St Austell Bay (Cornish: Baya Ti war Dreth)[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 Austell Bay | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of St Austell Bay in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Mevagissey and St Austell Bay |
| Created from | St Austell Bay |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | St Austell Bay |
| Created from | Council created |
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Richard Stewart | Conservative | |
| 2013 | Tom French | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
editSt Austell Bay represented the south east of the town of St Austell, including Carlyon Bay, the suburb of Holmbush and part of the suburb of Sandy Bottom (which was shared with the Mount Charles division), as well as the villages of Higher Porthpean and Charlestown, and the hamlets of Lower Porthpean, Trenarren and Tregrehan Mills. Duporth was shared with the Mevagissey division.[2] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 610 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 881 hectares.[2][3]
Election results
edit2017 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom French | 958 | 58.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Oxenham | 423 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | Tim Jones | 178 | 10.8 | ||
| UKIP | Kevin Solly | 84 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 535 | 32.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1648 | 44.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tom French | 582 | 45.8 | ||
| Independent | Anne Langley | 546 | 43.0 | ||
| Labour | Maggi Pitches | 129 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 36 | 2.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1270 | 34.4 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2009 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Stewart | 829 | 58.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Terry Ralph | 468 | 33.1 | ||
| Labour | Ann Phillips | 98 | 6.9 | ||
| Majority | 361 | 25.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 21 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1416 | 43.9 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bay E05009243". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bay E05008281". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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