Redruth South (electoral division)
Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
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Redruth South is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Ian Thomas, an Independent.[1]
| Redruth South | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Camborne and Redruth | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Cornwall | ||
Redruth South (styled as Redruth (South) until 1985) was also an electoral division returned one member to Cornwall County Council between 1973 and the abolition of the council in 2009. Kerrier District Council also had a division called Redruth South which returned three members between 1979 and the abolition of the council in 2009.
Extent
The current Cornwall Council division covers the south of Redruth as well as the hamlet of Church Town. Parts of Carn Brea Village are also included (the village being covered mostly by Four Lanes division).[2]
Councillors
Cornwall Council
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Graeme Hicks | Independent | |
| 2013 | Ian Thomas | ||
| 2017 | |||
Cornwall County Council
| Election[3] | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | S. Jeffery | Independent | |
| 1977 | A. Davey | ||
| 1981 | |||
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | C. Hailey | Labour | |
| 1993 | |||
| 1997 | T. Bray | Independent | |
| 2001 | G. Hicks | ||
| 2005 | |||
Kerrier District Council
| Election[4] | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | Third member | Third party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | A. Davey | Independent | S. Jeffery | Independent | D. Hattam | Conservative | |||
| 1983 | D. Jeffery | ||||||||
| 1987 | K. Rule | Alliance | P. Aston | Alliance | |||||
| 1991 | T. Bray | Liberal | Lib Dem | L. Rhys | Labour | ||||
| 1995 | Independent | W. Lawrence | |||||||
| 1999 | Independent | ||||||||
| 2003 | G. Hicks | ||||||||
| 2007 | L. Pascoe | ||||||||
Election results
Cornwall Council division
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Thomas | 345 | 35.4 | ||
| Conservative | David Eyles | 339 | 34.8 | ||
| Labour | Colin Garrick | 211 | 21.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Margaret Thompson | 79 | 8.1 | ||
| Majority | 6 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 974 | 30.8 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ian Thomas | 342 | 41.4 | ||
| Labour | Will Tremayne | 311 | 37.7 | ||
| UKIP | Ray Wyse | 173 | 20.9 | ||
| Majority | 31 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 826 | 27.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Graeme Hicks | 728 | 60.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary McWilliams | 227 | 19.0 | ||
| Conservative | Barbara Ellenbroek | 187 | 15.6 | ||
| Labour | Barney Neild | 55 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 501 | 41.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1197 | 39.2 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Cornwall County Council division
2005 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Hicks | 1,636 | 51.6 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Ashton | 637 | 20.1 | ||
| Labour | R. Fry | 535 | 16.9 | ||
| Conservative | I. Bosworth | 283 | 8.9 | ||
| Liberal | C. Skinner | 79 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 999 | 31.5 | |||
| Turnout | 3170 | 66.9 | |||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
2001 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | G. Hicks | 1,026 | 36.2 | ||
| Independent | T. Bray | 537 | 18.9 | ||
| Labour | G. Chin-Quee | 445 | 15.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Ashton | 410 | 14.5 | ||
| Conservative | J. Carroll | 366 | 12.9 | ||
| Liberal | C. Crossman | 51 | 1.8 | ||
| Majority | 489 | ||||
| Turnout | 2835 | 64.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1997 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | T. Bray | 933 | 30.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Ashton | 776 | 25.6 | ||
| Labour | C. Lidyard | 770 | 25.4 | ||
| Conservative | K. Bowden | 483 | 15.9 | ||
| Liberal | R. Matthews | 75 | 2.5 | ||
| Majority | 157 | 5.2 | |||
| Turnout | 3037 | 69.2 | |||
| Independent gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
1993 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Hailey | 903 | 56.5 | ||
| Conservative | N. Serpell | 272 | 17.0 | ||
| Liberal | T. Bray | 248 | 15.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | R. Hendry | 174 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 631 | 39.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1597 | 36.0 | |||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
1989 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | C. Hailey | 905 | 52.1 | ||
| Conservative | M. Phillips | 625 | 36.0 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | A. McCough | 208 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 280 | 16.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1738 | 38.6 | |||
| Labour gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1985 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Davey | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1981 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Davey | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
1977 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | A. Davey | 542 | 38.4 | ||
| Independent | S. Jeffery | 445 | 31.5 | ||
| Conservative | P. Barron | 255 | 18.1 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | J. Soloman | 169 | 12.0 | ||
| Majority | 97 | 6.9 | |||
| Turnout | 1411 | 36.0 | |||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1973 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | S. Jeffery | Uncontested | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
