Camelford (Cornish: Reskammel)[1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Camelford and Boscastle.
| Camelford | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Camelford in Cornwall from 2013 to 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Camelford and Boscastle |
| Created from | Camelford |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Camelford |
| Created from | Council created |
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Keith Goodenough | Conservative | |
| 2013 | Rob Rotchell | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
editCamelford represented the town of Camelford, the villages of Davidstow, St Clether and Tremaine, and the hamlets of Trewalder, Lanteglos, Castlegoff, Tramagenna, Helstone, Trewen, Valley Truckle, Trevia, Tregoodwell, Trewassa, Hallworthy, Tremail, Treglasta, Cold Northcott, Treneglos, Splatt, Three Hammers and Tresmeer. The hamlet of Newhall Green was shared with the St Teath and St Breward division and the settlement of Slaughterbridge was shared with the Tintagel division.[2] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 7,079 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 7,508 hectares.[2][3]
Election results
edit2017 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Rotchell | 617 | 60.0 | ||
| Green | Claire Hewlett | 372 | 36.2 | ||
| Majority | 245 | 23.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 39 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1028 | 32.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Rob Rotchell | 459 | 49.2 | ||
| Conservative | Keith Goodenough | 452 | 48.4 | ||
| Majority | 7 | 0.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 22 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 933 | 29.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2009 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Goodenough | 525 | 41.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Janey Comber | 454 | 36.1 | ||
| Independent | Julie Walters | 212 | 16.8 | ||
| Independent | Graham Ford | 56 | 4.4 | ||
| Majority | 71 | 5.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1259 | 42.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Camelford E05009172". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Camelford E05008212". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Election results for Camelford Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Camelford Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Camelford Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
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