St Austell Bethel (electoral division)

St Austell Bethel
UK Parliament Constituency: St Austell and Newquay
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Malcolm Brown Liberal Democrats 2013-
Graham Walker Liberal Democrats 2009-2013

St Austell Bethel is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Malcolm Brown, a Liberal Democrat.[1]

Extent

St Austell Bethel covers the east side of St Austell, including Bethel and part of Holmbush (which is shared with the St Austell Bay division).[2] The division covers 135 hectares in total.[3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Austell Bethel[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brown 433 35.1
Independent Graham Walker 411 33.3
Conservative Crystal Pearce 335 27.1
TUSC Gill Birchall 51 4.1
Majority 22 1.8
Rejected ballots 5 0.4
Turnout 1235 33.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Austell Bethel[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brown 276 26.8
Independent Graham Walker 264 25.7
Conservative Bob Davidson 194 18.9
UKIP Ian Proctor 173 16.8
Labour Co-op Brendan Parkinson 115 11.2
Majority 12 1.2
Rejected ballots 6 0.6
Turnout 1028 27.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2009 election

2009 election: St Austell Bethel[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Walker 462 35.0
Conservative Bob Davidson 444 33.7
UKIP Ian Proctor 208 15.8
Mebyon Kernow Peter Morton-Nance 140 10.6
Labour Peter Corby 64 4.9
Majority 18 1.4
Rejected ballots 1 0.1
Turnout 1319 35.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Malcolm Brown". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bethel". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.


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