Caradon District Council elections

Caradon was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England, UK. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1995
	No overall control	1995–2003
	Independent	2003–2004
	No overall control	2004–2007
	Liberal Democrats	2007–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2007 until the council's abolition were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Tony Powell^[2]		Liberal Democrats	May 2007	Sep 2007
John Turner^[3]		Liberal Democrats	2007	2009

Council elections

By-election results

Essa By-Election 1 October 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	534	54.9	+15.0
	Labour	203	25.6	−12.1
	Independent	156	19.6	+19.6
Majority		232	29.3
Turnout		893	25.0
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Lansallos By-Election 18 May 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	268	49.3	+10.5
	Conservative	143	26.3	+26.3
	Independent	133	24.4	−36.8
Majority		125	23.0
Turnout		544	41.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent	Swing

Lanteglos By-Election 6 September 2001
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Liskeard South By-Election 22 November 2001
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	473	48.3	+22.8
	Conservative	391	39.9	+5.3
	Mebyon Kernow	115	11.7	−0.9
Majority		82	8.4
Turnout		979	29.9
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative	Swing

Calstock and Harrowbarrow By-Election 10 October 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	181	33.6	−22.1
	Conservative	176	32.7	+32.7
	Independent	120	22.3	−13.2
	Independent	61	11.3	+2.6
Majority		5	0.9
Turnout		538	28.4
	Independent hold	Swing

Menheniot By-Election 17 October 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	269	54.1	+54.1
	Independent	177	35.6	−10.2
	UKIP	51	10.3	+10.3
Majority		92	18.5
Turnout		497	33.4
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Liskeard North By-Election 10 June 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Kettles	889	64.8	+11.5
	Conservative		483	35.2	+11.8
Majority			406	29.6
Turnout			1,372	39.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Deviock and Sheviock By-Election 30 September 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	James Candy	329	40.8	+40.8
	Independent		299	37.1	−16.4
	Conservative		178	22.1	+22.1
Majority			30	3.7
Turnout			806	47.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Saltash-Pill By-Election 25 May 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Syass	474	43.6	+15.8
	Independent	Brian Pedley	334	30.7	−23.5
	Conservative	Lee Jones	280	25.7	+7.7
Majority			140	12.9
Turnout			1,088	32.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

St Cleer and St Neot By-Election 10 August 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Emuss	519	58.8	+23.3
	Conservative	Graham Cooke	363	41.2	+16.0
Majority			156	17.6
Turnout			882	24.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "Shock as council leader quits and leaves Lib-Dem party". Cornish Times. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ "Anger as Caradon workers face an uncertain future". Cornish Times. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
^ The District of Caradon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Caradon (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

External links

Caradon Council

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[2] "Shock as council leader quits and leaves Lib-Dem party". Cornish Times. 27 September 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[3] "Anger as Caradon workers face an uncertain future". Cornish Times. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

[4] The District of Caradon (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1980

[5] slation.gov.uk - The District of Caradon (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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