Bude (electoral division)

Bude (Cornish: Porthbud)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom.

Bude
ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Bude in Cornwall from 2021.
CountyCornwall
Major settlementsBude, Flexbury (part)
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorPeter La Broy (Independent)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromBude
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsTwo
Replaced byBude
Created fromBude North and Stratton
Bude South

From 2013 to 2021, it returned two members to sit on Cornwall Council, making it the only division to elect more than one Councillor. After boundary changes at the 2021 election, it now returns only one member. The current councillor is Peter La Broy, who was elected as a Liberal Democrat, but now sits as an Independent after leaving the Liberal Democrats in June 2021.[2][3]

Councillors

2013-2021

ElectionFirst memberFirst member partySecond memberSecond member party
2013 David ParsonsLiberal Democrat Nigel PearceLiberal Democrat
2017 Peter La Broy
2018 by-election (seat 1) David Parsons
2021 Seat abolished

2021–present

ElectionMemberParty
May 2021 Peter La BroyLiberal Democrat
June 2021 Independent[3]

Extent

2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2013–2021

The former division represented the town of Bude, the villages of Flexbury and Poughill, and the hamlets of Lynstone, Upton, and Crooklets. The hamlet of Bush was shared with the Grenville and Stratton division. It covered 1,139 hectares in total.[4]

2021–present

Bude division represents the town of Bude and the hamlets of Lynstone and Upton. The village of Flexbury is shared with the Stratton, Kilkhampton and Morwenstow division.[5]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Bude[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter La Broy 754 36.9
Conservative Richard Smith 543 26.6
Independent Tom O'Sullivan 517 25.3
Green Philippa Purchase 207 10.1
Majority 211 10.3
Rejected ballots 21 1.0
Turnout 2042 43[7]
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2018 by-election

2018 by-election: Bude[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Parsons 1,010 53.1
Independent Bob Willingham 475 25.0
Conservative Alex Dart 264 13.9
Labour Ray Shemilt 148 7.8
Majority 535 28.1
Rejected ballots 4 0.2
Turnout 1901 30.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2017 election

2017 election: Bude[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nigel Pearce 1,395 28.6
Liberal Democrats Peter La Broy 1,272 26.1
Conservative Bob Willingham 1006 20.7
Conservative Lea Deely 938 19.3
Labour Fred Richens 248 5.1
Majority 266 5.5
Rejected ballots 11 0.2
Turnout 4870 76.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Bude[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Parsons 1,413 44.4
Liberal Democrats Nigel Pearce 1,281 40.3
Conservative Louise Emo 460 14.5
Majority 821 25.8
Rejected ballots 26 0.8
Turnout 3180 50.8
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References


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