Par and St Blazey Gate (Cornish: Porth ha Porthlanndreth)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Jordan Rowse, a Conservative.[2]
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Electoral district | |
![]() Par and St Blazey Gate shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in) | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
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Par and St Blazey Gate covers the village of Par, St Blazey Gate and parts of St Blazey and Bodelva (shared with the St Blazey division), and Polmear (shared with the Fowey and Tywardreath division). The division also covers the Eden Project.[3] The division covers 542 hectares in total.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jordan Rowse | 512 | 42.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Douglas Scrafton | 479 | 39.5 | ||
Labour | Ryan Chamberlain | 216 | 17.8 | ||
Majority | 33 | 2.7 | |||
Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.5 | |||
Turnout | 1213 | 37.9 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Douglas Scrafton | 355 | 39.0 | ||
Conservative | Richard Pears | 279 | 30.7 | ||
Independent | Alison Watkins | 263 | 28.9 | ||
Majority | 76 | 8.4 | |||
Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 910 | 29.3 | |||
Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |