Wadebridge West (electoral division)

Wadebridge West
Former ward Cornwall Council.
Boundary of Wadebridge West in from 2013-2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Wadebridge West and St Mabyn
Created from	Wadebridge West
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Wadebridge West
Created from	Council created

Wadebridge West was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council from 2009 to 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Wadebridge West and St Mabyn.

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2009		Scott Mann	Conservative
2013
2016 by-election		Karen McHugh	Liberal Democrats
2017
2019 by-election		Robin Moorcroft	Independent
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

Wadebridge West represented the west of the town of Wadebridge. The division was nominally abolished during boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 210 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 209 hectares.

Election results

2019 by-election

2019 by-election: Wadebridge West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robin Moorcroft	558	42.0
	Conservative	Philip Mitchell	384	28.9
	Liberal Democrats	Julia Flethcher	250	18.8
	Green	Amanda Pennington	123	9.3
	Independent	Robyn Harris	13	1.0
Majority			174	13.1
Rejected ballots			0	0.0
Turnout			1328	45.3
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2017 election

2017 election: Wadebridge West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen McHugh	605	49.0
	Conservative	Lindsay Richards	452	36.6
	Green	Amanda Pennington	96	7.8
	Labour	Neil Glover	80	6.5
Majority			153	12.4
Rejected ballots			2	0.2
Turnout			1235	42.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2016 by-election

2016 by-election: Wadebridge West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Karen McHugh	604	43.5
	Conservative	Sally Dunn	356	25.6
	Labour	Adrian Jones	222	16.0
	Independent	Helen Hyland	111	8.0
	Green	Amanda Pennington	95	6.8
Majority			248	17.9
Rejected ballots			0	0.0
Turnout			1388	47.8
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Wadebridge West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Scott Mann	830	64.8
	Liberal Democrats	Elliot Osborne	308	24.1
	Labour Co-op	John Whitby	129	10.1
Majority			522	40.8
Rejected ballots			13	1.0
Turnout			1280	41.6
	Conservative hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Wadebridge West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Scott Mann	761	59.0
	Liberal Democrats	Iain Scott	322	25.0
	UKIP	Miriel Damerell-O'Connor	188	14.6
Majority			439	34.1
Rejected ballots			18	1.4
Turnout			1289	42.6
	Conservative win (new seat)