Lanivet and Blisland (Cornish: Lenneves ha Blus)[1] 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 Lanivet, Blisland and Bodmin St Lawrence.
| Lanivet and Blisland | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Lanivet and Blisland in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Lanivet, Blisland and Bodmin St Lawrence |
| Created from | Lanivet |
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chris Batters | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
editLanivet and Blisland represented the villages of Withiel, Lanivet, Nanstallon, Helland, Blisland, Temple and Cardinham, and the hamlets of Retire, Withielgoose, Pendrift, Waterloo, Millpool, Bunny's Hill, Little Downs, Newton, Trebyan and Tregullon. The village of Ruthernbridge was shared with the St Issey and St Tudy division, the hamlet of St Lawrence was shared with the Bodmin St Mary's division, the hamlet of Fletchersbridge was shared with the Bodmin St Petroc division, and the village of Mount was shared with the St Cleer division. The division covered 13,162 hectares in total.[2]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Batters | 735 | 53.1 | ||
| Conservative | Rachel Beadle | 485 | 35.0 | ||
| Independent | Andy Coppin | 104 | 7.5 | ||
| UKIP | Oliver Challis | 57 | 4.1 | ||
| Majority | 250 | 18.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 3 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1384 | 43.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Batters | 532 | 46.7 | ||
| UKIP | Tom Hobbs | 403 | 35.4 | ||
| Green | Steve Haynes | 185 | 16.2 | ||
| Majority | 129 | 11.3 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 19 | 1.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1139 | 34.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Lanivet and Blisland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Lanivet and Blisland Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Lanivet and Blisland Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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