Lynher (electoral division)

This article is about the Cornish electoral division. For other uses, see Lynher.

Lynher
ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Lynher in Cornwall from 2021.
County	Cornwall
Current ward
Created	2021 (2021)
Councillor	Sharon Daw (Conservative)
Number of councillors	One
Created from	Lynher Menheniot St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray St Germans and Landulph
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Lynher
Created from	St Ive[1][2]

Lynher is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Sharon Daw, a Conservative.[3]

Councillors

2013-2021

Election	Member		Party
2013		Stephanie McWilliam	UKIP
2017		Sharon Daw	Conservative
2021	Seat abolished

2021-present

Election	Member		Party
2021		Sharon Daw	Conservative

Extent

2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2013-2021

Between 2013 and 2021, Lynher represented the villages of Linkinhorne, Golberdon, St Ive, Pensilva, Minions, and Rilla Mill, and the hamlets of Mornick, Trewoodloe, Maders, Trevigro, St Ive Cross, Parkfield, Caradon Town, Downgate, Plushabridge, Rillaton, Upton Cross, North Darley, Darleyford, Henwood, Sharptor and South Hill. The village of Bray Shop was also partly covered by the division (being shared with the Stokeclimsland division). The division covered 6894 hectares.[4]

2021-present

Since 2021, Lynher has represented the villages of Linkinhorne, Golberdon, St Ive, Pensilva, Minions, Rilla Mill, Quethiock, Pillaton and St Mellion, and the hamlets of Mornick, Trewoodloe, Maders, Trevigro, St Ive Cross, Parkfield, Caradon Town, Downgate, Plushabridge, Rillaton, Upton Cross, North Darley, Darleyford, Henwood, Sharptor, South Hill, Trehunist and Blunts. The village of Bray Shop is also partly covered by the division (being shared with the Altarnun and Stoke Climsland division).[5]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Lynher[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sharon Daw	929	46.0
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Sturtridge	645	32.0
	Green	Martin Corney	224	11.1
	Labour	Barry Adams	203	10.1
Majority			284	14.1
Rejected ballots			17	0.8
Turnout			2018	43.0
Registered electors			4695[7]
	Conservative win (new seat)

2017 election

2017 election: Lynher[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Sharon Daw	614	38.7
	UKIP	Stephanie McWilliam	361	22.7
	Labour	Ruth Wilson	233	14.7
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Hordley	224	14.1
	Green	Martin Corney	142	8.9
Majority			253	15.9
Rejected ballots			13	0.8
Turnout			1587	45.0
	Conservative gain from UKIP		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Lynher[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	UKIP	Stephanie McWilliam	469	34.8
	Conservative	Finbar Heely	391	29.0
	Liberal Democrats	Christine Hordley	388	28.8
	Independent	Alan Neal	91	6.8
Majority			78	5.8
Rejected ballots			8	0.6
Turnout			1347	38.1
	UKIP win (new seat)

References

1. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. "Sharon Daw". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Lynher E05009208". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
5. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
6. "Election results for Lynher Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
7. Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 10.
8. "Election results for Lynher Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
9. "Election results for Lynher Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 3 January 2021.