Moresk (electoral division)

Moresk (later Truro Moresk; Cornish: Moresk) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Between 1979 and 2009, Moresk was a division of Carrick District Council, electing two councillors. After the district council was abolished in 2009, Truro Moresk was a division of the new unitary authority, Cornwall Council, covering 146 hectares of the north of Truro.[1] It elected one member and was abolished in 2013, being absorbed by the Truro Boscawen and Ladock, St Clement and St Erme divisions.

Moresk
UK Parliament Constituency: Truro (until 1997)
Truro and St Austell (1997-2010)
Truro and Falmouth (2010-2013)
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
European Parliament constituency: Cornwall and Plymouth (until 1994)
Cornwall and West Plymouth (1994-1999)
South West England (1999-2013)

Councillors

Cornwall Council
ElectionMemberParty
2009 Bert BiscoeIndependent

Carrick District Council
Election[2]1st member1st party2nd member2nd party
1979 G. SmithermanConservative D. AnsariLiberal
1983 S. ShawAlliance
1987 B. BaileyAlliance
1991 B. BiscoeIndependent Liberal Democrats
1995
1999
2003 P. Sell
2007 M. Vella

Election results

2009 election
2009 election: Truro Moresk[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Bert Biscoe 743 45.3
Liberal Democrats Ros Cox 387 23.6
Conservative Steve Chamberlain 354 21.6
Mebyon Kernow Conan Jenkin 70 4.3
Labour Robert Harrison 48 2.9
Independent Etienne Smuts 29 1.8
Majority 356 21.7
Rejected ballots 9 0.5
Turnout 1640 43.2
Independent win (new seat)

2007 election
2007 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Biscoe 720 38.4
Liberal Democrats M. Vella 481 25.7
Conservative M. Bamber 366 19.5
Mebyon Kernow C. Jenkin 195 10.4
Labour V. Kelly 112 6.0
Majority 115 6.1
Total votes 1874
Turnout 37.8
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2003 election
2003 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Biscoe 552 35.9
Liberal Democrats P. Sell 467 30.4
Liberal Democrats P. Vivian 345 22.4
Mebyon Kernow B. Andrew 102 6.6
Labour N. Roach 71 4.6
Majority 122 7.9
Total votes 1537
Turnout 34.8
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1999 election
1999 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Biscoe 638 40.5
Liberal Democrats S. Shaw 464 29.4
Liberal Democrats L. Nethsingha 313 19.8
Conservative A. Hare 162 10.3
Majority 151 9.6
Total votes 1577
Turnout 39.4
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1995 election
1995 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Biscoe 646 34.4
Liberal Democrats S. Shaw 566 30.1
Liberal Democrats C. Appleton 470 25.0
Labour G. Madams 198 10.5
Majority 96 5.1
Total votes 1880
Turnout 46.3
Independent hold Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

1991 election
1991 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent B. Biscoe 566 26.5
Liberal Democrats S. Shaw 519 24.3
Liberal Democrats M. Hurst 506 23.7
Conservative J. Bostock 320 15.0
Independent V. Bennett 223 10.4
Majority 13 0.6
Total votes 2134
Turnout 52.0
Independent gain from Alliance Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance Swing

1987 election
1987 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Alliance S. Shaw 705 39.2
Alliance B. Bailey 627 34.9
Independent I. Churchill 375 20.8
Labour R. Cunningham 92 5.1
Majority 252 14.0
Total votes 1799
Turnout 45.7
Alliance hold Swing
Alliance gain from Conservative Swing

1983 election
1983 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Smitherman 749 34.4
Alliance S. Shaw 725 33.3
Independent E. Carlyon 463 21.3
Labour V. Bennett 241 11.1
Majority 262 12.0
Total votes 2178
Turnout 60.7
Conservative hold Swing
Alliance gain from Liberal Swing

1979 election

1979 election: Moresk[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative G. Smitherman Unopposed
Liberal D. Ansari Unopposed
Majority N/A
Total votes N/A
Turnout N/A
Conservative win (new seat)
Liberal win (new seat)

See also

References
  1. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Truro Moresk". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "Carrick District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. "Election results for Truro Moresk Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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