Mount Charles (electoral division)

Mount Charles (Cornish: Mont Charlys) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being absorbed into St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles, St Austell Central and Gover, and St Austell Bethel and Holmbush

There was also a Mount Charles division on Restormel Borough Council from 2003, and on Cornwall County Council from 2005, until both were abolished in 2009.

Cornwall Council division

Mount Charles
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Mount Charles in Cornwall from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles St Austell Central and Gover St Austell Bethel and Holmbush
Created from	Mount Charles
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Mount Charles
Created from	Council created

Extent

Mount Charles covered the south of the town of St Austell, including the suburb of Mount Charles.

The division was technically abolished in boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after the boundary changes, it covered 142 hectares in total.

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Mount Charles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Pears	478	41.7
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Bishop	251	21.9
	Independent	Gary King	214	18.7
	Labour Co-op	Paul Roberts	119	10.4
	UKIP	Andrea Gray	72	6.3
Majority			227	19.8
Rejected ballots			12	1.0
Turnout			1146	32.7
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Mount Charles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gary King	312	36.3
	Conservative	Anne Double	221	25.7
	Independent	Shirley Polmounter	153	17.8
	Labour	Paul Roberts	102	11.9
	Liberal Democrats	Eileen Rix	56	6.5
Majority			91	10.6
Rejected ballots			16	1.9
Turnout			860	24.4
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Mount Charles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Shirley Polmounter	380	35.7
	Independent	Gary King	362	34.0
	Conservative	Debbie Bradley	314	29.5
Majority			18	1.7
Rejected ballots			8	0.8
Turnout			1064	30.7
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Cornwall County Council division

Mount Charles
Former ward Cornwall County Council.
County	Cornwall
2005 (2005)–2009 (2009)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Council abolished
Created from	Trevarna

Election results

2005 election

2005 election: Mount Charles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	B. Rawlins	1,106	45.3
	Independent	E. Polmounter	838	34.3
	Labour	P. Derry	497	20.4
Majority			268	11.0
Turnout			2441	53.1
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Restormel Borough Council

Mount Charles
Former ward Restormel Borough Council.
County	Cornwall
2003 (2003)–2009 (2009)
Number of councillors	Three
Replaced by	Council abolished
Created from	Trevarna

Election results

2003 election

2003 election: Mount Charles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	D. Matthews	624	25.9
	Liberal Democrats	T. Jones	570	23.6
	Independent	E. Polmounter	511	21.2
	Liberal Democrats	B. Rawlins	481	20.0
	Labour	P. Derry	225	9.3
Majority			30	1.2
Total votes			2411
Turnout				25.8
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
	Independent win (new seat)

2007 election

2007 election: Mount Charles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	E. Polmounter	712	25.3
	Liberal Democrats	T. Jones	680	24.1
	Liberal Democrats	B. Rawlins	596	21.1
	Conservative	W. Arthur	543	19.3
	Labour	P. Derry	287	10.2
Majority			53	1.9
Total votes			2818
Turnout				28.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing