Penwithick and Boscoppa (electoral division)

Penwithick and Boscoppa
ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Penwithick and Boscoppa in from 2021.
County	Cornwall
Current ward
Created	2021 (2021)
Councillor	Matthew Luke (Mebyon Kernow)
Created from	Penwithick and Boscoppa Bugle
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Penwithick and Boscoppa
Created from	Penwithick[1][2]

Penwithick and Boscoppa (Cornish: Pennwydhek ha Boskoppa)^[3] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Matthew Luke, a member of Mebyon Kernow, a Cornish nationalist party.^[4]

Councillors

2013-2021

Election	Member		Party
2013		Matthew Luke	Mebyon Kernow
2017
2021	Seat abolished

2021-present

Election	Member		Party
2021		Matthew Luke	Mebyon Kernow

Extent

2013-2021 division boundaries shown within Cornwall

2013-2021

Under its former boundaries, Penwithick and Boscoppa represented the very north of St Austell including Carclaze and Boscoppa (though a small part of Boscoppa was covered by the St Austell Poltair division). The division also represented the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla and Penwithick and the hamlets of Scredda and Carluddon. In total, it covered 881 hectares.^[5]

2021-present

With its current boundaries, the division represents the very north of the town of St Austell, including Carclaze and Boscoppa (with a small part of Boscoppa now being covered by the St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles division), the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla, Penwithick and Stenalees, and the hamlets of Scredda, Carluddon, Trethowel, Ruddlemoor and Carthew.^[6]

Election results

2021 election

2021 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Mebyon Kernow	Matthew Luke	764	53.8
	Conservative	Sally-Anne Saunders[note 1]	636	44.8
Majority			128	9.0
Rejected ballots			19	1.3
Turnout			1419	29.6
Registered electors			4799[9]
	Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

2017 election

2017 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Mebyon Kernow	Matthew Luke	397	41.6
	Conservative	Jamie Hanlon	381	39.9
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Irwin	174	18.2
Majority			16	1.7
Rejected ballots			3	0.3
Turnout			955	27.0
	Mebyon Kernow hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Mebyon Kernow	Matthew Luke	356	43.2
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Rowe	295	35.8
	Conservative	Jamie Hanlon	165	20.0
Majority			61	7.4
Rejected ballots			8	1.0
Turnout			824	23.9
	Mebyon Kernow win (new seat)

Notes

1. Saunders was an incumbent councillor, having represented Bugle since 2017.^[8]

References

1. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
2. "Electoral Review of Cornwall Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
3. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
4. "Matthew Luke". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
5. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penwithick and Boscoppa E05009227". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
6. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
7. "Election results for Penwithick & Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
8. "Election results for Bugle Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
9. Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 12.
10. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
11. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.