St Blazey (electoral division)

St Blazey
ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of St Blazey in Cornwall from 2021.
CountyCornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorPauline Giles (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromSt Blazey
Par and St Blazey Gate
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced bySt Blazey
Created fromSt Blaise
Fowey
Tywardreath[1][2]

St Blazey (Cornish: Lanndreth)[3] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Pauline Giles, a Conservative.[4] The current division is distinct from the division of the same name used from 2013 to 2021; it is much larger than the former iteration, having absorbed most of the former Par and St Blazey Gate division as part of boundary changes at the 2021 election.

Councillors

2013-2021

Election Member Party
2013 Roy Taylor Liberal Democrat
2017 Pauline Giles Conservative
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

Election Member Party
2021 Pauline Giles Conservative

2021-present division

Extent

The current division represents St Blazey and Biscovey as well as the hamlet of Bodelva and the western part of Par. It also covers the site of the Eden Project and Tregrehan House.[5][6]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: St Blazey[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Giles 989 60.9
Labour Ryan Chamberlain 393 24.2
Liberal Democrats Roy Taylor 134 8.2
Green Cathy Trodd 95 5.8
Majority 596 36.7
Rejected ballots 14 0.9
Turnout 1625 31.6
Registered electors 5142[8]
Conservative win (new seat)

2013-2021 division

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

Extent

The former division represented the town of St Blazey, and the hamlets of Tywardreath Highway, Porcupine, Penpillick. The hamlet of Bodelva was shared with the Par and St Blazey Gate division and the hamlet of Kilhallon was shared with the Fowey and Tywardreath division.[9] The division covered 487 hectares in total.[10]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Blazey[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Pauline Giles 484 48.1
Liberal Democrats Roy Taylor 311 30.9
Labour Stuart Wheeler 207 20.6
Majority 173 17.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 1006 32.7
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Blazey[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Roy Taylor 310 39.7
Labour Stuart Wheeler 186 23.8
Independent Liam Bellamy 172 22.1
Conservative Peter Sinclair 105 13.5
Majority 124 15.9
Rejected ballots 7 0.9
Turnout 780 24.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Pauline Giles". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Blazey E05013336". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Election results for St Blazey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  8. ^ Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Returning Officer, Cornwall. 13 May 2021. p. 17.
  9. ^ "Administrative Boundary for 2020 Viewer Map". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  10. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Blazey". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Election results for St Blazey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Election results for St Blazey Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
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