Penwithick and Boscoppa (electoral division)

Penwithick and Boscoppa is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Matthew Luke, a member of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish nationalist party.[1]

Penwithick and Boscoppa
UK Parliament Constituency: St Austell and Newquay
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Matthew Luke Mebyon Kernow 2013-

Extent

Penwithick and Boscoppa covers the very north of St Austell including Carclaze and Boscoppa (though a small part of Boscoppa is covered by the St Austell Poltair division). The division also covers and the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla and Penwithick and the hamlets of Scredda and Carluddon.[2]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 397 41.6
Conservative Jamie Hanlon 381 39.9
Liberal Democrats Robert Irwin 174 18.2
Majority 16 1.7
Rejected ballots 3 0.3
Turnout 955 27.0
Mebyon Kernow hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Mebyon Kernow Matthew Luke 356 43.2
Liberal Democrats Christopher Rowe 295 35.8
Conservative Jamie Hanlon 165 20.0
Majority 61 7.4
Rejected ballots 8 1.0
Turnout 824 23.9
Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

References
  1. "Matthew Luke". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
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