Porthleven and Helston West
Electoral district
Porthleven and Helston West shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
Councillors

Porthleven and Helston West (Cornish: Porthleven ha Hellys West)[1][2] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Andrew Wallis, a member of the Independent Alliance.[3]

Extent

Porthleven and Helston West covers the town of Porthleven and the west of the town of Helston.[4] The division covers 1,235 hectares in total.[5]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Porthleven and Helston West[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Wallis[note 1] 747 52.2
Conservative Danny Williams 334 23.3
Independent Neil Clark 260 18.2
Liberal Democrats Jenny Dearlove 84 5.9
Majority 413 28.9
Rejected ballots 6 0.4
Turnout 1431 42.0
Independent hold Swing
  1. ↑ Although Wallis was elected as an Independent, he defected to the Independent Alliance, a breakaway independent group, in 2020.[7]

2013 election

2013 election: Porthleven and Helston West[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Andrew Wallis 706 64.7
Conservative Liz Lane 189 17.3
UKIP Stephen Gough 156 14.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Goedegebuur 35 3.2
Majority 517 47.4
Rejected ballots 5 0.5
Turnout 1091 32.1
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Andrew Wallis". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Porthleven and Helston West". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Election results for Porthleven and Helston West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Milo Perrin (5 August 2020). "New political group formed at Cornwall Council". Cornish Stuff. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Election results for Porthleven and Helston West Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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