Saltash East (electoral division)
Saltash East (Cornish: Essa Est)[1] 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 Saltash Tamar.
| Saltash East | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Saltash East in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Saltash Tamar |
| Created from | Saltash Pill |
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Derek Holley | Independent | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
Saltash East represented the east of the town of Saltash, including Saltash station, the Tamar Bridge, and part of the suburb of South Pill (which was shared with the Saltash North division). The division covered 204 hectares in total.[2]
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Derek Holley | 575 | 45.8 |  34.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Bickford | 391 | 31.1 |  24.5 | |
| Conservative | Peter Samuels | 282 | 22.5 | 9.7 | |
| Majority | 293 | 23.3 | 44.1 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1256 | 38.9 | 6.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Derek Holley | 870 | 80.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Ward | 139 | 12.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | James Shepherd | 72 | 6.6 | ||
| Majority | 731 | 67.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1085 | 32.3 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Saltash East E05009265". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Election results for Saltash East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- "Election results for Saltash East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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