Mount Hawke and Portreath (electoral division)

Mount Hawke and Portreath is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Joyce Duffin, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democrats on the council.[1]

Mount Hawke and Portreath
UK Parliament Constituency: Camborne and Redruth
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Joyce Duffin Liberal Democrats 2009-

Extent

The division covers the villages of Portreath, Porthtowan and Mount Hawke as well as the hamlets of Menagissey, Cambrose and Banns. Parts of Mawla and Wheal Rose are also included, with both being split between the divisions of Mount Hawke & Portreath and Redruth North.[2][3]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Mount Hawke and Portreath[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joyce Duffin 896 58.0
Conservative John Morgan 469 30.4
Labour Linda Moore 173 11.2
Majority 427 27.7
Rejected ballots 6 0.4
Turnout 1544 41.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Mount Hawke and Portreath[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joyce Duffin 808 66.3
UKIP Eileen Lewis 281 23.1
Labour Phillip Knight 123 10.1
Majority 527 43.2
Rejected ballots 7 0.6
Turnout 1219 33.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2009 election
2009 election: Mount Hawke and Portreath[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Joyce Duffin 518 36.2
Conservative Eugene Hope 417 29.2
Independent Rose Woodward 130 9.1
Mebyon Kernow Ray Chubb 123 8.6
Liberal Lindsay Richards 78 5.5
Labour David Acton 57 4.0
Independent Ian Newby 56 3.9
Independent Dennis Howland 35 2.4
Majority 101 7.1
Rejected ballots 16 1.1
Turnout 1430 41.2
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References
  1. "Joyce Duffin". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  3. "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  5. "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. "Election results for Mount Hawke and Portreath Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
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