St Austell Bethel (electoral division)

St Austell Bethel is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Malcolm Brown, a Liberal Democrat.[1]

St Austell Bethel
UK Parliament Constituency: St Austell and Newquay
Ceremonial county: Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name Party Years
Malcolm Brown Liberal Democrats 2013-
Graham Walker Liberal Democrats 2009-2013

Extent

St Austell Bethel covers the east side of St Austell, including Bethel and part of Holmbush (which is shared with the St Austell Bay division).[2] The division covers 135 hectares in total.[3]

Election results

2017 election
2017 election: St Austell Bethel[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brown 433 35.1
Independent Graham Walker 411 33.3
Conservative Crystal Pearce 335 27.1
TUSC Gill Birchall 51 4.1
Majority 22 1.8
Rejected ballots 5 0.4
Turnout 1235 33.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2013 election
2013 election: St Austell Bethel[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Brown 276 26.8
Independent Graham Walker 264 25.7
Conservative Bob Davidson 194 18.9
UKIP Ian Proctor 173 16.8
Labour Co-op Brendan Parkinson 115 11.2
Majority 12 1.2
Rejected ballots 6 0.6
Turnout 1028 27.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2009 election
2009 election: St Austell Bethel[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Walker 462 35.0
Conservative Bob Davidson 444 33.7
UKIP Ian Proctor 208 15.8
Mebyon Kernow Peter Morton-Nance 140 10.6
Labour Peter Corby 64 4.9
Majority 18 1.4
Rejected ballots 1 0.1
Turnout 1319 35.9
Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References
  1. "Malcolm Brown". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bethel". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  4. "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. "Election results for St Austell Bethel Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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