Truro Boscawen (Cornish: Truru Bosskawen)[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 Truro Boscawen and Redannick and Truro Moresk and Trehaverne.
| Truro Boscawen | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Truro Boscawen in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Truro Boscawen and Redannick Truro Moresk and Trehaverne |
| Created from | Truro Boscawen Truro Moresk |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Truro Boscawen Truro Redannick |
| Created from | Council created |
Councillors edit
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Rob Nolan | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2013 | Bert Biscoe | Independent | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent edit
Truro Boscawen represented 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 was covered by the Truro Trehaverne division). Despite its name, it did not cover Boscawen Park which was entirely within the neighbouring Truro Tregolls division.[2]
The division was abolished and reformed during boundary changes at the 2013 election. The 2009-2013 division had represented the parts of Truro south of the city centre. At the 2013, it switched to generally covering the area north of the city centre, with Truro Redannick covering most of its former area.[3][4] Before the boundary changes, the division covered 280 hectares in total; afterwards, it covered 164 hectares.[2][5]
Election results edit
2017 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bert Biscoe | 444 | 29.0 |  23.4
| |
| Conservative | Jacqui Butler | 413 | 26.9 |  9.5
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice Vella | 362 | 23.6 | 13.8
| |
| Labour | Chay Morris | 155 | 10.1 | 0.5
| |
| Green | Lindsay Southcombe | 152 | 9.9 | 0.5
| |
| Majority | 31 | 2.0 | 33.0
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.5 | 0.1
| ||
| Turnout | 1533 | 38.0 | 6.9
| ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bert Biscoe | 680 | 52.4 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Noel Krishnan | 226 | 17.4 | 17.4
| |
| Green | Lindsay Southcombe | 135 | 10.4 | 0.1
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Maurice Vella | 127 | 9.8 | 29.4
| |
| Labour | Susan Street | 125 | 9.6 | 5.2
| |
| Majority | 454 | 35.0 | 30.5
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.4 | 0.6
| ||
| Turnout | 1298 | 31.1 | 10.1
| ||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
2009 election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Nolan | 578 | 39.2 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Lorrie Eathorne-Gibbons | 512 | 34.8 | N/A | |
| Green | Howard Newlove | 155 | 10.5 | N/A | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Joanie Willett | 149 | 10.1 | N/A | |
| Labour | Alan Ogden | 65 | 4.4 | N/A | |
| Majority | 66 | 4.5 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.0 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1473 | 41.2 | N/A | ||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b "ONS Geography Linked Data | Truro Boscawen". statistics.data.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 9, Map 9 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Truro and Kea" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 9, Map 9 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Truro and Kea" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Truro Boscawen". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "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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