Penzance Central (electoral division)
{{short description|Electoral division of Cornwall in the UK}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox UK place
|official_name= Penzance Central
|type = Electoral district
|static_image = 200px
|static_image_caption= Penzance Central shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
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|map_type= Cornwall
|country= England
|region= South West
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|constituency_westminster = St Ives
|councillor1 = Cornelius Olivier
|party1 = Labour
}}
Penzance Central (Cornish: {{lang|kw|Pennsans Kres}}){{cite web |title=Henwyn Tyller A-Z |url=https://www.akademikernewek.org.uk/place-names/glossary/P?locale=en |website=Akademi Kernewek |access-date=23 April 2021}} is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Cornelius Olivier, a Labour Party member.{{cite web |title=Cornelius Olivier|url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=1773|website=Cornwall Council |access-date=23 April 2021}}
Penzance Central was also a division of Penwith District Council between 1973 and 2009, and, as Penzance (Central), was a division of Cornwall County Council between 1973 and 1985, returning one member.{{cite web |title=Penwith District Council Election Results 1973-2007 |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Penwith-1973-2007.pdf |website=Elections Centre |access-date=26 November 2020}}{{cite web |title=Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005 |url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cornwall-County.pdf |website=Elections Centre |access-date=23 April 2021}}
Cornwall Council division
=Extent=
Penzance Central covers the centre of the town of Penzance, including Morrab Gardens, the West Cornwall Hospital, Humphry Davy School, and Penwith College.{{cite web |title=Cornwall Council Interactive Map |url=https://map.cornwall.gov.uk/website/ccmap/?zoomlevel=7&xcoord=147181&ycoord=30440&wsName=ccmap&layerName=Electoral%20divisions|website=Cornwall Council |accessdate=23 April 2021}} The division covers 84 hectares in total.{{cite web|title=E05 Electoral Ward/Division Penzance Central|url=http://statistics.data.gov.uk/atlas/resource?uri=http%3A%2F%2Fstatistics.data.gov.uk%2Fid%2Fstatistical-geography%2FE05009228|website=Office for National Statistics|accessdate=23 April 2021}}
=Election results=
==[[2017 Cornwall Council election|2017 election]]==
{{Election box begin | title=2017 election: Penzance Central{{cite web |title=Election results for Penzance Central Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017 |url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=542 |website=Cornwall Council |access-date=23 April 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cornelius Olivier
|votes = 694
|percentage = 48.0
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Penny Young
|votes = 380
|percentage = 26.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Will Elliot
|votes = 258
|percentage = 17.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Dick Cliffe
|votes = 104
|percentage = 7.2
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 314
|percentage = 21.7
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.8
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1447
|percentage = 45.5
|change =
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{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
==[[2013 Cornwall Council election|2013 election]]==
{{Election box begin | title=2013 election: Penzance Central{{cite web |title=Election results for Penzance Central Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013 |url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=337&V=0&RPID=509305301 |website=Cornwall Council |access-date=23 April 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cornelius Olivier
|votes = 398
|percentage = 30.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Penny Young
|votes = 354
|percentage = 27.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Peter Mates
|votes = 178
|percentage = 13.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = John Moreland
|votes = 158
|percentage = 12.2
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Rabbitte
|votes = 127
|percentage = 9.8
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Mebyon Kernow
|candidate = Phillip Rendle
|votes = 53
|percentage = 4.1
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 44
|percentage = 3.4
|change =
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 24
|percentage = 0.1.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1292
|percentage = 39.3
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
==[[2009 Cornwall Council election|2009 election]]==
{{Election box begin | title=2009 election: Penzance Central{{cite web |title=Election results for Penzance Central Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009 |url=https://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionAreaResults.aspx?ID=69&V=0&RPID=509305308 |website=Cornwall Council |access-date=23 April 2021}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Tamsin Williams
|votes = 365
|percentage = 29.7
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = David Nebesnuick
|votes = 351
|percentage = 28.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = UKIP
|candidate = Oli Faulkner
|votes = 216
|percentage = 17.6
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Cornelius Olivier
|votes = 210
|percentage = 17.1
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
|candidate = Malcolm Lawrence
|votes = 73
|percentage = 5.9
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 14
|percentage = 1.1
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{{Election box rejected|
|votes = 14
|percentage = 1.1
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1229
|percentage = 37.7
|change =
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{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
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{{Election box end}}
Cornwall County Council division
=Election results=
==[[1981 Cornwall County Council election|1981 election]]==
{{Election box begin | title=1981 election: Penzance (Central)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = J. Batten
|votes = 643
|percentage = 38.3
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Mebyon Kernow
|candidate = C. Lawry
|votes = 562
|percentage = 33.4
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = M. Rowe
|votes = 476
|percentage = 28.3
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 81
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{{Election box total
|votes = 1681
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{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage = 35.4
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
==[[1977 Cornwall County Council election|1977 election]]==
{{Election box begin | title=1977 election: Penzance (Central)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = M. Rowe
|votes = Uncontested
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|winner = Independent (politician)
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{{Election box end}}
==[[1973 Cornwall County Council election|1973 election]]==
{{Election box begin | title=1973 election: Penzance (Central)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = M. Rowe
|votes = Uncontested
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{{Election box end}}
References
{{Portal|Cornwall}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Cornwall Council wards 2009-2021|state=collapsed}}
{{Cornwall Council divisions 2009-2013|state=collapsed}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Penzance Central (electoral division)}}