Newquay Central (electoral division)

Newquay Central
Electoral district
Newquay Central shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	Newquay and St Austell
Councillors	Geoff Brown (Lib Dem)

Newquay Central (Cornish: Tewynblustri Kres) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Geoff Brown, a Liberal Democrat and the Portfolio Holder for Transport on the council.

Extent

Newquay Central covers the centre of the town of Newquay, including Towan Head and Fistral Beach. The division covers 154 hectares in total.

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Newquay Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Brown	322	40.3
	Green	Steven Slade	246	30.8
	Conservative	Steve Pendleton	232	29.0
Majority			76	9.5
Rejected ballots			0	0.0
Turnout			800	26.9
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Newquay Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Brown	267	51.5
	Independent	Steven Slade	244	47.1
Majority			23	4.4
Rejected ballots			7	1.4
Turnout			518	17.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Newquay Central

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Geoff Brown	208	28.5
	Conservative	Andy Hannan	154	21.1
	Independent	Tad Dewey	119	16.3
	Independent	John Weller	115	15.8
	Independent	Jan Dent	86	11.8
	Labour	Lillian Bowden	41	5.6
Majority			54	7.4
Rejected ballots			7	1.0
Turnout			730	26.9
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)