Falmouth Boslowick (electoral division)
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| Falmouth Boslowick | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council | |
 Boundary of Falmouth Boslowick in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Councillor | Alan Jewell (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Falmouth Boslowick |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Falmouth Boslowick |
| Created from | Falmouth Boslowick |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Falmouth Boslowick |
| Created from | Council created |
Falmouth Boslowick (Cornish: Aberfala Boselewydh)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Alan Jewell, a Conservative.[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 | Mike Varney | Independent | |
| 2013 | Alan Jewell | Conservative | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
2021-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alan Jewell | Conservative | |
2021-present division
Extent
The current division represents the south west of the town of Falmouth, including Boslowick, Swanvale and Maenporth Beach. The hamlet of Mongleath is shared with the Falmouth Trescobeas and Budock division.[3]
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Jewell[note 1] | 693 | 39.9 | ||
| Labour | Sinead Hanks | 578 | 33.3 | ||
| Green | Dean Evans | 318 | 18.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Benton | 132 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 6.6 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 15 | 0.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1736 | 37.1 | |||
| Registered electors | 4681[5] | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
