Penryn West (electoral division)

Penryn West
Electoral district
Penryn West shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	South East Cornwall
Councillors	Mary May (Independent)

Penryn West (Cornish: Pennrynn West)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Mary May, an Independent and the vice-chairman of the council.[2]

Extent

Penryn West covers the centre and west of the town of Penryn, including Penryn College.[3] The division covers 164 hectares in total.[4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Penryn West[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mary May	464	45.7
	Green	Harry Willoughby	244	24.0
	Conservative	Ellie Phipps	155	15.3
	Liberal Democrats	Billy Burton	151	14.9
Majority			220	21.7
Rejected ballots			2	0.2
Turnout			1016	27.7
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Penryn West[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mary May	399	42.4
	Liberal Democrats	Cait Hutchings	261	27.8
	UKIP	Martin Orders	183	19.5
	Labour	Jim Lloyd-Davies	93	9.9
Majority			138	14.7
Rejected ballots			4	0.4
Turnout			940	26.3
	Independent hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Penryn West[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mary May	363	31.5
	Liberal Democrats	Cait Hutchings	345	29.9
	Independent	Ted Wilkes	188	16.3
	Conservative	Gill Grant	178	15.4
	Labour	Scott Hands	67	5.8
Majority			18	1.6
Rejected ballots			13	1.1
Turnout			1154	33.3
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
2. "Mary May". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
3. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penryn West". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
5. "Election results for Penryn West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
6. "Election results for Penryn West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
7. "Election results for Penryn West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 26 April 2021.