Pool and Tehidy (electoral division)
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| Pool and Tehidy | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council | |
 Boundary of Pool and Tehidy in Cornwall from 2021-present. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Councillor | Philip Desmonde (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Pool and Tehidy |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Pool and Tehidy |
| Created from | Camborne North Carn Brea South[1][2] Carn Brea North[note 1] |
Pool and Tehidy (Cornish: Poll ha Tihydin)[5] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current councillor is Conservative Philip Desmonde.[6]
The current division is distinct from the division of the same name created in 2013, which was abolished at the 2021 local elections.
2013-2021
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Malcolm Moyle | Labour | |
| 2017 | Philip Desmonde | Conservative | |
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
2021-present
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Philip Desmonde | Conservative | |
2021-present division
Extent
The current Pool and Tehidy division represents the villages of Pool and Illogan Highway, and the hamlets of South Tehidy, Roscroggan, Tolskithy, and Trevenson. The Tehidy manor is also included in the division, but much of the estate is part of the neighbouring Illogan and Portreath division. The hamlet of Penhallick is shared with the Four Lanes, Beacon and Troon division.[7]
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Philip Desmonde | 557 | 42.4 | ||
| Labour | Malcolm Moyle | 350 | 26.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Florence Macdonald | 241 | 18.3 | ||
| Green | Jasmin Appleby | 85 | 6.5 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Christopher Lawrence | 69 | 5.2 | ||
| Majority | 207 | 15.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1315 | 25.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 5129[9] | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
