Mevagissey (electoral division)
| Mevagissey | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Mevagissey in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Mevagissey and St Austell Bay St Goran, Tregony and the Roseland St Mewan and Grampound |
| Created from | Mevagissey |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Mevagissey |
| Created from | Council created |
Mevagissey (Cornish: Lannvorek)[1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Mevagissey and St Austell Bay, St Goran, Tregony and the Roseland, and St Mewan and Grampound.
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Denise Mutton | Conservative | |
| 2013 | Michael Bunney | Labour | |
| 2014 by-election | James Mustoe | Conservative | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent[edit]
Mevagissey division represented the villages of Mevagissey, London Apprentice, Pentewan, Portmellon, Boswinger, Gorran Churchtown and Gorran Haven, and the hamlets of Tregorrick, Levalsa Meor, Trevarrick, Rescassa, Treveor and Penare. It also covered some of Duporth (most of which was represented by the St Austell Bay division).[2]
The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 4011 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 3737 hectares.[2][3]
Election results[edit]
2017 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Mustoe | 1,182 | 77.1 |  44.9
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Shephard | 347 | 22.6 | 4.4
| |
| Majority | 835 | 54.4 | 48.2
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3
| ||
| Turnout | 1534 | 47.4 | 14.9
| ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2014 by-election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Mustoe | 348 | 32.2 | 8.2
| |
| UKIP | Michael Williams | 281 | 26.0 |  1.5
| |
| Labour | Charmain Nicholas | 204 | 18.9 | 10.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maynard | 197 | 18.2 | 4.3
| |
| Green | Katherine Moseley | 50 | 4.6 | 0.1
| |
| Majority | 67 | 6.2 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | 0.2
| ||
| Turnout | 1080 | 32.5 | 8.1
| ||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
2013 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michael Bunney | 391 | 29.6 | 25.5
| |
| UKIP | Michael Williams | 363 | 27.5 | New | |
| Conservative | James Mustoe | 316 | 24.0 | 20.3
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Ella Westland | 184 | 13.9 | 27.3
| |
| Green | Katherine Moseley | 62 | 4.7 | 5.1
| |
| Majority | 28 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 | 0.3
| ||
| Turnout | 1319 | 40.6 | 6.4
| ||
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2009 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Denise Mutton | 731 | 44.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Les Hunkin | 680 | 41.2 | ||
| Green | Ian Wright | 162 | 9.8 | ||
| Labour | Derek Tibble | 68 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 51 | 3.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1649 | 47.0 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mevagissey E05009212". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mevagissey E05008251". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mevagissey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mevagissey Mevagissey By-election - Thursday, 6th November, 2014". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Cornwall Council. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mevagissey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mevagissey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 15 January 2021.