Truro Boscawen (electoral division)
Truro Boscawen is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Bert Biscoe, an Independent.[1]
Truro Boscawen | |||
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UK Parliament Constituency: | Truro and Falmouth | ||
Ceremonial county: | Cornwall | ||
Cornwall Councillors | |||
Name | Party | Years | |
Bert Biscoe | Independent | 2013- | |
Rob Nolan | Lib Dem | 2009-13 |
Extent
Truro Boscawen covers almost the whole of the centre of Truro, including Truro Cathedral and the Royal Cornwall Museum, as well as the north of the city, including Tregurra, Moresk and most of Daubuz Moors (a small part of which is covered by the Truro Trehaverne division). Despite its name, it does not cover Boscawen Park which is entirely within the neighbouring Truro Tregolls division.[2] The division covers 164 hectares in total.[3]
Election results
2017 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bert Biscoe | 444 | 29.0 | ||
Conservative | Jacqui Butler | 413 | 26.9 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Maurice Vella | 362 | 23.6 | ||
Labour | Chay Morris | 155 | 10.1 | ||
Green | Lindsay Southcombe | 152 | 9.9 | ||
Majority | 31 | 2.0 | |||
Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1533 | 38.0 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
2013 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Bert Biscoe | 680 | 52.4 | ||
Conservative | Noel Krishnan | 226 | 17.4 | ||
Green | Lindsay Southcombe | 135 | 10.4 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Maurice Vella | 127 | 9.8 | ||
Labour | Susan Street | 125 | 9.6 | ||
Majority | 454 | 35.0 | |||
Majority | 5 | 0.4 | |||
Turnout | 1298 | 31.1 | |||
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
2009 election
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Rob Nolan | 578 | 39.2 | ||
Conservative | Lorrie Eathorne-Gibbons | 512 | 34.8 | ||
Green | Howard Newlove | 155 | 10.5 | ||
Mebyon Kernow | Joanie Willett | 149 | 10.1 | ||
Labour | Alan Ogden | 65 | 4.4 | ||
Majority | 66 | 4.5 | |||
Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.0 | |||
Turnout | 1473 | 41.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
References
- "Bert Biscoe". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "ONS Geography Linked Data | Truro Boscawen". statistics.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- "Election results for Truro Boscawen Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Election results for Truro Boscawen Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- "Election results for Truro Boscawen Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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