St Mawgan and Colan (electoral division)

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St Mawgan and Colan
Former ward
Cornwall Council
St Mawgan and Colan electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of St Mawgan and Colan in from 2013-2021.
County Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by St Columb Minor and Colan
St Columb Major, St Mawgan and St Wenn
Created from Colan and Mawgan

St Mawgan and Colan (Cornish: Lannhernow ha Kolan) [1] [2] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council from 2013 to 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by St Columb Minor and Colan and St Columb Major, St Mawgan and St Wenn.

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Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2013 John Fitter Conservative
2017
2020 Independent [note 1]
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

St Mawgan and Colan covered the villages of Quintrell Downs, St Mawgan, Colan and the hamlets of Mountjoy, Chapel, Trebarber, Tregurrian, Mawgan Porth. The division covered 4,835 hectares in total. [3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Mawgan and Colan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Fitter [note 1] 728 61.1
Independent William Corbett27723.2
Liberal Democrats Anne Chappell18115.2
Majority 45137.8
Rejected ballots60.5
Turnout 119236.4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Mawgan and Colan [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Fitter 588 75.5
Mebyon Kernow Rob Poole18523.7
Majority 40351.7
Rejected ballots60.8
Turnout 77928.6
Conservative win (new seat)

Notes

  1. 1 2 Fitter quit the Conservatives in August 2020 after they did not select him as a candidate for the 2021 elections where the number of seats on the council was decreasing from 123 to 87. [5]

References

  1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Mawgan and Colan". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "Election results for St Mawgan and Colan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. "Councillor John Fitter quits Conservatives as shrinking council forces scramble for seats". Cornwall Reports. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  6. "Election results for St Mawgan and Colan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 6 May 2021.