Penwithick and Boscoppa (electoral division)

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Penwithick and Boscoppa
ward
Cornwall Council.
Penwithick and Boscoppa electoral division map 2021.svg
Boundary of Penwithick and Boscoppa in from 2021.
County Cornwall
Current ward
Created 2021  ( 2021 )
CouncillorMatthew Luke
(Mebyon Kernow)
Created fromPenwithick and Boscoppa
Bugle
2013  ( 2013 )–2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPenwithick and Boscoppa
Created from Penwithick [1] [2]

Penwithick and Boscoppa (Cornish: Pennwydhek ha Boskoppa) [3] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Matthew Luke, a member of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish nationalist party. [4]

Contents

Councillors

2013-2021

ElectionMemberParty
2013 Matthew Luke Mebyon Kernow
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

ElectionMemberParty
2021 Matthew Luke Mebyon Kernow

Extent

2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall Penwithick and Boscoppa electoral division map 2013.svg
2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2013-2021

Under its former boundaries, Penwithick and Boscoppa represented the very north of St Austell including Carclaze and Boscoppa (though a small part of Boscoppa was covered by the St Austell Poltair division). The division also represented the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla and Penwithick and the hamlets of Scredda and Carluddon. In total, it covered 881 hectares. [5]

2021-present

With its current boundaries, the division represents the very north of the town of St Austell, including Carclaze and Boscoppa (with a small part of Boscoppa now being covered by the St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles division), the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla, Penwithick and Stenalees, and the hamlets of Scredda, Carluddon, Trethowel, Ruddlemoor and Carthew. [6]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 764 53.8
Conservative Sally-Anne Saunders [note 1] 63644.8
Majority1289.0
Rejected ballots191.3
Turnout 141929.6
Registered electors 4799 [9]
Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

2017 election

2017 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 397 41.6
Conservative Jamie Hanlon38139.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Irwin17418.2
Majority161.7
Rejected ballots30.3
Turnout 95527.0
Mebyon Kernow hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 356 43.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Rowe29535.8
Conservative Jamie Hanlon16520.0
Majority617.4
Rejected ballots81.0
Turnout 82423.9
Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ↑ Saunders was an incumbent councillor, having represented Bugle since 2017. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Matthew Luke". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penwithick and Boscoppa E05009227". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Election results for Penwithick & Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Bugle Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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