Kerrier District Council elections

Kerrier was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1979
	No overall control	1979–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2007 until the council's abolition were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Rex Sadler^[2]		Independent		2007
Graeme Hicks		Independent	2007	2009

Council elections

By-election results

Illogan South By-Election 12 December 1996
Party		Votes	%
	Labour	629	56.8
	Independent	236	21.3
	Liberal Democrats	155	14.0
	Liberal	88	7.9
Majority		393	35.5
Turnout		1,108	21.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Helston North By-Election 5 March 1998
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	369	42.9	+25.1
	Independent	222	25.8	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats	111	12.9	−29.5
	Independent	96	11.2	+11.2
	Labour	62	7.2	+7.2
Majority		147	17.1
Turnout		860	22.2
	Conservative gain from Independent	Swing

St Day & Lanner By-Election 13 April 2000
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	485	41.3	+41.3
	Conservative	269	22.9	+22.9
	Labour	217	18.5	−17.2
	Liberal Democrats	204	17.4	−46.9
Majority		216	18.4
Turnout		1,175	27.6
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats	Swing

Porthleven By-Election 4 April 2002
Party		Votes	%	±%
	Independent	585	54.8	−1.3
	Independent	217	20.3	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats	187	17.5	+0.6
	Conservative	48	4.5	+4.5
	Labour	30	2.8	+2.8
Majority		368	34.5
Turnout		1,067	41.7
	Independent hold	Swing

Porthleven and Sithney By-Election 29 April 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Strike	544	87.2	+14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Gunter	70	11.2	−16.0
	Independent	Andrew Menzies-Grant	10	1.6	+1.6
Majority			474	76.0
Turnout			624	22.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Porthleven and Sithney By-Election 18 November 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Mebyon Kernow	Jane Acton	177	33.1	+33.1
	Independent	William Rowe	107	20.0	−68.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Gunter	102	19.1	+7.9
	Conservative	Alfred Mesropians	92	17.2	+17.2
	UKIP	Andrew Menzies-Grant	56	10.5	+10.5
Majority			70	13.1
Turnout			534	18.8
	Mebyon Kernow gain from Independent		Swing

Redruth South By-Election 16 March 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Pascoe	443	45.6	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	William Turner	206	21.2	+3.2
	Independent	Barbara Ellenbroek	138	14.2	+14.2
	Labour	Linda Moore	104	10.7	−2.7
	Conservative	Ian Bosworth	80	8.2	−5.9
Majority			237	24.4
Turnout			971	20.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Helston North By-Election 29 November 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Linda Taylor	315	37.1
	Independent	Tanya Dyer	226	26.6
	Independent	Dave Swift	194	22.8
	Mebyon Kernow	Alan Sanders	115	13.5
Majority			89	10.5
Turnout			850	17.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

References

^ "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
^ "We quit! Two Liberal Democrat councillors angry over 'One Cornwall' bid". Falmouth Packet. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
^ The District of Kerrier (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978
^ legislation.gov.uk - The District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

External links

Kerrier Council

[1] "Council compositions". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 3 May 2016.

[2] "We quit! Two Liberal Democrat councillors angry over 'One Cornwall' bid". Falmouth Packet. 1 August 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2022.

[3] The District of Kerrier (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1978

[4] slation.gov.uk - The District of Kerrier (Electoral Changes) Order 2002. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

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