Newquay Porth and Tretherras
| Newquay Porth and Tretherras | |
|---|---|
| ward Cornwall Council | |
 Boundary of Newquay Porth and Tretherras in Cornwall from 2021. | |
| County | Cornwall |
| Current ward | |
| Created | 2021 |
| Councillor | Lyndon Harrison (Reform UK) |
| Number of councillors | One |
| Created from | Newquay Tretherras Newquay Treviglas St Mawgan and Colan[1][2] |
Newquay Porth and Tretherras (Cornish: Tewynblustri Porth ha Tretheyrres)[3] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which elects one councillor to Cornwall Council. It was created at the 2021 local elections, being formed from the former divisions of Newquay Tretherras and St Mawgan and Colan. The current councillor is Lyndon Harrison, a member of Reform UK.[4]
Councillors
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Kevin Towill | Conservative | |
| February 2025 | Reform UK | ||
| May 2025 | |||
| 2026 | Lyndon Harrison | ||
Election results
2021 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Kevin Towill | 995 | 57.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Joanna Kenny | 424 | 24.5 | ||
| Labour | Joey Bishop | 245 | 14.1 | ||
| Reform | Angie Rayner | 62 | 3.6 | ||
| Majority | 571 | 32.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1734 | 34.7 | |||
| Registered electors | 5004[6] | ||||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
2025 election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Kevin Towill[note 1] | 704 | 37.7 | +34.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Carter | 487 | 26.1 | +1.6 | |
| Conservative | Oliver Monk | 386 | 20.7 | −36.7 | |
| Labour | Valerie Linda Martin | 282 | 15.1 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 217 | 11.6 | −21.3 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.5 | +0.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1869 | 33.2 | −1.5 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,634 | ||||
| Reform gain from Conservative | |||||
2026 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Lyndon Harrison | 645 | 30.2 | −7.5 | |
| Green | Abigail Hubbucks | 529 | 24.8 | New | |
| Independent | Topher Chard | 361 | 16.9 | New | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Carter | 349 | 16.3 | −9.8 | |
| Conservative | Oli Kimber | 132 | 6.2 | −14.5 | |
| Labour | Suzanne Featherstone | 120 | 5.6 | −9.5 | |
| Majority | 284 | 13.3 | +1.7 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.05 | -0.45 | ||
| Turnout | 2137 | 37.3 | +4.1 | ||
| Registered electors | 5,727 | ||||
| Reform hold | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Towill defected to Reform UK in February 2025. The change in vote share is relative to that achieved by the Reform UK candidate in 2021, when Towill was the Conservative candidate. The change in vote share for Towill personally is -19.7 percentage points.
References
- ↑ "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 11 of 20" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Parish Warding Arrangements for Newquay" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ↑ "Lyndon Harrison". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Election results for Newquay Porth and Tretherras Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 12.
- ↑ "Election results for Newquay Porth and Tretherras Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 1st May, 2025". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Declaration of Result of Poll" (PDF). Cornwall Council. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.