Moresk (electoral division)
| Moresk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Truro (until 1997) Truro and St Austell (1997-2010) Truro and Falmouth (2010-2013) | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Cornwall | ||
| European Parliament constituency: | Cornwall and Plymouth (until 1994) Cornwall and West Plymouth (1994-1999) South West England (1999-2013) | ||
Moresk (later Truro Moresk; Cornish: Moresk) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Between 1979 and 2009, Moresk was a division of Carrick District Council, electing two councillors. After the district council was abolished in 2009, Truro Moresk was a division of the new unitary authority, Cornwall Council, covering 146 hectares of the north of Truro.[1] It elected one member and was abolished in 2013, being absorbed by the Truro Boscawen and Ladock, St Clement and St Erme divisions.
Councillors[edit]
Cornwall Council[edit]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bert Biscoe | Independent | |
Carrick District Council[edit]
| Election[2] | 1st member | 1st party | 2nd member | 2nd party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | G. Smitherman | Conservative | D. Ansari | Liberal | ||
| 1983 | S. Shaw | Alliance | ||||
| 1987 | B. Bailey | Alliance | ||||
| 1991 | B. Biscoe | Independent | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1995 | ||||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 2003 | P. Sell | |||||
| 2007 | M. Vella | |||||
Election results[edit]
Cornwall Council division[edit]
2009 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bert Biscoe | 743 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ros Cox | 387 | 23.6 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Chamberlain | 354 | 21.6 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Conan Jenkin | 70 | 4.3 | ||
| Labour | Robert Harrison | 48 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent | Etienne Smuts | 29 | 1.8 | ||
| Majority | 356 | 21.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1640 | 43.2 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Carrick District Council division[edit]
2007 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 720 | 38.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Vella | 481 | 25.7 | ||
| Conservative | M. Bamber | 366 | 19.5 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | C. Jenkin | 195 | 10.4 | ||
| Labour | V. Kelly | 112 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 6.1 | |||
| Total votes | 1874 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2003 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 552 | 35.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Sell | 467 | 30.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Vivian | 345 | 22.4 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | B. Andrew | 102 | 6.6 | ||
| Labour | N. Roach | 71 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 122 | 7.9 | |||
| Total votes | 1537 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.8 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1999 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 638 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Shaw | 464 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Nethsingha | 313 | 19.8 | ||
| Conservative | A. Hare | 162 | 10.3 | ||
| Majority | 151 | 9.6 | |||
| Total votes | 1577 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.4 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1995 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 646 | 34.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Shaw | 566 | 30.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Appleton | 470 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour | G. Madams | 198 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | 96 | 5.1 | |||
| Total votes | 1880 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.3 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1991 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 566 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Shaw | 519 | 24.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Hurst | 506 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Bostock | 320 | 15.0 | ||
| Independent | V. Bennett | 223 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 13 | 0.6 | |||
| Total votes | 2134 | ||||
| Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
| Independent gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
1987 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | S. Shaw | 705 | 39.2 | ||
| Alliance | B. Bailey | 627 | 34.9 | ||
| Independent | I. Churchill | 375 | 20.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Cunningham | 92 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 252 | 14.0 | |||
| Total votes | 1799 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.7 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1983 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Smitherman | 749 | 34.4 | ||
| Alliance | S. Shaw | 725 | 33.3 | ||
| Independent | E. Carlyon | 463 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | V. Bennett | 241 | 11.1 | ||
| Majority | 262 | 12.0 | |||
| Total votes | 2178 | ||||
| Turnout | 60.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Alliance gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
1979 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Smitherman | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | D. Ansari | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total votes | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Truro Moresk". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Carrick District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Truro Moresk Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 30 March 2021.