Poundstock_(electoral_division)
Poundstock (electoral division)
Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK
Poundstock (Cornish: Korlan)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Nicky Chopak, a Liberal Democrat.[2]
| Poundstock | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council. | |
Boundary of Poundstock in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 (2021) |
| Councillor | Nicky Chopak (Liberal Democrat) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Poundstock |
| 2013 (2013)–2021 (2021) | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Poundstock |
| Created from | Poundstock |
| 2009 (2009)–2013 (2013) | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | Poundstock |
| Created from | Council created |
2009-2021
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Phil Tucker | Conservative | |
| 2013 | Nicky Chopak | Liberal Democrats | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
2021-present
2009-2021
Poundstock represented the villages of Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Marhamchurch, Week St Mary, Jacobstow, Whitstone and North Tamerton, and the hamlets of Pencuke, Rosecare, St Gennys, Coxford, Wainhouse Corner, Trewint, Tregole, Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Box's Shop, Titson and Broad Langdon. The hamlets of Canworthy Water and Tresparrett Posts were shared with the Tintagel division.[3] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 12,419 hectares; from 2013 to its abolition in 2021, the division covered 13,516 hectares.[3][4]
2021-present
The current division, created from the 2021 boundary changes (when the Council went from 123 seats to 87),[5] represents the villages of Crackington Haven, Widemouth Bay, Marhamchurch, Week St Mary, Jacobstow, Whitstone, North Tamerton and Grimscott, and the hamlets of St Gennys, Pencuke, Rosecare, Coxford, Wainhouse Corner, Trewint, Tregole, Treskinnick Cross, Poundstock, Box's Shop, Titson, Broad Langdon, Red Post and Hersham. The hamlet of Tresparrett Posts is shared with the Camelford and Boscastle division and the division also covers a small part of the edge of the town of Stratton.[6]
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Chopak | 945 | 45.0 | ||
| Conservative | Aaron Lynch | 592 | 28.2 | ||
| Independent | Bill Harper | 392 | 18.6 | ||
| Green | Anthony Manfredi | 160 | 7.6 | ||
| Majority | 353 | 16.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2102 | 47.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4469[8] | ||||
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |||||
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Chopak | 999 | 59.5 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Dart | 664 | 39.5 | ||
| Majority | 335 | 19.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 17 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1680 | 45.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicky Chopak | 487 | 36.7 | ||
| Conservative | Andrew Ades | 449 | 33.8 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Paul Sousek | 206 | 15.5 | ||
| Independent | Rupert Powell | 171 | 12.9 | ||
| Majority | 38 | 2.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1327 | 36.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Phil Tucker | 668 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Booker | 623 | 37.8 | ||
| UKIP | Rupert Powell | 184 | 11.2 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Paul Sousek | 88 | 5.3 | ||
| Independent | Barry Jordan | 82 | 5.0 | ||
| Majority | 45 | 2.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1650 | 53.4 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
- "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- "Nicky Chopak". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Poundstock E05009234". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Poundstock E05008272". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- Richard Whitehouse (5 May 2021). "The key battlegrounds in this week's Cornwall Council elections". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 14.
- "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- "Election results for Poundstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 7 March 2021.