Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. It was created at the 2021 local elections, being formed primarily from parts of the former divisions of Marazion and Perranuthnoe and Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth, as well as with a small part of the Ludgvan division. The current councillor is John Martin, a Liberal Democrat.[3]
| Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Councillor | John Martin (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Ludgvan Marazion and Perranuthnoe Gwinear-Gwithian and St Erth[1][2] |
Extent
editThe division represents the town of Marazion, the villages of Long Rock, Goldsithney, Perranuthnoe, St Hilary, St Erth, and the hamlets of Rosudgeon, Perran Downs, Relubbus, Gwallon, St Erth Praze and Rose-an-Grouse. The hamlet of Millpool is shared with the Porthleven, Breage and Germoe division; a small part of the hamlet of Canon's Town is covered by the division, with most of it being in the St Ives East, Lelant and Carbis Bay division. St Michael's Mount is also included in the division.[4]
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tara Sherfield-Wong | Conservative | |
| 2023 | John Martin | Liberal Democrat | |
Election results
edit2023 by-election
editA by-election was held after Tara Sherfield-Wong resigned in 2022 for health reasons.[5] Sherfield-Wong had faced claims that she was neglecting her role, including by five parish councils in her division.[6][7] Upon his election, Martin said his win "sends a message of discontent" about plans for a Mayor of Cornwall.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Martin | 811 | 45.4 |  22.1
| |
| Conservative | Will Elliott | 503 | 28.1 |  8.1
| |
| Green | Catherine Hayes | 244 | 13.6 | 2.5
| |
| Labour | Nastassia Player | 230 | 12.9 | 1.3
| |
| Majority | 308 | 17.2 | 4.3
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5
| ||
| Turnout | 1788 | 32.4 | 11.1
| ||
| Registered electors | 5,527 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2021 election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Tara Sherfield-Wong | 874 | 36.2 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Mumford | 563 | 23.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | Angelo Spencer-Smith | 419 | 17.3 | N/A | |
| Labour | Nastassia Player | 280 | 11.6 | N/A | |
| Green | Colin Pringle | 267 | 11.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 311 | 12.9 | N/A | ||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.5 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 2416 | 43.5 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5558[10] | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 - Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). National Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "ELECTORAL REVIEW OF CORNWALL - Final recommendations for division boundaries in the county of Cornwall December 2018 - Sheet 1 of 1" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "John Martin". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Lib Dems win Cornwall Council by-election". BBC News. 17 February 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Charlotte Becquart (11 March 2022). "Cornwall Councillor told to say sorry for 'ignoring' her five local councils". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Lee Trewhela (4 January 2023). "Cornwall councillor Tara Sherfield 'not seen in her constituency since October' has resigned". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Ruth Naylor (16 February 2023). "Declaration of Result of Poll - Election of a Councillor for Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth Electoral Division" (PDF). Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "Election results for Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 9.