Mount Hawke and Portreath (electoral division)
| Mount Hawke and Portreath | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Mount Hawke and Portreath in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | St Agnes Illogan and Portreath Perranporth Redruth North |
| Created from | Mount Hawke and Portreath |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Mount Hawke and Portreath |
| Created from | Council created |
Mount Hawke and Portreath (Cornish: Mont Hawk ha Porthtreth)[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, and was split between the divisions of St Agnes, Illogan and Portreath, Perranporth, and Redruth North.
Councillors
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Joyce Duffin | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
[edit]The division covered the villages of Portreath, Porthtowan and Mount Hawke as well as the hamlets of Menagissey, Cambrose and Banns. Parts of Mawla and Wheal Rose were also included, with both being split between the divisions of Mount Hawke & Portreath and Redruth North.[2][3] The division was minorly affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 2134.7 hectares; from 2013 to 2021, it covered 2135.2 hectares.[3][4]
Election results
[edit]2017 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Duffin | 896 | 58.0 | ||
| Conservative | John Morgan | 469 | 30.4 | ||
| Labour | Linda Moore | 173 | 11.2 | ||
| Majority | 427 | 27.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1544 | 41.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Duffin | 808 | 66.3 | ||
| UKIP | Eileen Lewis | 281 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | Phillip Knight | 123 | 10.1 | ||
| Majority | 527 | 43.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1219 | 33.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2009 election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Joyce Duffin | 518 | 36.2 | ||
| Conservative | Eugene Hope | 417 | 29.2 | ||
| Independent | Rose Woodward | 130 | 9.1 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Ray Chubb | 123 | 8.6 | ||
| Liberal | Lindsay Richards | 78 | 5.5 | ||
| Labour | David Acton | 57 | 4.0 | ||
| Independent | Ian Newby | 56 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent | Dennis Howland | 35 | 2.4 | ||
| Majority | 101 | 7.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1430 | 41.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Hawke and Portreath E05009214". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Hawke and Portreath E05009214". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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