Mount Charles (Cornish: Mont Charlys)[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 absorbed into St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles, St Austell Central and Gover, and St Austell Bethel and Holmbush
There was also a Mount Charles division on Restormel Borough Council from 2003,[2] and on Cornwall County Council from 2005,[3] until both were abolished in 2009.
Cornwall Council division
edit| Mount Charles | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Mount Charles in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles St Austell Central and Gover St Austell Bethel and Holmbush[4] |
| Created from | Mount Charles |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Mount Charles |
| Created from | Council created |
Extent
editMount Charles covered the south of the town of St Austell, including the suburb of Mount Charles.[5]
The division was technically abolished in boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after the boundary changes, it covered 142 hectares in total.[5][6]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Pears | 478 | 41.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Bishop | 251 | 21.9 | ||
| Independent | Gary King | 214 | 18.7 | ||
| Labour Co-op | Paul Roberts | 119 | 10.4 | ||
| UKIP | Andrea Gray | 72 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 227 | 19.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1146 | 32.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gary King | 312 | 36.3 | ||
| Conservative | Anne Double | 221 | 25.7 | ||
| Independent | Shirley Polmounter | 153 | 17.8 | ||
| Labour | Paul Roberts | 102 | 11.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Eileen Rix | 56 | 6.5 | ||
| Majority | 91 | 10.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.9 | |||
| Turnout | 860 | 24.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Polmounter | 380 | 35.7 | ||
| Independent | Gary King | 362 | 34.0 | ||
| Conservative | Debbie Bradley | 314 | 29.5 | ||
| Majority | 18 | 1.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1064 | 30.7 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Cornwall County Council division
edit| Mount Charles | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall County Council. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2005–2009 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Council abolished |
| Created from | Trevarna |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | B. Rawlins | 1,106 | 45.3 | ||
| Independent | E. Polmounter | 838 | 34.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Derry | 497 | 20.4 | ||
| Majority | 268 | 11.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2441 | 53.1 | |||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
Restormel Borough Council
edit| Mount Charles | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Restormel Borough Council. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2003–2009 | |
| Number of councillors | Three |
| Replaced by | Council abolished |
| Created from | Trevarna |
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | D. Matthews | 624 | 25.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | T. Jones | 570 | 23.6 | ||
| Independent | E. Polmounter | 511 | 21.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | B. Rawlins | 481 | 20.0 | ||
| Labour | P. Derry | 225 | 9.3 | ||
| Majority | 30 | 1.2 | |||
| Total votes | 2411 | ||||
| Turnout | 25.8 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | E. Polmounter | 712 | 25.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | T. Jones | 680 | 24.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | B. Rawlins | 596 | 21.1 | ||
| Conservative | W. Arthur | 543 | 19.3 | ||
| Labour | P. Derry | 287 | 10.2 | ||
| Majority | 53 | 1.9 | |||
| Total votes | 2818 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.1 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
References
edit
- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b c "Restormel Borough Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Charles E05009213". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Mount Charles E05008252". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mount Charles Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mount Charles Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Mount Charles Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 April 2021.