Bodmin St Petroc (electoral division)

Bodmin St Petroc is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Leigh Frost, a Liberal Democrat.[1]

Bodmin St Petroc
UK Parliament Constituency: St Ives
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Leigh Frost Liberal Democrats 2017-
Steve Rogerson Liberal Democrats 2013-2017

Extent

Bodmin St Petroc covers the east side of Bodmin and the hamlet of Cooksland.[2] The division covers 752 hectares in total.[3]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Bodmin St Petroc[4][5][note 1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Leigh Frost 1,047 39.0
Conservative Sylvia Berry 914 34.1
Labour Marc Thorne 463 17.3
Mebyon Kernow John Gibbs 231 8.6
Majority 133 5.0
Rejected ballots 27 1.0
Turnout 2682 67.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
  1. Although originally scheduled to take place on the same day as other elections to Cornwall Council (4 May 2017), the death of incumbent and Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Rogerson on 16 April meant the election was countermanded to a later date. The election for a new councillor was held on 8 June.[6]

2013 election
2013 election: Bodmin St Petroc[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Rogerson 649 55.3
UKIP John Masters 188 16.0
Independent Lance Kennedy 181 15.4
Mebyon Kernow John Gibbs 139 11.8
Majority 461 39.3
Rejected ballots 16 1.4
Turnout 1173 30.0
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References
  1. "Leigh Frost". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Bodmin St Petroc". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  4. "Election results for Bodmin St Petroc Bodmin St Petroc By-election - Thursday, 8th June, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  5. "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  6. "Cornwall Council and Parish and Town Council Elections - 4 May 2017". Cornwall Council. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "Election results for Bodmin St Petroc Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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