St Austell Bethel (electoral division)

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St Austell Bethel
UK Parliament Constituency: St Austell and Newquay
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
NamePartyYears
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]

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Extent

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]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Austell Bethel [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brown 433 35.1
Independent Graham Walker41133.3
Conservative Crystal Pearce33527.1
TUSC Gill Birchall514.1
Majority 221.8
Rejected ballots50.4
Turnout 123533.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Austell Bethel [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brown 276 26.8
Independent Graham Walker26425.7
Conservative Bob Davidson19418.9
UKIP Ian Proctor17316.8
Labour Co-op Brendan Parkinson11511.2
Majority 121.2
Rejected ballots60.6
Turnout 102827.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2009 election

2009 election: St Austell Bethel [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Walker 462 35.0
Conservative Bob Davidson44433.7
UKIP Ian Proctor20815.8
Mebyon Kernow Peter Morton-Nance14010.6
Labour Peter Corby644.9
Majority 181.4
Rejected ballots10.1
Turnout 131935.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

  1. "Malcolm Brown". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bethel". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 14 January 2021.