Falmouth Arwenack (electoral division)

Falmouth Arwenack
ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Falmouth Arwenack in Cornwall from 2021.
CountyCornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorLaurie Magowan (Labour)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromFalmouth Arwenack
Falmouth Smithick
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFalmouth Arwenack
Created fromFalmouth Arwenack
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFalmouth Arwenack
Created fromCouncil created

Falmouth Arwenack (Cornish: Aberfala Arwynnek)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Laurie Magowan, a Labour member.[2] The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.

Councillors

2013-2021

Election Member Party
2009 Steve Eva Independent
2013 Geoffrey Evans Conservative
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

Election Member Party
2021 Laurie Magowan Labour

2021-present division

Extent

The current division represents the east of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks and Pendennis Point.[3]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Falmouth Arwenack[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurie Magowan 814 37.3
Conservative Geoffrey Evans[note 1] 695 31.8
Green Tom Scott 255 11.7
Mebyon Kernow Sean Stratton 234 10.7
Liberal Democrats Finian McCormick 185 8.5
Majority 119 5.5
Rejected ballots 25 1.1
Turnout 2208 47.1
Registered electors 4690[5]
Labour win (new seat)

2009-2021 divisions

Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)

Extent

Falmouth Arwenack represented part of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks, the Falmouth campus of Falmouth University, and Pendennis Castle.[6] The division was nominally abolished and recreated at the 2013 election but this had only minor effects on the ward. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 71 hecatres in total; after the boundary changes, it covered 195 hectares.[6][7]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Arwenack[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Evans 668 53.2
Liberal Democrats Tony Parker 309 24.6
Labour Kate Thomas 270 21.5
Majority 359 28.6
Rejected ballots 8 0.6
Turnout 1255 43.5
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Arwenack[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Geoffrey Evans 624 68.0
Labour Robin Johnson 180 19.6
Liberal Democrats Catherine Thornhill 102 11.1
Majority 444 48.4
Rejected ballots 12 1.3
Turnout 918 31.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Falmouth Arwenack[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Steve Eva 272 24.1
Liberal Democrats Jeff Muir 259 23.0
Conservative Marie Ryan 241 21.4
Mebyon Kernow Pete Dudley 192 17.0
Labour Ingrid Heseltine 156 13.8
Majority 13 1.2
Rejected ballots 7 0.6
Turnout 1127 32.0
Independent win (new seat)

Notes

  1. ^ Incumbent councillor for the former division of Falmouth Arwenack

References

  1. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Laurie Magowan". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  5. ^ Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Returning Officer, Cornwall. 13 May 2021. p. 4.
  6. ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Arwenack". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Arwenack". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Election results for Falmouth Arwenack Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.