Cornwall local elections 2021 voting areas county, town, parish

Polling day is on May 6 but what elections are being held in Cornwall and how are they different this year?

Firstly the number of councillors being elected to Cornwall Council will be significantly reduced after the Government decided that it needed to be cut.

At the last elections in 2017 there were 123 councillors elected but in May there are just 87 seats up for grabs.

As a result the elections will be contested on all new boundaries with all councillors expected to represent more residents than ever before.

Election day is Thursday, May 6 but the votes will be counted the following day with results announced during Friday, May 7.

These are the new divisions for Cornwall Council:

Starting with those in the St Ives area:

Crowan, Sithney & Wendron

Helston North

Helston South & Meneage

Land’s End

Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth

Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor

Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan

Mullion & St Keverne

Penzance East

Penzance Promenade

Porthleven, Breage & Germoe

St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay

St Ives West & Towednack

Then those in the Camborne & Redruth area:

Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill

Camborne Trelowarren

Camborne West & Treswithian

Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan

Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon

Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East

Hayle West

Illogan & Portreath

Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap

Perranporth

Pool & Tehidy

Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day

Redruth North

Redruth South

St Agnes

These are the divisions in the Truro and Falmouth area:

Falmouth Arwenack

Falmouth Boslowick

Falmouth Penwerris

Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock

Fecok & Kea

Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend

Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth

Penryn

Probus & St Erme

St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland

St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern

Threemilestone & Chacewater

Truro Boscawen & Redannick

Truro Moresk & Trehaverne

Truro Tregolls

The divisions in the St Austell and Newquay area are:

Fowey, Tywardreath & Par

Mevagissey & St Austell Bay

Newquay Central & Pentire

Newquay Porth & Tretherras

Newquay Trenance

Penwithick & Boscoppa

Roche & Bugle

St Austell Bethel & Holmbush

St Austell Central & Gover

St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles

St Blazey

St Columb Minor & Colan

St Dennis & St Enoder

St Mewan & Grampound

St Stephen-in-Brannel

Here are the divisions in North Cornwall:

Altarnun & Stoke Climsland

Bodmin St Mary’s & St Leonard

Bodmin St Petroc’s

Bude

Camelford & Boscastle

Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence

Launceston North & North Petherwin

Launceston South

Padstow

Poundstock

St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn

St Teath & Tintagel

Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow

Wadebridge East & St Minver

Wadebridge West & St Mabyn

And, finally, those in the South East Cornwall area:

Callington & St Dominic

Calstock

Liskeard Central

Liskeard South & Dobwalls

Looe East & Deviock

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos

Lostwithiel & Lanreath

Lynher

Rame Peninsula & St Germans

Saltash Essa

Saltash Tamar

Saltash Trematon & Landrake

St Cleer & Menheniot

Torpoint

In addition to the Cornwall Council elections there will also be a number of parish and town councils holding elections.

Polling day will again be on Thursday May 6, but the votes for the town and parish council elections will not be counted until Saturday May 8.

Those due to hold elections include (number of seats in brackets):

In the St Ives area:

Breage (12)

Crowan (13)

Cury (7)

Germoe (7)

Grade Ruan (12)

Gweek (7)

Helston (14)

Landewednack (10)

Ludgvan (12)

Madron (12)

Manaccan (7)

Marazion (11)

Mawgan-in-Meneage (10)

Mullion (10)

Penzance (20)

Perranuthnoe (10)

Porthleven (9)

St Buryan, Lamorna & Paul (12)

St Erth (11)

St Hilary (10)

St Ives (16)

St Just (12)

St Keverne (13)

St Levan (10)

St Martin-in-Meneage (7)

Sancreed (10)

Sennen (10)

Sithney (9)

Towednack (7)

Wendron (11)

Zennor (7)

In the Camborne and Redruth area:

Camborne (18)

Carharrack (7)

Carn Brea (17)

Constantine (11)

Gwennap (7)

Gwinear-Gwithian (12)

Hayle (15)

Illogan (14)

Lanner (11)

Mabe (10)

Mawnan (10)

Perranzabuloe (15)

Portreath (9)

Redruth (14)

St Agnes (16)

St Day (7)

Stithians (11)

In the Truro and Falmouth area:

Budock (10)

Chacewater (12)

Crantock (9)

Cubert (9)

Falmouth (16)

Feock (14)

Gerrans (11)

Kea (12)

Kenwyn (14)

Ladock (10)

Mylor (13)

Penryn (16)

Perranarworthal (10)

Ponsanooth (10)

Probus (11)

Ruanlanihorne (7)

St Allen (7)

St Clement (7)

St Erme (7)

St Goran (10)

St Just in Roseland (11)

St Michael Penkivel (7)

St Newlyn East (11)

Tregony with Cuby (10)

Truro City (24)

Veryan (11)

In the St Austell and Newquay area:

Carlyon (9)

Colan (11)

Fowey (12)

Grampound with Creed (9)

Mevagissey (14)

Newquay (20)

Pentewan Valley (9)

Roche (11)

St Austell (20)

St Austell Bay (9)

St Blaise (10)

St Dennis (11)

St Enoder (14)

St Ewe (10)

St Mewan (13)

St Sampson (7)

St Stephen-in-Brannel (15)

Treverbyn (15)

Tywardreath & Par (10)

Town and parish councils in the North Cornwall area:

Altarnun (11)

Blisland (10)

Bodmin (16)

Boyton (8)

Bude-Stratton (18)

Camelford (11)

Cardinham (10)

Davidstow (7)

Delabole (9)

Egloshayle (10)

Egloskerry (7)

Forrabury & Minster (10)

Jacobstow (7)

Kilkhampton (10)

Laneast (5)

Lanhydrock (5)

Lanivet (12)

Launcells (10)

Launceston (16)

Lawhitton (7)

Lewannick (10)

Lezant (10)

Marhamchurch (10)

Mawgan-in-Pydar (12)

Michaelstow (5)

Morwenstow (10)

North Hill (10)

North Petherwin (9)

North Tamerton (7)

Otterham (5)

Padstow (12)

Poundstock (10)

St Breock (11)

St Breward (10)

St Columb Major (14)

St Endellion (11)

St Ervan (7)

St Eval (7)

St Gennys (10)

St Issey (10)

St Juliot (5)

St Kew (9)

St Mabyn (10)

St Merryn (9)

St Minver Highlands (10)

St Minver Lowlands (10)

St Stephens by Launceston Rural (7)

St Teath (7)

St Thomas The Apostle Rural (10)

St Tudy (10)

St Wenn (7)

South Petherwin (10)

Stoke Climsland (10)

Tintagel (11)

Tremaine (5)

Trenglos (5)

Tresmeer (5)

Wadebridge (13)

Warbstow (7)

Week St Mary (10)

Werrington (7)

Whitstone (7)

Withiel (7)

And, lastly, those in South East Cornwall:

Antony (6)

Botus Fleming (8)

Callington (12)

Calstock (19)

Deviock (11)

Dobwalls (9)

Duloe (10)

Landrake with St Erney (10)

Landulph (7)

Lanlivery (7)

Lanreath (10)

Lanteglos-by-Fowey (11)

Linkinhorne (13)

Liskeard (15)

Looe (15)

Lostwithiel (16)

Luxulyan (10)

Maker with Rame (11)

Menheniot (11)

Millbrook (13)

Morval (10)

Pelynt (10)

Pillaton (7)

Polperro Community (11)

Quethiock (7)

St Cleer (13)

St Dominic (10)

St Germans (11)

St Ive and Pensilva (13)

St John (6)

St Keyne and Trewidland (9)

St Martin-By-Looe (7)

St Mellion (6)

St Neot (11)

St Pinnock (8)

St Veep (7)

St Winnow (7)

Saltash (16)

Sheviock (7)

South Hill (10)

Torpoint (16)

Voters will also be asked to select who they would like to be the Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall on May 6.

This election was due to take place in 2020 but was delayed until this year due to the pandemic.

While the votes will be cast on Thursday May 6, they will not be counted until Monday May 10 along with all those across the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary area.

The candidates for Devon and Cornwall are:

Brian Blake, Liberal Democrat

Gareth Derrick, Labour

Alison Hernandez, Conservative

If you have not yet registered to vote in the elections then you need to do so by April – you can register by going to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote

Should you wish to vote via post then you need to register by April 20 – full details can be found at the Cornwall Council website www.cornwall.gov.uk/the-council-and-democracy/elections/different-ways-to-vote/

If you vote in person on May 6 then details of your polling station will be provided on your polling card – these are currently being sent out to households.

Due to the pandemic people are asked to take their own pen or pencil to cast their vote and there will be provisions in place to ensure social distancing and hand sanitiser will also be available.