Callington (electoral division)
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Callington (Cornish: Kelliwik)[1] was any of various wards and electoral divisions of Cornwall in the United Kingdom.
The most recent was the Callington division which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and boundary changes at the 2021 elections, when it was succeeded by Callington and St Dominic.
There were also Callington divisions on Cornwall County Council from 1973 to 2009 electing one member,[2] and on Caradon District Council electing two members from 1973 to 2003 and three from 2003 to 2009.[3]
Councillors
| Callington | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council | |
 Boundary of Callington in Cornwall from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Callington and St Dominic |
| Created from | Callington |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Callington |
| Created from | Council created |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Andrew Long | Mebyon Kernow | |
| 2013 | |||
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
Callington represented the town of Callington as well as the hamlet of Frogwell and part of the hamlet of Newbridge (which was shared with the St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray division). Although the division was nominally abolished in boundary changes at the 2013 elections, this had very little impact on the ward. Both before and after the boundary changes, the division covered 787 hectares.[4][5]
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mebyon Kernow | Andrew Long | 636 | 54.7 | ||
| Conservative | Sally Nicholson | 269 | 23.1 | ||
| Labour | Graham Fox | 97 | 8.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Dwane | 82 | 7.1 | ||
| UKIP | David Williams | 73 | 6.3 | ||
| Majority | 367 | 31.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1162 | 32.8 | |||
| Mebyon Kernow hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mebyon Kernow | Andrew Long | 712 | 60.4 | ||
| UKIP | Dave Williams | 322 | 27.3 | ||
| Conservative | Sally Nicholson | 107 | 9.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Muriel Merrett-Jones | 34 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 390 | 33.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1179 | 31.5 | |||
| Mebyon Kernow hold | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mebyon Kernow | Andrew Long | 777 | 54.1 | ||
| Conservative | John McQuillan | 387 | 27.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sharon Davidson | 262 | 18.3 | ||
| Majority | 390 | 27.2 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 1435 | 39.1 | |||
| Mebyon Kernow win (new seat) | |||||
Cornwall County Council
| Callington | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall County Council | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2005–2009 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Council abolished |
| Created from | Callington |
| 1985–2005 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Callington |
| Created from | Callington |
| 1973–1985 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Callington |
| Created from | Council created |
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | J. Tamblyn | Independent | |
| 1977 | |||
| 1981 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | R. Screech | Conservative | |
| 1993 | K. Williams | Liberal Democrat | |
| 1997 | |||
| 2001 | T. Nettle | Independent | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2009 | Council abolished | ||
Election results
2005 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Nettle | 1,988 | 60.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | D. Price | 700 | 21.2 | ||
| Conservative | R. Adcock | 618 | 18.7 | ||
| Majority | 1288 | 39.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3306 | 64.8 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2001 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Nettle | 2,562 | 73.6 | ||
| Conservative | F. Fletcher | 919 | 26.4 | ||
| Majority | 1643 | 47.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3481 | 63.6 | |||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
1997 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | K. Williams | 2,566 | 70.4 | ||
| Labour | P. King | 558 | 15.3 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | M. Miller | 522 | 14.3 | ||
| Majority | 2008 | 55.1 | |||
| Turnout | 3646 | 68.0 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1993 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | K. Williams | 1,323 | 84.8 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | M. Miller | 238 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 1085 | 69.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1561 | 30.5 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1989 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | R. Screech | 1,102 | 53.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Potter | 950 | 46.3 | ||
| Majority | 152 | 7.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2052 | 41.7 | |||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1985 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Tamblyn | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1981 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Tamblyn | 1,359 | 80.7 | ||
| Independent | E. Burley | 324 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 1035 | 61.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1683 | 45.7 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1977 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Tamblyn | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1973 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | J. Tamblyn | 1,163 | 67.2 | ||
| Independent | C. Pengelly | 568 | 32.8 | ||
| Majority | 595 | 34.4 | |||
| Turnout | 1731 | 51.8 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
