Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth (electoral division)

Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Lionel Pascoe, a Conservative.[1]

Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth
UK Parliament Constituency: St Ives
Camborne and Redruth
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Lionel Pascoe Conservative 2013-
Ray
Tovey
Conservative 2009-13

Extent

Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth covers the towns of St Erth, the villages of Fraddam, Gwithian, Connor Downs and Gwinear, and the hamlets of St Erth Praze, Reawla, Wall, Carnhell Green, Upton Towans and Calloose. It also covers the area of Godrevy (including, nominally, Godrevy Lighthouse), parts of the hamlets of Rose-an-Grouse and Canon's Town (both shared with Ludgvan division), the village of Leedstown (shared with Crowan and Wendron division), and most of the hamlet of Roseworthy (shared with Camborne Treswithian and, to a lesser extent, Camborne Pendarves).[2]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lionel Pascoe 690 45.8
Independent Angelo Spencer-Smith 396 26.3
Independent Michael Smith 245 16.3
Liberal Democrats Frank Blewett 171 11.3
Majority 294 19.5
Rejected ballots 5 0.3
Turnout 1507 40.1
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Lionel Pascoe 414 30.0
UKIP Peter Channon 311 22.5
Independent Angelo Spencer-Smith 248 17.9
Independent Michael Roberts 183 13.2
Labour Michael Smith 118 8.5
Liberal Democrats Yvonne Bates 61 4.4
Green Theresa Byrne 42 3.0
Majority 103 7.5
Rejected ballots 5 0.4
Turnout 1382 37.3
Conservative hold Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Tovey 612 37.9
Independent Sheila Furneaux 547 33.9
Liberal Democrats Steve Leverton 356 22.1
Labour David Hughes 90 5.6
Majority 65 4.0
Rejected ballots 8 0.5
Turnout 1613 44.6
Conservative win (new seat)

References

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