Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap (electoral division)

{{short description|Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox England and Wales ward

|name = Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap

|council = Cornwall Council

|map1 = Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap electoral division map 2021.svg

|map2 =

|map_entity = Cornwall

|map_year = 2021

|map_size = 200px

|year = 2021

|abolished =

|previous = Carharrack, Gwennap and St Day
Lanner and Stithians

|next =

|elects_howmany = One

|councillor1 = John Thomas

|party1 = Independent

|region = England

|county = Cornwall

}}

Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. It was created at the 2021 local elections, being created from the former divisions of Carharrack, Gwennap and St Day, and Lanner and Stithians. The current councillor is John Thomas, an Independent.{{cite web|title=John Thomas|url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1907|website=Cornwall Council|access-date=2024-10-05}}

Boundaries

Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap represents the entirety of the parishes of Gwennap, Lanner, and Stithians.

The parish of Gwennap includes the village of Gwennap and the hamlets of Burncoose, Comford, Coombe, Crofthandy, Cusgarne, Fernsplatt, Frogpool, Hick's Mill, Tresamble and United Downs.

The parish of Lanner includes the village of Lanner, Cornwall and the hamlets of Treviskey, and Trevarth.

The parish of Stithians includes the villages of Longdowns, Stithians, and the hamlets of Hendra, Herniss, Penhalurick, and Tresevern Croft.{{cite web|title=Cornwall Council Interactive Map|url=https://map.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/?zoomlevel=5&xcoord=171737&ycoord=39920&wsName=ccmap&layerName=Electoral%20divisions|website=Cornwall Council|access-date=2024-10-05}}

Councillors

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ElectionMember

!colspan="2"|Party

2021

|John Thomas

|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|Independent

2025

|John Thomas

|

|Independent

Election results

=2021 election=

{{Election box begin|title=2021 election: Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap{{cite web|title=Election results for Lanner, Stithians and Gwennap Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021|url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=748|website=Cornwall Council|access-date=2024-10-05}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = John Thomas{{refn|group="note"|Incumbent councillor, formerly representing Lanner and Stithians}}

|votes = 712

|percentage = 35.3

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate

|party = Independent politician

|candidate = Tim Luscombe

|votes = 480

|percentage = 23.8

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidate = Ben Salfield

|votes = 361

|percentage = 17.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)

|candidate = Peter Amoss

|votes = 219

|percentage = 10.9

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Mebyon Kernow

|candidate = Samuel Richards

|votes = 163

|percentage = 8.1

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Green Party of England and Wales

|candidate = John Carley

|votes = 80

|percentage = 4.0

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority

|votes = 232

|percentage = 11.5

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box rejected|

|votes = 14

|percentage = 0.7

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box turnout

|votes = 2,029

|percentage =

|change = N/A

}}

{{Election box new seat win

|winner = Independent politician

}}

{{Election box end}}

Notes

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References

{{Portal|Cornwall}}

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{{Cornwall Council divisions 2021|state=collapsed}}

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Category:Electoral divisions of Cornwall Council

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