| St Mawgan and Colan | |
|---|---|
| Former ward Cornwall Council. | |
 Boundary of St Mawgan and Colan in from 2013-2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| 2013–2021 | |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Replaced by | St Columb Minor and Colan St Columb Major, St Mawgan and St Wenn |
| Created from | Colan and Mawgan |
St Mawgan and Colan (Cornish: Lannhernow ha Kolan)[1][2] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council from 2013 to 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by St Columb Minor and Colan and St Columb Major, St Mawgan and St Wenn.
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | John Fitter | Conservative | |
| 2017 | |||
| 2020 | Independent[note 1] | ||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | ||
Extent
St Mawgan and Colan covered the villages of Quintrell Downs, St Mawgan, Colan and the hamlets of Mountjoy, Chapel, Trebarber, Tregurrian, Mawgan Porth. The division covered 4,835 hectares in total.[3]
Election results
2017 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Fitter[note 1] | 728 | 61.1 | ||
| Independent | William Corbett | 277 | 23.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Chappell | 181 | 15.2 | ||
| Majority | 451 | 37.8 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1192 | 36.4 | |||
| Independent gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
2013 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Fitter | 588 | 75.5 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Rob Poole | 185 | 23.7 | ||
| Majority | 403 | 51.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.8 | |||
| Turnout | 779 | 28.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
- 1 2 Fitter quit the Conservatives in August 2020 after they did not select him as a candidate for the 2021 elections where the number of seats on the council was decreasing from 123 to 87.[5]
References
- ↑ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ↑ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Mawgan and Colan". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Election results for St Mawgan and Colan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Councillor John Fitter quits Conservatives as shrinking council forces scramble for seats". Cornwall Reports. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Election results for St Mawgan and Colan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
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