Newquay Tretherras (electoral division)
Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
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Newquay Tretherras (Cornish: Tewynblustri Tretheyrres)[1][2] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Newquay Porth and Tretherras and Newquay Central and Pentire.[3][4]
| Newquay Tretherras | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council | |
Boundary of Newquay Tretherras in from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2009–2013 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Newquay Tretherras |
| Created from | Council created |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Newquay Porth and Tretherras Newquay Central and Pentire |
| Created from | Newquay Tretherras |
Extent
Newquay Tretherras covered the centre, east and south east of the town of Newquay, including Newquay Tretherras School.[5] The division covered 158 hectares in total.[6]
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Towill | 580 | 53.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Sally Michael-Jones | 265 | 24.4 | ||
| Independent | Rachel Craze | 238 | 21.9 | ||
| Majority | 315 | 29.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1088 | 35.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Lambshead | 292 | 35.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | George Edwards | 269 | 32.7 | ||
| UKIP | Doris Latham | 260 | 31.6 | ||
| Majority | 23 | 2.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.2 | |||
| Turnout | 823 | 26.9 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Patrick Lambshead | 511 | 43.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Rainbow | 171 | 14.6 | ||
| Independent | Eddie Yeoman | 168 | 14.4 | ||
| Independent | Tony Leverton | 165 | 14.1 | ||
| Independent | Pam Heywood | 141 | 12.1 | ||
| Majority | 340 | 29.1 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.2 | |||
| Turnout | 1170 | 39.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||