Camborne Treswithian (electoral division)

Camborne Treswithian
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Camborne Treswithian in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
CountyCornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byCamborne West and Treswithian
Created fromCamborne West[1][2]

Camborne Treswithian (Cornish: Kammbronn Trevaswedhen)[3] 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 Camborne West and Treswithian.

Councillors

Election Member Party
2013 Viv Lewis UKIP
2017 David Biggs Conservative
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

Camborne Treswithian represented the west of the town of Camborne, including the suburb of Treswithian, as well as the hamlets of Reskadinnick and Kehelland. The division covered 1239 hectares in total.[4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Camborne Treswithian[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative David Biggs 451 44.7
Liberal Democrats Anna Pascoe 237 23.5
Labour Dave Wilkins 215 21.3
Independent Michael Champion 53 5.3
Green Jacqueline Merrick 49 4.9
Majority 214 21.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 1009 33.9
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Camborne Treswithian[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UKIP Viv Lewis 232 26.5
Labour Steve Richards 220 25.1
Conservative Jeff Collins 216 24.7
Mebyon Kernow Mike Champion 204 23.3
Majority 12 1.4
Rejected ballots 3 0.3
Turnout 875 28.6
UKIP win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 5, Map 5 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Camborne and Illogan" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 - Sheet 5, Map 5 - Electoral Divisions in Camborne and Illogan" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  4. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Camborne Treswithian". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Election results for Camborne Treswithian Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Election results for Camborne Treswithian Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 April 2021.