| St Austell Bethel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Parliament Constituency: | St Austell and Newquay | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Cornwall | ||
| Cornwall Councillors | |||
| Name | Party | Years | |
| Malcolm Brown | Liberal Democrats | 2013- | |
| Graham Walker | Liberal Democrats | 2009-2013 | |
St Austell Bethel is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Malcolm Brown, a Liberal Democrat. [1]
St Austell Bethel covers the east side of St Austell, including Bethel and part of Holmbush (which is shared with the St Austell Bay division). [2] The division covers 135 hectares in total. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brown | 433 | 35.1 | ||
| Independent | Graham Walker | 411 | 33.3 | ||
| Conservative | Crystal Pearce | 335 | 27.1 | ||
| TUSC | Gill Birchall | 51 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 22 | 1.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1235 | 33.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brown | 276 | 26.8 | ||
| Independent | Graham Walker | 264 | 25.7 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Davidson | 194 | 18.9 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Proctor | 173 | 16.8 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Brendan Parkinson | 115 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 12 | 1.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1028 | 27.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Walker | 462 | 35.0 | ||
| Conservative | Bob Davidson | 444 | 33.7 | ||
| UKIP | Ian Proctor | 208 | 15.8 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Peter Morton-Nance | 140 | 10.6 | ||
| Labour | Peter Corby | 64 | 4.9 | ||
| Majority | 18 | 1.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1319 | 35.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||