Poundstock (electoral division)

This article is about the Cornwall Council electoral division. For the hamlet which it represents, see Poundstock.

Poundstock
ward
Cornwall Council
Outline map
Boundary of Poundstock in Cornwall from 2021.
CountyCornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorNicky Chopak (Liberal Democrat)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromPoundstock
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPoundstock
Created fromPoundstock
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byPoundstock
Created fromCouncil created

Poundstock (Cornish: Korlan)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Nicky Chopak, a Liberal Democrat.[2]

Councillors

2009-2021

Election Member Party
2009 Phil Tucker Conservative
2013 Nicky Chopak Liberal Democrats
2017
2021 Seat abolished

2021-present

Election Member Party
2021 Nicky Chopak Liberal Democrats

Extent

2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2009-2021

Poundstock represented the villages of Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Marhamchurch, Week St Mary, Jacobstow, Whitstone and North Tamerton, and the hamlets of Pencuke, Rosecare, St Gennys, Coxford, Wainhouse Corner, Trewint, Tregole, Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Box's Shop, Titson and Broad Langdon. The hamlets of Canworthy Water and Tresparrett Posts were shared with the Tintagel division.[3] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 12,419 hectares; from 2013 to its abolition in 2021, the division covered 13,516 hectares.[3][4]

2021-present

The current division, created from the 2021 boundary changes (when the Council went from 123 seats to 87),[5] represents the villages of Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Marhamchurch, Week St Mary, Jacobstow, Whitstone, North Tamerton and Grimscott, and the hamlets of St Gennys, Pencuke, Rosecare, Coxford, Wainhouse Corner, Trewint, Tregole, Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Box's Shop, Titson, Broad Langdon, Red Post and Hersham. The hamlet of Tresparrett Posts is shared with the Camelford and Boscastle division and the division also covers a small part of the edge of the town of Stratton.[6]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Poundstock[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicky Chopak 945 45.0
Conservative Aaron Lynch 592 28.2
Independent Bill Harper 392 18.6
Green Anthony Manfredi 160 7.6
Majority 353 16.8
Rejected ballots 13 0.6
Turnout 2102 47.0
Registered electors 4469[8]
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

2017 election

2017 election: Poundstock[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicky Chopak 999 59.5
Conservative Alex Dart 664 39.5
Majority 335 19.9
Rejected ballots 17 1.0
Turnout 1680 45.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Poundstock[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Nicky Chopak 487 36.7
Conservative Andrew Ades 449 33.8
Mebyon Kernow Paul Sousek 206 15.5
Independent Rupert Powell 171 12.9
Majority 38 2.9
Rejected ballots 14 1.1
Turnout 1327 36.3
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Poundstock[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Tucker 668 40.5
Liberal Democrats Bob Booker 623 37.8
UKIP Rupert Powell 184 11.2
Mebyon Kernow Paul Sousek 88 5.3
Independent Barry Jordan 82 5.0
Majority 45 2.7
Rejected ballots 5 0.3
Turnout 1650 53.4
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Nicky Chopak". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Poundstock E05009234". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Poundstock E05008272". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. ^ Richard Whitehouse (5 May 2021). "The key battlegrounds in this week's Cornwall Council elections". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  8. ^ Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 14.
  9. ^ "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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