Porthleven and Helston West (electoral division)

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Porthleven and Helston West (Cornish: Porthleven ha Hellys West) [1] [2] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Andrew Wallis, a member of the Independent Alliance. [3]

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Extent

Porthleven and Helston West covers the town of Porthleven and the west of the town of Helston. [4] The division covers 1,235 hectares in total. [5]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Porthleven and Helston West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Wallis [note 1] 747 52.2
Conservative Danny Williams33423.3
Independent Neil Clark26018.2
Liberal Democrats Jenny Dearlove845.9
Majority41328.9
Rejected ballots60.4
Turnout 143142.0
Independent hold Swing
  1. Although Wallis was elected as an Independent, he defected to the Independent Alliance, a breakaway independent group, in 2020. [7]

2013 election

2013 election: Porthleven and Helston West [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Andrew Wallis 706 64.7
Conservative Liz Lane18917.3
UKIP Stephen Gough15614.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Goedegebuur353.2
Majority51747.4
Rejected ballots50.5
Turnout 109132.1
Independent win (new seat)

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