Bodmin St Petroc (electoral division)

Bodmin St Petroc was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by the larger Bodmin St Petroc's.

Bodmin St Petroc
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Bodmin St Petroc in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
CountyCornwall
2013 (2013)2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byBodmin St Petroc's
Created fromBodmin Central
Bodmin East
Number of councillorsOne

Extent

Bodmin St Petroc represented the east side of Bodmin, the hamlet of Cooksland, and parts of the hamlet of Fletchersbridge (which was shared with Lanivet and Blisland). The division covered 752 hectares in total.[1]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Bodmin St Petroc[2][3][note 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Leigh Frost 1,047 39.0
Conservative Sylvia Berry 914 34.1
Labour Marc Thorne 463 17.3
Mebyon Kernow John Gibbs 231 8.6
Majority 133 5.0
Rejected ballots 27 1.0
Turnout 2682 67.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  1. Although originally scheduled to take place on the same day as other elections to Cornwall Council (4 May 2017), the death of incumbent and Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Rogerson on 16 April meant the election was countermanded to a later date. The election for a new councillor was held on 8 June.[4]

2013 election

2013 election: Bodmin St Petroc[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Rogerson 649 55.3
UKIP John Masters 188 16.0
Independent Lance Kennedy 181 15.4
Mebyon Kernow John Gibbs 139 11.8
Majority 461 39.3
Rejected ballots 16 1.4
Turnout 1173 30.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

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