Launceston_Central_(electoral_division)
Launceston Central (electoral division)
Former electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
Launceston Central (Cornish: Lannstevan Kres)[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 divided between the divisions of Launceston North and North Petherwin and Launceston South.
| Launceston Central | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
Boundary of Launceston Central in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013 (2013)–2021 (2021) | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Launceston North and North Petherwin Launceston South |
| Created from | Launceston Central |
| 2009 (2009)–2013 (2013) | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Launceston Central |
| Created from | Council created |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Alex Folkes | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2016 | Gemma Massey | ||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Launceston Central represented the centre and north of Launceston, including the suburbs of St Thomas, Chapel and Kensey Valley Meadow. The suburb of Newport was shared with Launceston North and North Petherwin.[2] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 elections. From 2009 to 2013, it covered 192 hectares in total; from 2013 to 2021 it covered 206 hectares.[2][3]
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Massey | 522 | 57.9 | ||
| Conservative | Toby Benson | 254 | 28.2 | ||
| Labour | Alan Bowen | 122 | 13.5 | ||
| Majority | 268 | 29.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 902 | 32.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2016 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Gemma Massey | 515 | 62.5 | ||
| Conservative | Val Bugden-Cawsey | 226 | 27.4 | ||
| Green | Roger Creagh-Osborne | 65 | 7.9 | ||
| CPA | John Allman | 12 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | 289 | 35.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 824 | 31.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Folkes | 551 | 70.8 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Tucker | 134 | 17.2 | ||
| Labour | Kris Roberts | 93 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 417 | 53.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 784 | 26.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alex Folkes | 599 | 62.8 | ||
| Conservative | Chris Parsons | 341 | 35.7 | ||
| Majority | 258 | 27.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.5 | |||
| Turnout | 954 | 36.2 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
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- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Launceston Central E05009197". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Launceston Central E05008237". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 11 February 2022.