St Austell Poltair (electoral division)

St Austell Poltair is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Jackie Bull, a Liberal Democrat.[1]

St Austell Poltair
UK Parliament Constituency: St Austell and Newquay
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Jackie Bull Liberal Democrat 2013-
Steve Double Conservative 2009-2013

Extent

St Austell Poltair covers the north-west of St Austell, including Poltair School and a small part of Boscoppa (which is mostly covered by the Penwithick and Boscoppa division).[2]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: St Austell Poltair[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Bull 509 40.7
Conservative Mike Thompson 322 25.7
Labour Co-op Andrea Lanxon 268 21.4
UKIP Glyn Stephens 130 10.4
Majority 187 14.9
Rejected ballots 24 1.9
Turnout 1252 37.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: St Austell Poltair[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Jackie Bull 325 35.5
Conservative Adam Harris 232 25.3
Mebyon Kernow Derek Collins 187 20.4
Labour Co-op Andrea Lanxon 168 18.3
Majority 93 10.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.4
Turnout 916 27.7
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2009 election
2009 election: St Austell Poltair[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Double 379 34.9
Liberal Democrats John Stocker 312 28.7
Independent Steven Honey 289 26.6
Labour Andrea Lanxon 91 8.4
Majority 67 6.2
Rejected ballots 16 1.5
Turnout 1087 33.3
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Jackie Bull". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. "Election results for St Austell Poltair Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. "Election results for St Austell Poltair Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "Election results for St Austell Poltair Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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