Mevagissey and St Austell Bay (electoral division)
| Mevagissey and St Austell Bay | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council | |
Boundary of Mevagissey and St Austell Bay in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Councillor | James Mustoe (Conservative) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Mevagissey St Austell Bay[1][2] |
Mevagissey and St Austell Bay is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. It was created at the 2021 local elections, being formed from parts of the former divisions of Mevagissey and St Austell Bay. The current councillor is James Mustoe, a Conservative.[3]
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | James Mustoe | Conservative | |
| 2025 | |||
Extent
The current division covers the parishes of Carlyon, St Austell Bay and Mevagissey as well as part of the Pentewan Valley parish.[1] It includes the villages of Carlyon Bay, Charlestown, Pentewan, Portmellon and Mevagissey and the hamlets of Tregrehan Mills, Lower Porthpean, Higher Porthpean, Trenarren. The division also includes the Duporth site.[4]
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Mustoe | 1,496 | 67.3 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Charlotte Tonks | 243 | 10.9 | ||
| Labour | Kay Ecclestone | 203 | 9.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Garth Shephard | 146 | 6.6 | ||
| Green | Kathy King | 127 | 5.7 | ||
| Majority | 1253 | 56.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 2222 | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
2025 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Mustoe | 1,025 | 49.9 | −17.4 | |
| Reform UK | Richard Jenkin | 405 | 19.7 | New | |
| Mebyon Kernow | Lyndon Allen | 300 | 14.6 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Katie Truman | 171 | 8.3 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Sheen | 154 | 7.5 | +0.9 | |
| Majority | 620 | 30.2 | −26.2 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.05 | -0.25 | ||
| Turnout | 2056 | 44.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 4,675 | ||||
| Conservative hold | |||||
References
- ^ a b "Final recommendations for division boundaries in the county of Cornwall December 2018 Sheet 1 of 1" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "James Mustoe". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ Cornwall Council Interactive Map (Map). Cornwall Council. 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Election results for Mevagissey & St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Election results for Mevagissey & St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 1st May, 2025". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2026.