Grenville and Stratton (Cornish: Grenville ha Strasnedh)[3] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Stratton, Kilkhampton and Morwenstow and Poundstock.
| Grenville and Stratton | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Grenville and Stratton in from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Stratton, Kilkhampton and Morwenstow Poundstock |
| Created from | Flexbury and Poughill Bude North and Stratton[1][2] |
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Paula Dolphin | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2018 | Independent[4] | ||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
editGrenville and Stratton represented the town of Stratton, the villages of Grimscott, Morwenstow and Kilkhampton, and the hamlets of Red Post, Hersham, Thurdon, Shop, Gooseham, West Youlstone, Woodford, Coombe, Stibb and Eastcott. The hamlet of Bush was shared with the Bude division. The division covered 9,825 hectares in total.[5]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Dolphin | 727 | 53.9 | ||
| Conservative | Shorne Tilbey | 612 | 45.4 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 8.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1349 | 37.4 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Paula Dolphin | 864 | 66.0 | ||
| Conservative | Shorne Tilbey | 410 | 31.3 | ||
| Majority | 454 | 34.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 35 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1309 | 37.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ Peter Tremayne (20 February 2018). "Cornwall councillor Paula Dolphin quits Liberal Democrats". Cornwall Reports. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Grenville and Stratton E05009185". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Grenville and Stratton Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Grenville and Stratton Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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