Pool and Tehidy (electoral division)

Pool and Tehidy (Cornish: Poll ha Tihydin)[5] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current councillor is Conservative Philip Desmonde.[6]

Pool and Tehidy
ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Pool and Tehidy in Cornwall from 2021-present.
CountyCornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorPhilip Desmonde (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromPool and Tehidy
2013 (2013)2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPool and Tehidy
Created fromCamborne North
Carn Brea South[1][2]
Carn Brea North[note 1]

The current division is distinct from the division of the same name created in 2013, which was abolished at the 2021 local elections.

Councillors

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2013-2021

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Election Member Party
2013 Malcolm Moyle Labour
2017 Philip Desmonde Conservative
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

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Election Member Party
2021 Philip Desmonde Conservative

2021-present division

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Extent

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The current Pool and Tehidy division represents the villages of Pool and Illogan Highway, and the hamlets of South Tehidy, Roscroggan, Tolskithy, and Trevenson. The Tehidy manor is also included in the division, but much of the estate is part of the neighbouring Illogan and Portreath division. The hamlet of Penhallick is shared with the Four Lanes, Beacon and Troon division.[7]

Election results

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2021 election: Pool and Tehidy[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Desmonde 557 42.4
Labour Malcolm Moyle 350 26.6
Liberal Democrats Florence Macdonald 241 18.3
Green Jasmin Appleby 85 6.5
Mebyon Kernow Christopher Lawrence 69 5.2
Majority 207 15.7
Rejected ballots 13 1.0
Turnout 1315 25.6
Registered electors 5129[9]
Conservative win (new seat)

2013-2021 division

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Extent

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Pool and Tehidy represented the village of Pool, and the hamlets of South Tehidy, Roscroggan, and Trevenson. The Tehidy manor was also included in the division, but much of the estate was part of the neighbouring Illogan division. The division covered 697 hectares in total.[10]

Election results

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The boundaries of the Pool and Tehidy division from 2013 to 2021
2017 election: Pool and Tehidy[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Philip Desmonde 424 40.7
Liberal Democrats Tom Goldring 246 23.6
Labour Val Kelynack 225 21.6
UKIP Michael Pascoe 141 13.5
Majority 178 17.1
Rejected ballots 7 0.7
Turnout 1043 30.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
2013 election: Pool and Tehidy[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Malcolm Moyle 344 41.0
Conservative Clive Bramley 244 29.0
UKIP Brenda Blakeley 242 28.8
Majority 100 11.9
Rejected ballots 10 1.2
Turnout 840 25.9
Labour win (new seat)

Notes

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  1. ^ The division only represented a small area of the former Carn Brea North, which was mostly succeeded by Illogan and Redruth North.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 5, Map 5 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Camborne and Illogan" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 - Sheet 5, Map 5 - Electoral Divisions in Camborne and Illogan" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 6, Map 6 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Carn Brea and Redruth" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 - Sheet 6, Map 6 - Electoral Divisions in Carn Brea and Redruth" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Philip Desmonde". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Election results for Pool & Tehidy Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  9. ^ Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Returning Officer, Cornwall. 13 May 2021. p. 13.
  10. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Pool and Tehidy". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Election results for Pool and Tehidy Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Election results for Pool and Tehidy Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 December 2020.