Saltash West (electoral division)

Saltash West
Electoral district
Saltash West shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
UK Parliament	South East Cornwall
Councillors	Sam Tamlin (Liberal Democrat)

Saltash West (Cornish: Essa West) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Sam Tamlin, a Liberal Democrat.

Extent

Saltash West covers the west of the town of Saltash, including the suburb of Burraton Coombe and part of the suburb of St Stephens (which is shared with the Saltash South division), as well as the villages of Forder and Trematon, and the hamlets of Antony Passage, Trehan and Trevollard. The division covers 1,385 hectares in total.

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Saltash West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Tamlin	659	49.7
	Conservative	Beryl Rosekilly	431	32.5
	Independent	Gloria Challen	235	17.7
Majority			228	17.2
Rejected ballots			1	0.1
Turnout			1326	39.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Saltash West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Bob Austin	628	59.9
	Conservative	Gloria Challen	377	36.0
Majority			251	24.0
Rejected ballots			43	4.1
Turnout			1048	30.4
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)