Penwithick and Boscoppa (electoral division)

Penwithick and Boscoppa (Cornish: Pennwydhek ha Boskoppa)[3] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Matthew Luke, a member of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish nationalist party.[4]

Penwithick and Boscoppa
ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Penwithick and Boscoppa in from 2021.
CountyCornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorMatthew Luke
(Mebyon Kernow)
Created fromPenwithick and Boscoppa
Bugle
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPenwithick and Boscoppa
Created fromPenwithick[1][2]

Councillors

2013-2021
ElectionMemberParty
2013 Matthew LukeMebyon Kernow
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present
ElectionMemberParty
2021 Matthew LukeMebyon Kernow

Extent
2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2013-2021

Under its former boundaries, Penwithick and Boscoppa represented the very north of St Austell including Carclaze and Boscoppa (though a small part of Boscoppa was covered by the St Austell Poltair division). The division also represented the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla and Penwithick and the hamlets of Scredda and Carluddon. In total, it covered 881 hectares.[5]

2021-present

With its current boundaries, the division represents the very north of the town of St Austell, including Carclaze and Boscoppa (with a small part of Boscoppa now being covered by the St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles division), the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla, Penwithick and Stenalees, and the hamlets of Scredda, Carluddon, Trethowel, Ruddlemoor and Carthew.[6]

Election results

2021 election
2021 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 764 53.8
Conservative Sally-Anne Saunders[note 1] 636 44.8
Majority 128 9.0
Rejected ballots 19 1.3
Turnout 1419 29.6
Registered electors 4799[9]
Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

2017 election
2017 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 397 41.6
Conservative Jamie Hanlon 381 39.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Irwin 174 18.2
Majority 16 1.7
Rejected ballots 3 0.3
Turnout 955 27.0
Mebyon Kernow hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 356 43.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Rowe 295 35.8
Conservative Jamie Hanlon 165 20.0
Majority 61 7.4
Rejected ballots 8 1.0
Turnout 824 23.9
Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

Notes
  1. Saunders was an incumbent councillor, having represented Bugle since 2017.[8]

References
  1. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. "Matthew Luke". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penwithick and Boscoppa E05009227". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  6. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. "Election results for Penwithick & Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  8. "Election results for Bugle Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  9. Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 12.
  10. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.


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