Bodmin St Petroc (electoral division)

Bodmin St Petroc is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Leigh Frost, a Liberal Democrat.[1]

Bodmin St Petroc
UK Parliament Constituency:		St Ives
Ceremonial county:		Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name	Party		Years
Leigh Frost		Liberal Democrats	2017-
Steve Rogerson		Liberal Democrats	2013-2017

Extent

Bodmin St Petroc covers the east side of Bodmin and the hamlet of Cooksland.[2] The division covers 752 hectares in total.[3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Bodmin St Petroc[4][5][note 1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Leigh Frost	1,047	39.0
	Conservative	Sylvia Berry	914	34.1
	Labour	Marc Thorne	463	17.3
	Mebyon Kernow	John Gibbs	231	8.6
Majority			133	5.0
Rejected ballots			27	1.0
Turnout			2682	67.3
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

1. Although originally scheduled to take place on the same day as other elections to Cornwall Council (4 May 2017), the death of incumbent and Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Rogerson on 16 April meant the election was countermanded to a later date. The election for a new councillor was held on 8 June.[6]

2013 election

2013 election: Bodmin St Petroc[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Rogerson	649	55.3
	UKIP	John Masters	188	16.0
	Independent	Lance Kennedy	181	15.4
	Mebyon Kernow	John Gibbs	139	11.8
Majority			461	39.3
Rejected ballots			16	1.4
Turnout			1173	30.0
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

References

1. "Leigh Frost". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Bodmin St Petroc". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
4. "Election results for Bodmin St Petroc Bodmin St Petroc By-election - Thursday, 8th June, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
5. "DECLARATION OF RESULT OF POLL" (PDF). Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
6. "Cornwall Council and Parish and Town Council Elections - 4 May 2017". Cornwall Council. 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
7. "Election results for Bodmin St Petroc Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 12 January 2021.