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.
CountyCornwall
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorJames Mustoe (Conservative)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromMevagissey
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

2021 election: Mevagissey and St Austell Bay[5]
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

2025 election: Mevagissey and St Austell Bay[6]
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "James Mustoe". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  4. ^ Cornwall Council Interactive Map (Map). Cornwall Council. 2026. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Election results for Mevagissey & St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Election results for Mevagissey & St Austell Bay Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 1st May, 2025". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2026.