- Penwith local elections
One third of
Penwith Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.Political control
Independent 1973 - 1986
No overall control 1986 - presentCouncil elections
Penwith Council election, 1998 Penwith Council election, 1999 Penwith Council election, 2000 Penwith Council election, 2002 Penwith Council election, 2003 Penwith Council election, 2004 Penwith Council election, 2006 Penwith Council election, 2007 By-election results
Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 655
percentage = 40.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 426
percentage = 26.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 425
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 117
percentage = 7.2
change = Election box majority
votes = 229
percentage = 14.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,623
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 275
percentage = 39.9
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 267
percentage = 38.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 148
percentage = 21.4
change = Election box majority
votes = 8
percentage = 1.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 690
percentage = 24.8
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 442
percentage = 39.0
change = -11.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 318
percentage = 28.1
change = +28.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 223
percentage = 19.7
change = -29.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 149
percentage = 13.2
change = +13.2Election box majority
votes = 124
percentage = 10.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,132
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 650
percentage = 70.8
change = +24.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 268
percentage = 29.2
change = -7.1Election box majority
votes = 382
percentage = 41.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 918
percentage = 27.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate =
votes = 687
percentage = 50.1
change = +18.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 426
percentage = 31.1
change = +31.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 258
percentage = 18.8
change = +18.8Election box majority
votes = 261
percentage = 19.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,371
percentage = 28.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Care
votes = 1,245
percentage = 67.3
change = +5.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joby Jackson
votes = 606
percentage = 32.7
change = +32.7Election box majority
votes = 639
percentage = 34.6
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,851
percentage =
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Stokes
votes = 351
percentage = 37.1
change = +6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Simon Reed
votes = 330
percentage = 34.9
change = +34.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Pullen
votes = 191
percentage = 20.2
change = -1.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Malcolm Lawrence
votes = 53
percentage = 5.6
change = -19.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joby Akira
votes = 20
percentage = 2.1
change = -10.2Election box majority
votes = 21
percentage = 2.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 945
percentage = 34.8
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 685
percentage = 56.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 264
percentage = 21.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate =
votes = 125
percentage = 10.3
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 119
percentage = 9.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate =
votes = 16
percentage = 1.3
change = Election box majority
votes = 421
percentage = 34.9
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,209
percentage = 46.2
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Jan Ruhrmund
votes = 454
percentage = 39.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Samuel Ryan
votes = 451
percentage = 39.2
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Timothy Pullen
votes = 150
percentage = 13.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Malcolm Lawrence
votes = 90
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Joby Akira
votes = 6
percentage = 0.5
change = Election box majority
votes = 3
percentage = 0.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,151
percentage = 42.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = John Bennett
votes = 374
percentage = 67.4
change = +14.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jayne Ninnes
votes = 181
percentage = 32.6
change = +19.3Election box majority
votes = 193
percentage = 34.8
change =Election box turnout
votes = 555
percentage = 19.7
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Independent (politician)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Derek Thomas
votes = 223
percentage = 29.5
change = -6.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Mark Squire
votes = 208
percentage = 27.5
change = -18.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cornelius Olivier
votes = 195
percentage = 25.8
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Mebyon Kernow
candidate = Phillip Rendle
votes = 92
percentage = 12.1
change = +12.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Stephen Dicker
votes = 38
percentage = 5.0
change = +5.0Election box majority
votes = 15
percentage = 2.0
change =Election box turnout
votes = 756
percentage = 26.2
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
swing =Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ray Tovey
votes = 493
percentage = 57.7
change = +4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Derek Elliott
votes = 192
percentage = 22.5
change = +22.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jayne Ninnes
votes = 170
percentage = 19.9
change = +19.9Election box majority
votes = 301
percentage = 35.2
change =Election box turnout
votes = 855
percentage = 27.1
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =External links
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