Gunnislake and Calstock (electoral division)

Gunnislake and Calstock is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Dorothy Kirk, a member of the Labour Party.[1]

Gunnislake and Calstock
UK Parliament Constituency: South East Cornwall
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Dorothy Kirk Labour 2013-

Extent

Gunnislake and Calstock covers the villages of Calstock, Dimson, Gunnislake and Drakewalls, and the hamlets of Albaston and St Ann's Chapel. It is bordered to the east by the River Tamar and to the west by the division of St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray.[2]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Gunnislake and Calstock[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Kirk 800 44.4
Conservative Sydney Booth 660 36.7
Liberal Democrats Theo Brown 340 18.9
Majority 140 7.8
Rejected ballots 0 0.0
Turnout 1800 50.0
Labour hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Gunnislake and Calstock[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Kirk 477 34.3
Conservative Russell Bartlett 418 30.0
UKIP Sam Gardner 341 24.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Emery 152 10.9
Majority 59 4.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.3
Turnout 1392 37.7
Labour win (new seat)

References
  1. "Dorothy Kirk". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  3. "Election results for Gunnislake and Calstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  4. "Election results for Gunnislake and Calstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
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