Par and St Blazey Gate (electoral division)

Par and St Blazey Gate
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Par and St Blazey Gate in from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	St Blazey Fowey, Tywardreath and Par
Created from	St Blaise Tywardreath[1][2]

Par and St Blazey Gate (Cornish: Porth ha Porthlanndreth)^[3] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by the divisions of St Blazey and Fowey, Tywardreath and Par.

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2013		Douglas Scrafton	Liberal Democrat
2017		Jordan Rowse	Conservative
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

Par and St Blazey Gate represented the village of Par, St Blazey Gate and parts of St Blazey and Bodelva (shared with the St Blazey division), and Polmear (shared with the Fowey and Tywardreath division). The division also covered the Eden Project.^[4] The division covered 542 hectares in total.^[5]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Par and St Blazey Gate^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jordan Rowse	512	42.2
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas Scrafton	479	39.5
	Labour	Ryan Chamberlain	216	17.8
Majority			33	2.7
Rejected ballots			6	0.5
Turnout			1213	37.9
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Par and St Blazey Gate^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Douglas Scrafton	355	39.0
	Conservative	Richard Pears	279	30.7
	Independent	Alison Watkins	263	28.9
Majority			76	8.4
Rejected ballots			13	1.4
Turnout			910	29.3
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

1. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
4. "Administrative Boundary for 2020 Viewer Map". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
5. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Par and St Blazey Gate E05009224". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
6. "Election results for Par and St Blazey Gate Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
7. "Election results for Par and St Blazey Gate Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 April 2021.