St Austell Bay (electoral division)

St Austell Bay
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of St Austell Bay in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Mevagissey and St Austell Bay
Created from	St Austell Bay
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	St Austell Bay
Created from	Council created

St Austell Bay (Cornish: Baya Ti war Dreth)[1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Mevagissey and St Austell Bay.

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2009		Richard Stewart	Conservative
2013		Tom French
2017
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

St Austell Bay represented the south east of the town of St Austell, including Carlyon Bay, the suburb of Holmbush and part of the suburb of Sandy Bottom (which was shared with the Mount Charles division), as well as the villages of Higher Porthpean and Charlestown, and the hamlets of Lower Porthpean, Trenarren and Tregrehan Mills. Duporth was shared with the Mevagissey division.[2] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 610 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 881 hectares.[2][3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Austell Bay[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom French	958	58.1
	Liberal Democrats	Nicky Oxenham	423	25.7
	Independent	Tim Jones	178	10.8
	UKIP	Kevin Solly	84	5.1
Majority			535	32.5
Rejected ballots			5	0.3
Turnout			1648	44.0
	Conservative hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Austell Bay[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Tom French	582	45.8
	Independent	Anne Langley	546	43.0
	Labour	Maggi Pitches	129	10.2
Majority			36	2.8
Rejected ballots			13	1.0
Turnout			1270	34.4
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: St Austell Bay[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Stewart	829	58.5
	Liberal Democrats	Terry Ralph	468	33.1
	Labour	Ann Phillips	98	6.9
Majority			361	25.5
Rejected ballots			21	1.5
Turnout			1416	43.9
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
2. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bay E05009243". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Austell Bay E05008281". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
4. "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
5. "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
6. "Election results for St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 5 May 2021.