Mullion and Grade-Ruan (electoral division)
Former electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
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Mullion and Grade-Ruan (Cornish: Eglosvelyan ha Grada-Ruwon)[3] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Mullion and St Keverne.
| Mullion and Grade-Ruan | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council | |
Boundary of Mullion and Grade-Ruan in from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Mullion and St Keverne |
| Created from | Mullion[1][2] |
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Carolyn Rule | Independent | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
Mullion and Grade-Ruan represented the villages of Mullion, Cadgwith and Lizard, as well as the hamlets of Trewoon, Kuggar, Poltesco, St Ruan, Church Cove, Ruan Minor and Mullion Cove. The division covered 4,960 hectares in total.[4]
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Carolyn Rule | 704 | 42.6 |  5.0 | |
| Conservative | Alfred Mesropians | 458 | 27.7 |  4.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Marianna Baxter | 375 | 22.7 | New | |
| Green | Helen Angel | 109 | 6.6 | New | |
| Majority | 246 | 14.9 | 4.6 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1653 | 49.8 | 13.6 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Carolyn Rule | 577 | 47.6 | ||
| UKIP | Nina Sutherland | 341 | 28.1 | ||
| Conservative | Alfred Mesropians | 285 | 23.5 | ||
| Majority | 236 | 19.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1213 | 36.2 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
