Porthleven and Helston West (electoral division)

Porthleven and Helston West
Former ward Cornwall Council
Boundary of Porthleven and Helston West in from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Porthleven, Breage and Germoe Helston South and Meneage
Created from	Porthleven [1]

Porthleven and Helston West (Cornish: Porthleven ha Hellys West) ^{[2] [3]} was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Helston South and Meneage and Porthleven, Breage and Germoe. ^[4] For its entire existence the division was represented by Andrew Wallis, an independent.

Extent

Porthleven and Helston West covered the town of Porthleven and the west of the town of Helston. ^[5] Within Helston, the division covered the area south of the Penzance Road (A394), and west of Meneage Road (A394) and the A3083. ^[6] The Loe was also included in the division. ^[6] The division covered 1,235 hectares (3,050 acres) in total. ^[7]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Porthleven and Helston West ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Wallis [note 1]	747	52.2
	Conservative	Danny Williams	334	23.3
	Independent	Neil Clark	260	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Dearlove	84	5.9
Majority			413	28.9
Rejected ballots			6	0.4
Turnout			1431	42.0
	Independent hold		Swing

1. Although Wallis was elected as an Independent, he defected to the Independent Alliance, a breakaway independent group, in 2020.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000001B-QINU`"'

2013 election

2013 election: Porthleven and Helston West ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Wallis	706	64.7
	Conservative	Liz Lane	189	17.3
	UKIP	Stephen Gough	156	14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Goedegebuur	35	3.2
Majority			517	47.4
Rejected ballots			5	0.5
Turnout			1091	32.1
	Independent win (new seat)

References

• Cornwall portal

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2. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
3. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
4. "ELECTORAL REVIEW OF CORNWALL - Final recommendations for division boundaries in the county of Cornwall" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England . December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
5. "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). UK Government Web Archive . 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
6. "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 4 of 20" (PDF). UK Government Web Archive . 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
7. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Porthleven and Helston West". Office for National Statistics . Archived from the original on 28 February 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
8. "Election results for Porthleven and Helston West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.
9. "Election results for Porthleven and Helston West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 2 May 2021.