Liskeard West and Dobwalls (electoral division)

Liskeard West and Dobwalls
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Liskeard West and Dobwalls in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Liskeard South and Dobwalls Liskeard Central
Created from	Liskeard South and Dobwalls

Liskeard West and Dobwalls (Cornish: Lyskerrys West ha Fosow Dobb)[1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections; most of the division was made into a part of the new, larger Liskeard South and Dobwalls division, but a small piece of land was absorbed into the Liskeard Central division.[note 1]

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2013		Michael George	Liberal Democrat
2017		Jane Pascoe	Conservative
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

Liskeard West and Dobwalls represented the west of Liskeard, including the suburb of Moorswater, and the village of Dobwalls.[2] The division covered 655 hectares in total.[4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Liskeard West and Dobwalls[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jane Pascoe	738	49.6	New
	Liberal Democrats	Michael George	501	33.7	−32.6
	Labour	Tyler Bennetts	180	12.1	New
	UKIP	Chris Collins	66	4.4	−26.9
Majority			237	15.9	−19.2
Rejected ballots			3	0.2	−2.2
Turnout			1488	44.5	+8.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Liskeard West and Dobwalls[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Michael George	796	66.3	New
	UKIP	Patricia Marris	375	31.3	New
Majority			421	35.1
Rejected ballots			29	2.4
Turnout			1200	35.6
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Notes

1. The piece of land is the small area in Liskeard Central between the A38 road and the boundary with St Cleer and Menheniot.[2][3]

References

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
2. "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 16 of 20". UK Government Web Archive. 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Liskeard West and Dobwalls". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
5. "Election results for Liskeard West and Dobwalls Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
6. "Election results for Liskeard West and Dobwalls Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2021.