Gunnislake and Calstock (Cornish: Dowrgonna ha Kalstok)[3][4] 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 Calstock.
| Gunnislake and Calstock | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Gunnislake and Calstock in from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Calstock |
| Created from | Gunnislake[1][2] |
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dorothy Kirk | Labour | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
editGunnislake and Calstock represented the villages of Calstock, Dimson, Gunnislake and Drakewalls, and the hamlets of Albaston and St Ann's Chapel. It was bordered to the east by the River Tamar and to the west by the division of St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray, and covered a total area of 1120 hectares.[5]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dorothy Kirk | 800 | 44.4 |  10.1
| |
| Conservative | Sydney Booth | 660 | 36.7 | 6.7
| |
| Liberal Democrats | Theo Brown | 340 | 18.9 | 8.0
| |
| Majority | 140 | 7.8 | 3.6
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 |  0.3
| ||
| Turnout | 1800 | 50.0 | 12.3
| ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dorothy Kirk | 477 | 34.3 | ||
| Conservative | Russell Bartlett | 418 | 30.0 | ||
| UKIP | Sam Gardner | 341 | 24.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Emery | 152 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 59 | 4.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1392 | 37.7 | |||
| Labour 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 (G)". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z (C)". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Gunnislake and Calstock E05009187". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Gunnislake and Calstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Election results for Gunnislake and Calstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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