St Keverne and Meneage (electoral division)

St Keverne and Meneage
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of St Keverne and Meneage in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Helston South and Meneage Mullion and St Keverne
Created from	St Keverne and Meneage
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	St Keverne and Meneage
Created from	Council created

St Keverne and Meneage (Cornish: Lannaghevran ha Managhek)^[1][2] 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 Helston South and Meneage and Mullion and St Keverne. Julian Rand, the last councillor for the division, ran for the newly formed Helston South and Meneage, but was beaten by the Conservative candidate.^[3]

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2009		Pam Lyne	Independent
2013		Walter Sanger	Conservative
2017		Julian Rand	Independent
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

St Keverne and Meneage represented the villages of Berepper, Gunwalloe, Cury, Gweek, Garras, Mawgan-in-Meneage, St Martin-in-Meneage, Helford, Manaccan, St Anthony-in-Meneage, Porthallow, St Keverne and Coverack, and the hamlets of Chyvarloe, White Cross, Cross Lanes, Bishop's Quay, Gillan, Tregidden, Traboe, Lanarth, Tregowris, Roskorwell, Porthoustock, Rosenithon, Trelan, Ponsongath and Gwenter.^[4]

The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 10160 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 11283 hectares.^[4][5]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Keverne and Meneage^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Julian Rand	753	43.9	New
	Conservative	Paul Parfitt	727	42.4	2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Wendy Gauntlett	229	13.3	New
Majority			26	1.5	N/A
Rejected ballots			7	0.4	0.2
Turnout			1716	42.9	4.5
	Independent gain from Conservative		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Keverne and Meneage^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Walter Sanger	631	40.4	6.2
	Green	Dominic Brandreth	502	32.2	New
	UKIP	Brian Bailey	355	22.8	New
	Labour	Ann Round	69	4.4	2.7
Majority			129	8.3	N/A
Rejected ballots			3	0.2	0.3
Turnout			1560	38.4	15.9
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: St Keverne and Meneage^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Pam Lyne	673	35.0
	Conservative	Stephen Sobey	657	34.2
	Independent	William Sanger	356	18.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Driver	127	6.6
	Independent	Diane Cash	67	3.5
	Labour	Rosanna Phillips	33	1.7
Majority			16	0.8
Rejected ballots			10	0.5
Turnout			1923	54.3
	Independent win (new seat)

References

1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
2. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
3. "Election results for Helston South & Meneage Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
4. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Keverne and Meneage E05009259". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
5. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Keverne and Meneage E05008299". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
6. "Election results for St Keverne and Meneage Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
7. "Election results for St Keverne and Meneage Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
8. "Election results for St Keverne and Meneage Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 6 May 2021.