Falmouth Arwenack (electoral division)
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| Falmouth Arwenack | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council | |
 Boundary of Falmouth Arwenack in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Councillor | Laurie Magowan (Labour) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Falmouth Arwenack Falmouth Smithick |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Falmouth Arwenack |
| Created from | Falmouth Arwenack |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Falmouth Arwenack |
| Created from | Council created |
Falmouth Arwenack (Cornish: Aberfala Arwynnek)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Laurie Magowan, a Labour member.[2] The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.
2013-2021
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Steve Eva | Independent | |
| 2013 | Geoffrey Evans | Conservative | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
2021-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Laurie Magowan | Labour | |
2021-present division
Extent
The current division represents the east of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks and Pendennis Point.[3]
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurie Magowan | 814 | 37.3 | ||
| Conservative | Geoffrey Evans[note 1] | 695 | 31.8 | ||
| Green | Tom Scott | 255 | 11.7 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Sean Stratton | 234 | 10.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Finian McCormick | 185 | 8.5 | ||
| Majority | 119 | 5.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 25 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2208 | 47.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4690[5] | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
