Roche (Cornish: Tregarrek)[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 succeeded by Roche and Bugle.
| Roche | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of Roche in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Roche and Bugle |
| Created from | Roche |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Roche |
| Created from | Council created |
Councillors
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | John Wood | Independent | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
editRoche represented the villages of Whitemoor, Roche, Belowda and Bilberry, and the hamlets of Trezaise, Carbis, Tregoss and Victoria.[2] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 3081 hectares in total; from 2013 to 2021, it covered 3,177 hectares.[2][3]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Wood | 601 | 46.7 |  5.9
| |
| Mebyon Kernow | Brian Higman | 369 | 28.7 | 10.8
| |
| Conservative | Andrew Hannan | 140 | 10.9 |  3.0
| |
| UKIP | Zachary Bishop | 100 | 7.8 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | George Taylor | 72 | 5.6 | New | |
| Majority | 232 | 18.0 | 4.8
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.3 | 0.3
| ||
| Turnout | 1286 | 41.2 | 13.4
| ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Wood | 448 | 52.6 | 0.2
| |
| Mebyon Kernow | Brian Higman | 336 | 39.5 | New | |
| Conservative | Derek Walker | 67 | 7.9 | 5.4
| |
| Majority | 112 | 13.2 | 6.4
| ||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7
| ||
| Turnout | 851 | 27.8 | 11.9
| ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Wood | 601 | 52.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Higman | 378 | 33.2 | ||
| Conservative | Rachel Beadle | 151 | 13.3 | ||
| Majority | 223 | 19.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1138 | 39.7 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
References
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- ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ a b "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Roche E05009240". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Roche E05008278". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Roche Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Roche Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Election results for Roche Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
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