Poundstock (electoral division)

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Poundstock
ward
Cornwall Council.
Poundstock electoral division map 2021.svg
Boundary of Poundstock in Cornwall from 2021.
County Cornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorNicky Chopak (Liberal Democrat)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromPoundstock
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPoundstock
Created fromPoundstock
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPoundstock
Created fromCouncil created

Poundstock (Cornish: Korlan) [1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Nicky Chopak, a Liberal Democrat. [2]

Contents

Councillors

2009-2021

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Phil Tucker Conservative
2013 Nicky Chopak Liberal Democrats
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

ElectionMemberParty
2021 Nicky Chopak Liberal Democrats

Extent

2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall Poundstock electoral division map 2013.svg
2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2009-2021

Poundstock represented the villages of Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Marhamchurch, Week St Mary, Jacobstow, Whitstone and North Tamerton, and the hamlets of Pencuke, Rosecare, St Gennys, Coxford, Wainhouse Corner, Trewint, Tregole, Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Box's Shop, Titson and Broad Langdon. The hamlets of Canworthy Water and Tresparrett Posts were shared with the Tintagel division. [3] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 12,419 hectares; from 2013 to its abolition in 2021, the division covered 13,516 hectares. [3] [4]

2021-present

The current division, created from the 2021 boundary changes (when the Council went from 123 seats to 87), [5] represents the villages of Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Marhamchurch, Week St Mary, Jacobstow, Whitstone, North Tamerton and Grimscott, and the hamlets of St Gennys, Pencuke, Rosecare, Coxford, Wainhouse Corner, Trewint, Tregole, Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Box's Shop, Titson, Broad Langdon, Red Post and Hersham. The hamlet of Tresparrett Posts is shared with the Camelford and Boscastle division and the division also covers a small part of the edge of the town of Stratton. [6]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Poundstock [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicky Chopak 945 45.0
Conservative Aaron Lynch59228.2
Independent Bill Harper39218.6
Green Anthony Manfredi1607.6
Majority35316.8
Rejected ballots130.6
Turnout 210247.0
Registered electors 4469 [8]
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2017 election

2017 election: Poundstock [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicky Chopak 999 59.5
Conservative Alex Dart66439.5
Majority33519.9
Rejected ballots171.0
Turnout 168045.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Poundstock [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicky Chopak 487 36.7
Conservative Andrew Ades44933.8
Mebyon Kernow Paul Sousek20615.5
Independent Rupert Powell17112.9
Majority382.9
Rejected ballots141.1
Turnout 132736.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Poundstock [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Tucker 668 40.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Booker62337.8
UKIP Rupert Powell18411.2
Mebyon Kernow Paul Sousek885.3
Independent Barry Jordan825.0
Majority452.7
Rejected ballots50.3
Turnout 165053.4
Conservative win (new seat)

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