Penwithick and Boscoppa (electoral division)

Penwithick and Boscoppa 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.[1]

Penwithick and Boscoppa
UK Parliament Constituency:		St Austell and Newquay
Ceremonial county:		Cornwall
Cornwall Councillors
Name	Party		Years
Matthew Luke		Mebyon Kernow	2013-

Extent

Penwithick and Boscoppa covers the very north of St Austell including Carclaze and Boscoppa (though a small part of Boscoppa is covered by the St Austell Poltair division). The division also covers and the villages of Trethurgy, Rescorla and Penwithick and the hamlets of Scredda and Carluddon.[2]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Penwithick and Boscoppa[3]

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[4]

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)

References

1. "Matthew Luke". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
2. "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
4. "Election results for Penwithick and Boscoppa Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 23 December 2020.