,132
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lelant and Carbis Bay By-Election 22 February 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 65070.8+24.7
Liberal Democrats 26829.2−7.1
Majority38241.6
Turnout 91827.8
Conservative hold Swing
Hayle Gwinear By-Election 26 April 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 68750.1+18.8
Conservative 42631.1+31.1
Labour 25818.8+18.8
Majority26119.0
Turnout 1,37128.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Buryan By-Election 7 June 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Eric Care1,24567.3+5.2
Independent Joby Jackson60632.7+32.7
Majority63934.6
Turnout 1,851
Conservative hold Swing
Penzance West By-Election 15 November 2001
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Stokes35137.1+6.5
Liberal Democrats Simon Reed33034.9+34.9
Labour Timothy Pullen19120.2−1.9
Independent Malcolm Lawrence535.6−19.8
Independent Joby Akira202.1−10.2
Majority212.2
Turnout 94534.8
Conservative hold Swing
St Buryan By-Election 14 November 2002
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 68556.7
Independent 26421.8
Labour 12510.3
Independent 1199.8
Independent 161.3
Majority42134.9
Turnout 1,20946.2
Conservative hold Swing
Penzance Central By-Election 2 October 2003
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jan Ruhrmund45439.4
Conservative Samuel Ryan45139.2
Labour Timothy Pullen15013.0
Independent Malcolm Lawrence907.8
Independent Joby Akira60.5
Majority30.2
Turnout 1,15142.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Hayle South By-Election 10 November 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Bennett37467.4+14.3
Labour Jayne Ninnes18132.6+19.3
Majority19334.8
Turnout 55519.7
Independent hold Swing
Penzance Central By-Election 17 November 2005
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Derek Thomas 22329.5−6.5
Liberal Democrats Mark Squire20827.5−18.7
Labour Cornelius Olivier19525.8+8.0
Mebyon Kernow Phillip Rendle9212.1+12.1
Independent Stephen Dicker385.0+5.0
Majority152.0
Turnout 75626.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East By-Election 25 October 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ray Tovey49357.7+4.6
Independent Derek Elliott19222.5+22.5
Labour Jayne Ninnes17019.9+19.9
Majority30135.2
Turnout 85527.1
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Compositions Calculator". The Elections Centre. University of Exeter. Retrieved 26 November 2024. (Put "Penwith" in search box to see specific results.)
  2. ↑ The District of Penwith (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
  3. ↑ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Penwith (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
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