Penwith local elections

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One third of Penwith Council is elected each year, followed by one year without election.

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[edit] Political control

Independent 1973 - 1986

No overall control 1986 - present

[edit] Council 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

[edit] By-election results

St Just By-Election 20 March 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 655 40.4
Liberal Democrat 426 26.4
Conservative 425 26.2
Independent 117 7.2
Majority 229 14.0
Turnout 1,623
Labour hold Swing
St Ives South By-Election 5 February 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 275 39.9
Liberal Democrat 267 38.7
Labour 148 21.4
Majority 8 1.2
Turnout 690 24.8
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
St Ives North By-Election 17 June 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 442 39.0 -11.4
Independent 318 28.1 +28.1
Labour 223 19.7 -29.9
Conservative 149 13.2 +13.2
Majority 124 10.9
Turnout 1,132
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Lelant and Carbis Bay By-Election 22 February 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 650 70.8 +24.7
Liberal Democrat 268 29.2 -7.1
Majority 382 41.6
Turnout 918 27.8
Conservative hold Swing
Hayle Gwinear By-Election 26 April 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat 687 50.1 +18.8
Conservative 426 31.1 +31.1
Labour 258 18.8 +18.8
Majority 261 19.0
Turnout 1,371 28.7
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St Buryan By-Election 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Eric Care 1,245 67.3 +5.2
Independent Joby Jackson 606 32.7 +32.7
Majority 639 34.6
Turnout 1,851
Conservative hold Swing
Penzance West By-Election 15 November 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Robert Stokes 351 37.1 +6.5
Liberal Democrat Simon Reed 330 34.9 +34.9
Labour Timothy Pullen 191 20.2 -1.9
Independent Malcolm Lawrence 53 5.6 -19.8
Independent Joby Akira 20 2.1 -10.2
Majority 21 2.2
Turnout 945 34.8
Conservative hold Swing
St Buryan By-Election 14 November 2002
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative 685 56.7
Independent 264 21.8
Labour 125 10.3
Independent 119 9.8
Independent 16 1.3
Majority 421 34.9
Turnout 1,209 46.2
Conservative hold Swing
Penzance Central By-Election 2 October 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Jan Ruhrmund 454 39.4
Conservative Samuel Ryan 451 39.2
Labour Timothy Pullen 150 13.0
Independent Malcolm Lawrence 90 7.8
Independent Joby Akira 6 0.5
Majority 3 0.2
Turnout 1,151 42.1
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Hayle South By-Election 10 November 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Bennett 374 67.4 +14.3
Labour Jayne Ninnes 181 32.6 +19.3
Majority 193 34.8
Turnout 555 19.7
Independent hold Swing
Penzance Central By-Election 17 November 2005
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Derek Thomas 223 29.5 -6.5
Liberal Democrat Mark Squire 208 27.5 -18.7
Labour Cornelius Olivier 195 25.8 +8.0
Mebyon Kernow Phillip Rendle 92 12.1 +12.1
Independent Stephen Dicker 38 5.0 +5.0
Majority 15 2.0
Turnout 756 26.2
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East By-Election 25 October 2007
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Ray Tovey 493 57.7 +4.6
Independent Derek Elliott 192 22.5 +22.5
Labour Jayne Ninnes 170 19.9 +19.9
Majority 301 35.2
Turnout 855 27.1
Conservative hold Swing

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