Falmouth Penwerris (electoral division)

Falmouth Penwerris (Cornish: Aberfala Pennweres)^[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.

Falmouth Penwerris
ward Cornwall Council
Boundary of Falmouth Penwerris in Cornwall from 2021.
County	Cornwall
Current ward
Created	2021 (2021)
Councillor	Alan Rowe (Labour)
Number of councillors	One
Created from	Falmouth Penwerris Falmouth Smithick
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Falmouth Penwerris
Created from	Falmouth Penwerris
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Falmouth Penwerris
Created from	Council created

Councillors

2013–2021

Election	Member		Party
2009		Grenville Chappel	Independent
2013		Hanna Toms	Labour
2017		Matthew McCarthy	Liberal Democrat
2021	Seat abolished

2021–present

Election	Member		Party
2021		Jayne Kirkham	Labour and Co-operative
2024		Alan Rowe	Labour

2021-present division

Extent

The current division represents the centre and north west of the town of Falmouth, including North Parade, Glasney Road, High Street, Killigrew Street, and Kimberley Park. Falmouth Primary Academy is also part of the division.^[2]

Election results

2024 by-election

A by-election was called when Jayne Kirkham resigned from the council after being elected as a member of Parliament for Truro and Falmouth at the 2024 general election.^[3]

19 September 2024 by-election: Falmouth Penwerris^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Alan Rowe	337	43.5	20.2
	Liberal Democrats	John Spargo	228	29.4	24.7
	Green	Jackie Walkden	189	24.4	16.1
Majority			109	14.1	30.1
Rejected ballots			20	2.6	1.5
Turnout			775	15.5	21.3
Registered electors			5,011
	Labour hold		Swing

2021 election

2021 election: Falmouth Penwerris

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jayne Kirkham[note 1]	1,232	63.7	N/A
	Conservative	Jo Philpott	377	19.5	N/A
	Green	James Miller	161	8.3	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	John Spargo	90	4.7	N/A
	Independent	George Adamson	34	1.8	N/A
	TUSC	John Whitcher	17	0.9	N/A
Majority			855	44.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			22	1.1	N/A
Turnout			1933	36.8	N/A
Registered electors			5258[5]
	Labour Co-op win (new seat)

2009-2021 division

Map of the 2013-2021 division shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in)

Extent

Falmouth Penwerris represented the north west of the town of Falmouth, including North Parade, Glasney Road, High Street and Falmouth Primary Academy. The division covered 81 hectares in total.^[6]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Penwerris^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew McCarthy	502	39.3	New
	Labour	Anna Gillett	377	29.5	6.3
	Independent	Grenville Chappel	250	19.6	8.5
	Conservative	Nigel Rimmer	143	11.2	New
Majority			125	9.8	2.1
Rejected ballots			6	0.5	0.7
Turnout			1278	37.9	10.1
	Liberal Democrats gain from Labour		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Penwerris^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hanna Toms	361	35.8	15.3
	Independent	Grenville Chappel	283	28.1
	Independent	John Body	183	18.2	New
	UKIP	Amanda Wymer	169	16.8	New
Majority			78	7.7	2.5
Rejected ballots			12	1.2	0.4
Turnout			1008	27.8	3.8
	Labour gain from Independent		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Falmouth Penwerris^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Grenville Chappel	304	28.1	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Smith	248	22.9	N/A
	Labour	Gerald Chin-Quee	222	20.5	N/A
	Conservative	Shirley Hrydziuszka	177	16.4	N/A
	Green	Ted Chapman	121	11.2	N/A
Majority			56	5.2	N/A
Rejected ballots			9	0.8	N/A
Turnout			1081	31.6	N/A
	Independent win (new seat)

Notes

1. Incumbent councillor for the former division of Falmouth Smithick