St Austell Bay (electoral division)

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.
Outline map
Boundary of St Austell Bay in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
CountyCornwall
2013 (2013)2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byMevagissey and St Austell Bay
Created fromSt Austell Bay
2009 (2009)2013 (2013)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced bySt Austell Bay
Created fromCouncil created

Councillors

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Election Member Party
2009 Richard Stewart Conservative
2013 Tom French
2017
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

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St 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

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2017 election

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2017 election: St Austell Bay[4]
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

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2013 election: St Austell Bay[5]
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

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2009 election: St Austell Bay[6]
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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  1. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bay E05009243". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bay E05008281". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.