Falmouth_Boslowick_(electoral_division)
Falmouth Boslowick (electoral division)
Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
Falmouth Boslowick (Cornish: Aberfala Boselewydh)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Alan Jewell, a Conservative.[2] The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.
| Falmouth Boslowick | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council. | |
Boundary of Falmouth Boslowick in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 (2021) |
| Councillor | Alan Jewell (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Falmouth Boslowick |
| 2013 (2013)–2021 (2021) | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Falmouth Boslowick |
| Created from | Falmouth Boslowick |
| 2009 (2009)–2013 (2013) | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Falmouth Boslowick |
| Created from | Council created |
2013-2021
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mike Varney | Independent | |
| 2013 | Alan Jewell | Conservative | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
2021-present
Extent
The current division represents the south west of the town of Falmouth, including Boslowick, Swanvale and Maenporth Beach. The hamlet of Mongleath is shared with the Falmouth Trescobeas and Budock division.[3]
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Jewell[note 1] | 693 | 39.9 | ||
| Labour | Sinead Hanks | 578 | 33.3 | ||
| Green | Dean Evans | 318 | 18.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Benton | 132 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 6.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1736 | 37.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4681[5] | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Extent
Falmouth Boslowick represented part of the town of Falmouth, including Boslowick and Maenporth.[6] The division was nominally abolished during boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after boundary changes, the ward covered 283 hectares in total.[6][7]
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Jewell | 489 | 31.8 | ||
| Independent | Roger Bonney | 339 | 22.0 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Jemmett | 302 | 19.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Eva | 271 | 17.6 | ||
| Independent | Patricia Minson | 79 | 5.1 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Jenny Booth | 45 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 150 | 9.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1538 | 40.0 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Jewell | 289 | 22.9 | ||
| Independent | Steve Eva | 274 | 21.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Bonney | 262 | 20.7 | ||
| UKIP | Mairi Hayworth | 237 | 18.8 | ||
| Labour | Nicholas Jemmett | 192 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 15 | 1.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1264 | 33.8 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mike Varney | 561 | 41.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Roger Bonney | 362 | 26.7 | ||
| Conservative | Gavin Andrewartha | 339 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour | Stuart Venison | 77 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 199 | 14.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1354 | 38.7 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
- Incumbent councillor for the former division of Falmouth Boslowick
- "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "Alan Jewell". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Boslowick". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Falmouth Boslowick". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 June 2021.