Redruth North (electoral division)

Redruth North
ward
Cornwall Council
Outline map
Boundary of Redruth North in Cornwall from 2021–present.
CountyCornwall
Electorate4744 (2025)[1]
Current ward
Created2021 (2021)
CouncillorRoger Tarrant (Restore Britain)
Number of councillorsOne
Created fromRedruth North
2009 (2009)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byRedruth North
Created fromCouncil established

Redruth North is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current councillor is Roger Tarrant, who was elected as a Reform UK candidate but defected to Restore Britain in April 2026.[2]

Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Lisa DolleyIndependent
2013
2017 Stephen BarnesLabour
Boundaries altered
2021 Stephen BarnesLabour
2025 Roger TarrantReform UK
2026 Restore Britain

Extent

2009–2021

The division's boundaries remained relatively stable during boundary changes before the 2013 elections.[3][4] Between 2013 and 2021, the division covered the north of Redruth as well as the villages of Tolgus Mount and North Country and the hamlets of Plain-an-Gwarry, Gilbert's Coombe and Sparnon Gate. Parts of Mawla and Wheal Rose are also included, with both being split between the divisions of Redruth North and Mount Hawke & Portreath.[4][5][6] The division was separated from Redruth Central and Redruth South by the railway line and was separated from Four Lanes and Illogan by the stream through the Tolgus valley.[5]

During the 2010s, the population of Redruth North grew at a significantly higher rate than other divisions in the area.[7]

2021–present

There are few changes to the boundaries after 2021; the division still largely covers the north of Redruth as well as Tolgus Mount, Gilbert's Coombe, Sparnon Gate and North County.[8][9] The area between the railway line and Blowinghouse Hill and West End is now part of the Redruth South division, making the current division slightly smaller than under the previous boundaries.[5][9]

Election results

2021–present

2025 election

2025 election: Redruth North[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Roger Tarrant 659 47.9
Labour Stephen Barnes 315 22.9
Green Kim Elizabeth Cunningham 172 12.5
Conservative Alan Dovey 127 9.2
Liberal Democrats Philippe Marc Hadley 100 7.3
Majority 344 25.0
Rejected ballots 4 0.3
Turnout 1377 29.0
Registered electors 4,744
Reform gain from Labour

Tarrant was elected as a Reform UK candidate and was made Reform's deputy leader on the council in October 2025.[10] In April 2026, Tarrant left Reform and joined Rupert Lowe's Restore Britain.[2] Tarrant said he had become "disillusioned" by Reform becoming "too aligned with the Conservative Party manifesto" and had left "in response to feedback from my constituents".[2][11] A Reform UK spokesperson said Tarrant was "a disgruntled individual who betrayed his colleagues and his residents" after he was not selected to led the Reform group on Cornwall Council.[2] Lowe welcomed him to the party, calling him "a businessman and a patriot".[12]

2021 election

2021 election: Redruth North[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Barnes 402 33.6
Conservative Bruce Craze 396 33.1
Independent Lisa Dolley 218 18.2
Green Zanliza Kramer 104 8.7
Liberal Democrats Linda Amoss 53 4.4
Majority 6 0.5
Rejected ballots 24 2.0
Turnout 1197[14] 27.2
Registered electors 4406[14]
Labour win (new seat)

2009–2017

2017 election

2017 election: Redruth North[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Stephen Barnes 439 33.9
Independent Lisa Dolley 435 33.6
Conservative Ian Jones 345 26.6
Liberal Democrats Moyra Nolan 71 5.5
Majority 4 0.3
Rejected ballots 5 0.4
Turnout 1295 27.2
Labour gain from Independent Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Redruth North[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lisa Dolley 443 41.0
Labour Stephen Barnes 365 33.8
UKIP Ann Wood 266 24.6
Majority 78 7.2
Rejected ballots 6 0.6
Turnout 1080 23.1
Independent hold Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Redruth North[17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Lisa Dolley 366 37.3
Labour Stephen Barnes 278 28.3
Conservative Roger Pattinson 206 21.0
Liberal Democrats Sam Horwood 123 12.5
Majority 88 9.0
Rejected ballots 9 0.9
Turnout 982 32.4
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. 1 2 "Election results for Redruth North Cornwall Council Elections - Thursday, 1st May, 2025". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Warren Wilkins (21 April 2026). "Deputy group leader for Reform UK at Cornwall Council steps down". The Cornish Times. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Map referred to in the County of Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2005 Sheet 1 of 4" (PDF). UK Government Web Archive. 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 1 of 20" (PDF). UK Government Web Archive. 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Map referred to in the Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2011 Sheet 6 of 20" (PDF). UK Government Web Archive. 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Final recommendations published for Cornwall Council". Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Appendix 3 - Redruth in Numbers" (PDF). Redruth Town Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "ELECTORAL REVIEW OF CORNWALL - Final recommendations for division boundaries in the county of Cornwall" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Cornwall Council Interactive Map". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Seb Noble (21 October 2025). "Reform elects new group leader on council". BBC. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Warren Wilkins (26 April 2026). "Political opponents raise questions about Reform Party's effectiveness". The Cornish Times. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Rupert Lowe [@RupertLowe10] (21 April 2026). "I'm delighted to welcome Councillor Roger Tarrant to Restore Britain - previously Reform's deputy leader on Cornwall Council. We have a strong presence in Cornwall already, and Roger's experience will be a huge plus for us. A businessman and a patriot. Just what Britain needs!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  13. ↑ "Election results for Redruth North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 6th May, 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  14. 1 2 Returning Officer, Cornwall (13 May 2021). Election of COUNCILLORS for the Electoral Divisions of Cornwall Council Summary of Results. Truro: Cornwall Council. p. 15.
  15. ↑ "Election results for Redruth North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Election results for Redruth North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. ↑ "Election results for Redruth North Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 8 November 2020.


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