Gunnislake and Calstock (electoral division)

Gunnislake and Calstock is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Dorothy Kirk, a member of the Labour Party.[1]

Gunnislake and Calstock
UK Parliament Constituency:		South East Cornwall
Ceremonial county:		Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name	Party		Years
Dorothy Kirk		Labour	2013-

Extent

Gunnislake and Calstock covers the villages of Calstock, Dimson, Gunnislake and Drakewalls, and the hamlets of Albaston and St Ann's Chapel. It is bordered to the east by the River Tamar and to the west by the division of St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray.[2]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Gunnislake and Calstock[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Kirk	800	44.4
	Conservative	Sydney Booth	660	36.7
	Liberal Democrats	Theo Brown	340	18.9
Majority			140	7.8
Rejected ballots			0	0.0
Turnout			1800	50.0
	Labour hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Gunnislake and Calstock[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dorothy Kirk	477	34.3
	Conservative	Russell Bartlett	418	30.0
	UKIP	Sam Gardner	341	24.5
	Liberal Democrats	Martin Emery	152	10.9
Majority			59	4.2
Rejected ballots			4	0.3
Turnout			1392	37.7
	Labour win (new seat)

References

1. "Dorothy Kirk". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. "Election results for Gunnislake and Calstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
4. "Election results for Gunnislake and Calstock Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 31 December 2020.