Porthleven and Helston West (electoral division)

Porthleven and Helston West
Electoral district
Porthleven and Helston West shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	St Ives
Councillors	Andrew Wallis (Independent Alliance)

Porthleven and Helston West (Cornish: Porthleven ha Hellys West)[1][2] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Andrew Wallis, a member of the Independent Alliance.[3]

Extent

Porthleven and Helston West covers the town of Porthleven and the west of the town of Helston.[4] The division covers 1,235 hectares in total.[5]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Porthleven and Helston West[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Wallis[note 1]	747	52.2
	Conservative	Danny Williams	334	23.3
	Independent	Neil Clark	260	18.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jenny Dearlove	84	5.9
Majority			413	28.9
Rejected ballots			6	0.4
Turnout			1431	42.0
	Independent hold		Swing

1. Although Wallis was elected as an Independent, he defected to the Independent Alliance, a breakaway independent group, in 2020.[7]

2013 election

2013 election: Porthleven and Helston West[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Wallis	706	64.7
	Conservative	Liz Lane	189	17.3
	UKIP	Stephen Gough	156	14.3
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Goedegebuur	35	3.2
Majority			517	47.4
Rejected ballots			5	0.5
Turnout			1091	32.1
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
2. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
3. "Andrew Wallis". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
4. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
5. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Porthleven and Helston West". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
6. "Election results for Porthleven and Helston West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
7. Milo Perrin (5 August 2020). "New political group formed at Cornwall Council". Cornish Stuff. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
8. "Election results for Porthleven and Helston West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.