Penzance East (electoral division)
Appearance
Penzance East | |
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ward Independent) | |
Created from | Penzance East Penzance Central Gulval and Heamoor |
2013 –2021 | |
Number of councillors | One |
Replaced by | Penzance East |
Created from | Penzance East |
2009 –2013 | |
Number of councillors | One |
Replaced by | Penzance East |
Created from | Council established |
Penzance East (
Councillors
2009-2021
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | Ruth Lewarne | Liberal Democrat | |
2013 | Tim Dwelly | Labour | |
2017 | |||
March 2018 | Independent[4]
| ||
2021 | Seat abolished |
2021-present
Election | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 | Tim Dwelly | Independent
|
Extent
2009-2021
Under its former boundaries, Penzance East represented the north and east of the town of Penzance, including the area of Treneere.[5] The ward was affected by redistricting at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 66.9 hectares in total; from 2013 to 2021 it covered 67.3 hectares.[5][6]
2021-present
With its current boundaries, the division represents the north and east of the town of Penzance, including the areas of Treneere, Causewayhead and Chyandour.[7]
Election results
2021 election
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent
|
Tim Dwelly | 786 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | Cornelius Olivier[note 1] | 480 | 25.2 | ||
Conservative | Megan McClary | 259 | 13.6 | ||
Green | Jonathan How | 163 | 8.5 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Zach Lawlor | 159 | 8.3 | ||
Independent
|
Roger Driscoll | 45 | 2.4 | ||
Majority | 306 | 16.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 16 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1908 | 37.6 | |||
Registered electors | 5070[10] | ||||
Independent win (new seat)
|
2017 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tim Dwelly[note 2] | 761 | 52.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Richard Goedegebuur | 315 | 21.5 | ||
Conservative | Joseph Bennie | 193 | 13.2 | ||
Green | Jonathan How | 85 | 5.8 | ||
UKIP
|
Paul Nicholson | 58 | 4.0 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Robert Simmons | 47 | 3.2 | ||
Majority | 446 | 30.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 | |||
Turnout | 1462 | 45.4 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
2013 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tim Dwelly | 378 | 30.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lewarne | 358 | 28.8 | ||
UKIP
|
Mick Faulkner | 194 | 15.6 | ||
Conservative | Angela Elliott | 124 | 10.0 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Rob Simmons | 91 | 7.3 | ||
Green | Michelle Paine | 89 | 7.2 | ||
Majority | 20 | 1.6 | |||
Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 1242 | 36.2 | |||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
2009 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ruth Lewarne | 357 | 30.1 | ||
Labour | John Payne | 332 | 28.0 | ||
UKIP
|
Ricky Barnes | 199 | 16.8 | ||
Conservative | Margaret Powell | 159 | 13.4 | ||
Independent
|
Mike Waters | 128 | 10.8 | ||
Majority | 25 | 2.1 | |||
Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1185 | 34.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
Notes
- ^ Olivier was an incumbent councillor for Penzance Central,[9] which was abolished at the elections.
- ^ Dwelly was elected as a Labour councillor and was Labour leader on the council, but quit in March 2018 because of 'bullying and intimidation' from the 'far left' within the party.[4]
References
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Tim Dwelly". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Dwelly takes over at Planning". Cornish Stuff. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ a b Richard Whitehouse (21 March 2018). "Labour leader Tim Dwelly quits the party after 'bullying and intimidation'". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penzance East E05009229". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penzance East E05008268". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 13.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Penzance East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2021.