Feock and Playing Place
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Feock and Playing Place in from 2013-2021.
CountyCornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byFeock and Kea
Created fromFeock and Kea
Chacewater and Kenwyn[1][2]

Feock and Playing Place (Cornish: Lannfyek ha Plen an Gwari)[3] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council from 2013 to 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Feock and Kea.

Councillors

Election Member Party
2013 Steve Chamberlain Conservative
2017 Martyn Alvey
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

Feock and Playing Place represented the villages of Carnon Downs, Devoran, Feock, Coombe and Playing Place, and the hamlets of Ringwell, Penpol, Harcourt, Goonpiper, Penelewey, Trelissick, Cowlands and Calenick. The division covered 1997 hectares in total.[4]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Feock and Playing Place[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Martyn Alvey 894 46.5
Independent Bob Richards 617 32.1
Liberal Democrats Ian Macdonald 402 20.9
Majority 277 14.4
Rejected ballots 9 0.5
Turnout 1922 50.1
Conservative hold Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Feock and Playing Place[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Steve Chamberlain 801 69.3
Liberal Democrats Christine Ryall 183 15.8
Labour Jayne Kirkham 138 11.9
Majority 618 53.5
Rejected ballots 34 2.9
Turnout 1156 29.7
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 9, Map 9 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Truro and Kea" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Review of Cornwall - Sheet 9, Map 9 - Proposed Electoral Divisions in Truro and Kea" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. December 2009. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "E05 Electoral Ward/Division Feock and Playing Place". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Election results for Feock and Playing Place Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Election results for Feock and Playing Place Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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