Looe East (electoral division)

Looe East
UK Parliament Constituency:		South East Cornwall
Ceremonial county:		Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name	Party		Years
Armand Toms		Independent	2013-
		Conservative	2009-2013

Looe East is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Armand Toms, an Independent.^[1]

Extent

The division covers the east of Looe including Shutta, Plaidy, Millendreath and part of No Man's Land.^[2][3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Looe East^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Armand Toms	929	89.5
	Liberal Democrats	Gill Beswick	102	9.8
Majority			827	79.7
Rejected ballots			7	0.7
Turnout			1038	37.8
	Independent hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Looe East^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Armand Toms	687	58.5
	Conservative	James Gowing	225	19.1
	UKIP	Les Richmond	183	15.6
	Green	Rick Harmes	47	4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Sandra Preston	30	2.6
Majority			462	39.3
Rejected ballots			3	0.3
Turnout			1175	42.3
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Looe East^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Armand Toms	930	68.6
	UKIP	Jeff Hill	152	11.2
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Kettles	151	11.1
	Independent	Kathrina Ring	116	8.6
Majority			778	57.4
Rejected ballots			6	0.4
Turnout			1355	47.7
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "Armand Toms". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
3. "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
4. "Election results for Looe East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
5. "Election results for Looe East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
6. "Election results for Looe East Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 1 November 2020.