Threemilestone and Gloweth (electoral division)

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Threemilestone and Gloweth (Cornish: Mentrimildir ha Glowwydh) [1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Dulcie Tudor, the leader of the Independent Alliance, a standalone independent group on the council. [2]

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Extent

Threemilestone and Gloweth covers the village of Threemilestone and Gloweth, a suburb of Truro containing Truro College, Richard Lander School and the Royal Cornwall Hospital. [3] The division covers 369 hectares in total. [4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Threemilestone and Gloweth [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dulcie Tudor [note 1] 502 39.9
Conservative Steve Horne38130.3
Independent Tim Deeble37129.5
Majority1219.6
Rejected ballots40.3
Turnout 125836.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
  1. Tudor was elected as a Liberal Democrat but quit the party in 2020 due to a "lack of support" after she was censured by the Council for refusing to apologise for making comments calling protesters the "sinister underbelly of Cornish nationalism", breaking the Council's code of conduct. [6] She later formed and became the leader of the Independent Alliance, a standalone independent group. [7]

2013 election

2013 election: Threemilestone and Gloweth [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tim Deeble 251 26.1
Independent John Humar20721.5
Conservative Adam Desmonde18218.9
Liberal Democrats Moyra Nolan14915.5
Labour Phillip Fenton697.2
Independent Ken Hart646.7
Independent Chris Pascoe363.7
Majority444.6
Rejected ballots40.4
Turnout 96229.9
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Threemilestone and Gloweth [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Pascoe 411 36.1
Conservative Mat Hill33929.8
Independent Mike Davies20518.0
Mebyon Kernow Kevin Ostapenko-Denton706.2
BNP Gwen Jenkins585.1
Labour Margaret George514.5
Majority726.3
Rejected ballots40.4
Turnout 113840.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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