Penryn West (electoral division)

Penryn West (Cornish: Pennrynn West)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Mary May, an Independent and the vice-chairman of the council.[2]

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

Extent

Penryn West covers the centre and west of the town of Penryn, including Penryn College.[3] The division covers 164 hectares in total.[4]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Penryn West[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary May 464 45.7
Green Harry Willoughby 244 24.0
Conservative Ellie Phipps 155 15.3
Liberal Democrats Billy Burton 151 14.9
Majority 220 21.7
Rejected ballots 2 0.2
Turnout 1016 27.7
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Penryn West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary May 399 42.4
Liberal Democrats Cait Hutchings 261 27.8
UKIP Martin Orders 183 19.5
Labour Jim Lloyd-Davies 93 9.9
Majority 138 14.7
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 940 26.3
Independent hold Swing

2009 election
2009 election: Penryn West[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mary May 363 31.5
Liberal Democrats Cait Hutchings 345 29.9
Independent Ted Wilkes 188 16.3
Conservative Gill Grant 178 15.4
Labour Scott Hands 67 5.8
Majority 18 1.6
Rejected ballots 13 1.1
Turnout 1154 33.3
Independent win (new seat)

References
  1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. "Mary May". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penryn West". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. "Election results for Penryn West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. "Election results for Penryn West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  7. "Election results for Penryn West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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