Perranporth (electoral division)

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Perranporth (Cornish: Porth Peran) [1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom that returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Steve Arthur, a Conservative. [2]

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A ward of the same name returned one member to Cornwall County Council between 1973 and 2009, when the council was abolished. [3]

Cornwall Council division

Perranporth
ward
Cornwall Council.
Perranporth electoral division map 2021.svg
Boundary of Perranporth in Cornwall from 2021.
County Cornwall
Current ward
Created 2021  ( 2021 )
CouncillorSteve Arthur (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromPerranporth
Mount Hawke and Portreath
2013  ( 2013 )–2021  ( 2021 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPerranporth
Created fromPerranporth
2009  ( 2009 )–2013  ( 2013 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPerranporth
Created fromCouncil created

Councillors

2009-2021

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Michael Callan Independent
2013
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

ElectionMemberParty
2021 Steve Arthur Conservative

Extent

2013-2021

The former Perranporth division covered the town of Perranporth, the village of Bolingey, and the hamlets of Callestick, Perranzabuloe, Penwartha, Perrancoombe, Cocks, Rose and Mount. [4] The division covers 3,691 hectares in total. [5]

2021-present

The current division covers the town of Perranporth, the villages of Blackwater, Trevellas, Mithian and Bolingey, and the hamlets of Callestick, Perranzabuloe, Penwartha, Perrancoombe, Cocks. The village of Wheal Rose is shared with the Redruth North division.

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Perranporth [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Steve Arthur 626 33.4
Independent Michael Callan36119.2
Labour Lin Scoffin32417.3
Liberal Democrats Guy Mitchell25113.4
Green Joel Ashton1658.8
Independent Rob Norrington1377.3
Majority26514.1
Rejected ballots130.7
Turnout 187738.4
Registered electors 4890 [7]
Conservative win (new seat)

2017 election

2017 election: Perranporth [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Callan 778 50.1
Conservative William Rogers59938.5
Liberal Democrats David Neale17211.1
Majority17911.5
Rejected ballots50.3
Turnout 155441.7
Independent hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Perranporth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Callan 832 63.8
Mebyon Kernow Paul Dunbar17113.1
Conservative Lisa Marshall14311.0
Independent Mark Langdon755.8
Labour Simon Coley614.7
Majority66150.7
Rejected ballots221.7
Turnout 130434.4
Independent hold Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Perranporth [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Michael Callan 743 47.0
Conservative Rob Thomas35122.2
Independent David Hancock28518.0
Liberal Democrats Joseph Swain1509.5
Labour David Breacker442.8
Majority39224.8
Rejected ballots90.6
Turnout 158243.3
Independent win (new seat)

Cornwall County Council division

Perranporth
Former ward
Cornwall County Council.
County Cornwall
1973  ( 1973 )–2009  ( 2009 )
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byCouncil abolished
Created fromCouncil established

Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
1973 W. Rowse Independent
1977
1981
1985
1989 A. Tonkin
1993 K. Yeo Liberal Democrats
1997
2001
2005
2009Council abolished

Election results

2005 election

2005 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats K. Yeo 1,631 50.3
Independent J. Grant79224.4
Labour A. Basnett43013.3
Mebyon Kernow C. Mann38812.0
Majority83925.9
Turnout 324161.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2001 election

2001 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats K. Yeo 1,566 40.2
Conservative A. Herd128232.9
Mebyon Kernow E. Carter59415.2
Labour D. Hughes45511.7
Majority2847.3
Turnout 389761.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1997 election

1997 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats K. Yeo 1,849 42.1
Independent D. Hancock131329.9
Conservative A. Herd122828.0
Majority53612.2
Turnout 439070.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1993 election

1993 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats K. Yeo 1,444 61.9
Conservative S. Money88938.1
Majority55523.8
Turnout 233338.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

1989 election

1989 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent A. Tonkin 1,393 51.9
Conservative J. Sweet128948.1
Majority1043.9
Turnout 268243.3
Independent gain from Independent Swing

1985 election

1985 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. RowseUnopposed
Independent hold

1981 election

1981 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. RowseUnopposed
Independent hold

1977 election

1977 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. RowseUnopposed
Independent hold

1973 election

1973 election: Perranporth [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent W. Rowse 933
Independent J. Tredinnick708
Independent J. Williams295
Independent E. Bebbington236
Majority225
Turnout 217245.5
Independent win (new seat)

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