Newquay Pentire (electoral division)

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

Newquay Pentire (Cornish: Tewynblustri Penntir) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Joanna Kenny, a Liberal Democrat.

Extent

Newquay Pentire covers the south west of the town of Newquay, including the suburb of Pentire. The division covers 142 hectares in total.

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Newquay Pentire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Kenny	541	49.8
	Conservative	Paul Rees	537	49.4
Majority			4	0.4
Rejected ballots			8	0.7
Turnout			1086	32.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Newquay Pentire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Kenny	516	62.8
	Conservative	Lyndon Harrison	280	34.1
Majority			236	28.7
Rejected ballots			26	3.2
Turnout			822	26.4
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Newquay Pentire

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Joanna Kenny	389	36.2
	Conservative	Derek Walker	293	27.2
	Independent	Denis Dent	278	25.8
	English Democrat	Keith Riley	81	7.5
	Labour	Raymond Aldridge	30	2.8
Majority			96	8.9
Rejected ballots			5	0.5
Turnout			1076	35.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)