| Moresk | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Parliament Constituency: | Truro (until 1997) Truro and St Austell (1997-2010) Truro and Falmouth (2010-2013) | ||
| Ceremonial county: | Cornwall | ||
| European Parliament constituency: | Cornwall and Plymouth (until 1994) Cornwall and West Plymouth (1994-1999) South West England (1999-2013) | ||
Moresk (later Truro Moresk; Cornish: Moresk) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Between 1979 and 2009, Moresk was a division of Carrick District Council, electing two councillors. After the district council was abolished in 2009, Truro Moresk was a division of the new unitary authority, Cornwall Council, covering 146 hectares of the north of Truro. It elected one member and was abolished in 2013, being absorbed by the Truro Boscawen and Ladock, St Clement and St Erme divisions.
Councillors
Cornwall Council
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Bert Biscoe | Independent | |
Carrick District Council
| Election | First member | First party | Second member | Second party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | G. Smitherman | Conservative | D. Ansari | Liberal | ||
| 1983 | S. Shaw | Alliance | ||||
| 1987 | B. Bailey | Alliance | ||||
| 1991 | B. Biscoe | Independent | Liberal Democrats | |||
| 1995 | ||||||
| 1999 | ||||||
| 2003 | P. Sell | |||||
| 2007 | M. Vella | |||||
Election results
Cornwall Council division
2009 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Bert Biscoe | 743 | 45.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ros Cox | 387 | 23.6 | ||
| Conservative | Steve Chamberlain | 354 | 21.6 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Conan Jenkin | 70 | 4.3 | ||
| Labour | Robert Harrison | 48 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent | Etienne Smuts | 29 | 1.8 | ||
| Majority | 356 | 21.7 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 9 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1640 | 43.2 | |||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
Carrick District Council division
2007 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 720 | 38.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Vella | 481 | 25.7 | ||
| Conservative | M. Bamber | 366 | 19.5 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | C. Jenkin | 195 | 10.4 | ||
| Labour | V. Kelly | 112 | 6.0 | ||
| Majority | 115 | 6.1 | |||
| Total votes | 1874 | ||||
| Turnout | 37.8 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
2003 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 552 | 35.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Sell | 467 | 30.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | P. Vivian | 345 | 22.4 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | B. Andrew | 102 | 6.6 | ||
| Labour | N. Roach | 71 | 4.6 | ||
| Majority | 122 | 7.9 | |||
| Total votes | 1537 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.8 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1999 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 638 | 40.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Shaw | 464 | 29.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | L. Nethsingha | 313 | 19.8 | ||
| Conservative | A. Hare | 162 | 10.3 | ||
| Majority | 151 | 9.6 | |||
| Total votes | 1577 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.4 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1995 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 646 | 34.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Shaw | 566 | 30.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | C. Appleton | 470 | 25.0 | ||
| Labour | G. Madams | 198 | 10.5 | ||
| Majority | 96 | 5.1 | |||
| Total votes | 1880 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.3 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
1991 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | B. Biscoe | 566 | 26.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | S. Shaw | 519 | 24.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | M. Hurst | 506 | 23.7 | ||
| Conservative | J. Bostock | 320 | 15.0 | ||
| Independent | V. Bennett | 223 | 10.4 | ||
| Majority | 13 | 0.6 | |||
| Total votes | 2134 | ||||
| Turnout | 52.0 | ||||
| Independent gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Alliance | Swing | ||||
1987 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | S. Shaw | 705 | 39.2 | ||
| Alliance | B. Bailey | 627 | 34.9 | ||
| Independent | I. Churchill | 375 | 20.8 | ||
| Labour | R. Cunningham | 92 | 5.1 | ||
| Majority | 252 | 14.0 | |||
| Total votes | 1799 | ||||
| Turnout | 45.7 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Alliance gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
1983 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Smitherman | 749 | 34.4 | ||
| Alliance | S. Shaw | 725 | 33.3 | ||
| Independent | E. Carlyon | 463 | 21.3 | ||
| Labour | V. Bennett | 241 | 11.1 | ||
| Majority | 262 | 12.0 | |||
| Total votes | 2178 | ||||
| Turnout | 60.7 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Alliance gain from Liberal | Swing | ||||
1979 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | G. Smitherman | Unopposed | |||
| Liberal | D. Ansari | Unopposed | |||
| Majority | N/A | ||||
| Total votes | N/A | ||||
| Turnout | N/A | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Liberal win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Truro Moresk". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Carrick District Council Election Results 1973-2007" (PDF). Elections Centre. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- "Election results for Truro Moresk Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
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