Ludgvan (electoral division)

Ludgvan is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Simon Elliot, a Conservative.[1]

Ludgvan
Electoral district

The current Ludgvan division shown within Cornwall
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTRURO
Postcode districtTR
UK Parliament
Councillors

The same name was also used for a division of Cornwall Council between 1973 and 2009 which returned one member, and a division of Penwith District Council which returned 3 members between 1973 and 2004.[2][3]

Extent

The current Ludgvan division covers the villages of Long Rock, Crowlas, Morvah, Zennor and Ludgvan, and the hamlets of Vellanoweth, Cockwells, Whitecross, Lelant Downs, Carfury, Mulfra, Boskednan, Tredinneck, Lower Ninnes, Trevowhan, Rosemergy, Treen, Trewey and Boswednack. The village of Nancledra and the hamlet of Cripplesease are shared with the St Ives West division and the hamlets of Rose-an-Grouse and Canon's Town are shared with the Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth division.[4] The division covers 6624 hectares in total.[5]

Councillors

Cornwall Council
ElectionMemberParty
2009 Irene BaileyIndependent
2013 Roy MannConservative
2017 Simon Elliot

Penwith District Council
The Ludgvan division on Penwith District Council shown within Penwith
Election[3]1st member1st party2nd member2nd party3rd member3rd party
1973 (all seats) H. LuteyIndependent H. MonkIndependent R. HallIndependent
1976 (all seats) A. Bailey[note 1] A. Penhaul
1979 (all seats) J. Vincent
1980 (seat 3)
1982 (seat 2)
1983 (seat 1)
1984 (seat 3)
1986 (seat 2)
1987 (seat 1) W. Badcock[note 2]Conservative
1988 (seat 3) N. OsborneConservative
1990 (seat 2)
1991 (seat 1)
1992 (seat 3) R. MannLiberal Democrats
1994 (seat 2)
1995 (seat 1) N. RichardsIndependent
1996 (seat 3) Independent
1998 (seat 2)
1999 (seat 1) H. SmithConservative
2000 (seat 3)
2002 (seat 2)
2003 (seat 1)
  1. Recorded as I. Bailey at the 1982 and 1986 elections by source
  2. Recorded as N. Badcock at the 1991 election by source

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Ludgvan[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Simon Elliot 547 34.3
Independent Roy Mann 464 29.1
Liberal Democrats Bill Mumford 345 21.6
Labour Mark Hassall 152 9.5
Green Ian Flindall 80 5.0
Majority 83 5.2
Rejected ballots 7 0.4
Turnout 1595 48.1
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Ludgvan[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Roy Mann 477 39.8
UKIP Robert Smith 426 35.6
Green Ian Flindall 283 23.6
Majority 51 4.3
Rejected ballots 12 1.0
Turnout 1198 35.0
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2009 election
2009 election: Ludgvan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Irene Bailey 584 38.6
Conservative Roy Mann 469 31.0
Green Mark Russell 198 13.1
UKIP Robert Smith 130 8.6
Liberal Democrats Caroline White 123 8.1
Majority 115 7.6
Rejected ballots 10 0.7
Turnout 1514 44.9
Independent win (new seat)

References
  1. "Simon Elliot". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. Colin Rallings; Michael Thrasher. "Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Plymouth University. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Ludgvan". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. "Election results for Ludgvan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. "Election results for Ludgvan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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