Liskeard North (electoral division)

Liskeard North (Cornish: Lyskerrys North)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Nick Craker, a Conservative.[2]

Liskeard North
Electoral district
Liskeard North shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Extent

Liskeard North covers the north of Liskeard, including the suburbs of Trembraze and Addington.[3] The division covers 690 hectares in total.[4]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Liskeard North[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Nick Craker 227 35.4
Independent Tony Powell 146 22.8
Labour Kerry Cassidy 97 15.1
Liberal Democrats Nik Alatortsev 89 13.9
Independent Roger Holmes 79 12.3
Majority 81 12.6
Rejected ballots 3 0.5
Turnout 641 41.2
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Liskeard North[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Roger Holmes 151 28.7
Liberal Democrats Jan Powell 145 27.6
Conservative Thusha Balalojanan 115 21.9
UKIP Jenifer Lucas 110 20.9
Majority 6 1.1
Rejected ballots 5 1.0
Turnout 526 36.4
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

2009 election
2009 election: Liskeard North[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jan Powell 284 46.9
Mebyon Kernow Roger Holmes 184 30.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew McTaggart 137 22.6
Majority 100 16.5
Rejected ballots 4 0.7
Turnout 605 43.1
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. "Nick Craker". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Liskeard North". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. "Election results for Liskeard North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. "Election results for Liskeard North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. "Election results for Liskeard North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

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