Electoral district in England
| Penzance Central | |
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| Electoral district | |
 Penzance Central shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in) | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Penzance Central (Cornish: Pennsans Kres) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Cornelius Olivier, a Labour Party member.
Penzance Central was also a division of Penwith District Council between 1973 and 2009, and, as Penzance (Central), was a division of Cornwall County Council between 1973 and 1985, returning one member.
Cornwall Council division
Extent
Penzance Central covers the centre of the town of Penzance, including Morrab Gardens, the West Cornwall Hospital, Humphry Davy School, and Penwith College. The division covers 84 hectares in total.
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 694 | 48.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Young | 380 | 26.3 | ||
| Conservative | Will Elliot | 258 | 17.8 | ||
| Independent | Dick Cliffe | 104 | 7.2 | ||
| Majority | 314 | 21.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1447 | 45.5 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 398 | 30.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Penny Young | 354 | 27.4 | ||
| UKIP | Peter Mates | 178 | 13.8 | ||
| Independent | John Moreland | 158 | 12.2 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Rabbitte | 127 | 9.8 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Phillip Rendle | 53 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 44 | 3.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1292 | 39.3 | |||
| Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Williams | 365 | 29.7 | ||
| Conservative | David Nebesnuick | 351 | 28.6 | ||
| UKIP | Oli Faulkner | 216 | 17.6 | ||
| Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 210 | 17.1 | ||
| Liberal | Malcolm Lawrence | 73 | 5.9 | ||
| Majority | 14 | 1.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1229 | 37.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Cornwall County Council division
Election results
1981 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Batten | 643 | 38.3 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | C. Lawry | 562 | 33.4 | ||
| Conservative | M. Rowe | 476 | 28.3 | ||
| Majority | 81 | ||||
| Total votes | 1681 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.4 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1977 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Rowe | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total votes | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1973 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | M. Rowe | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total votes | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Cornelius Olivier". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penzance Central". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Election results for Penzance Central Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Election results for Penzance Central Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Election results for Penzance Central Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.