| Lostwithiel | |
|---|---|
| Electoral district | |
 Lostwithiel shown within Cornwall (click to zoom in) | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| UK Parliament | |
| Councillors |
|
Lostwithiel (Cornish: Lostwydhyel)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Colin Martin, a Liberal Democrat.[2]
Lostwithiel covers the town of Lostwithiel, the villages of Lanlivery and Lerryn, and the hamlets of Sweetshouse, Redmoor, No Man's Land, Ponts Mill, Milltown, Downend, Bofarnel, Fairy Cross, Penpoll, St Veep, Manely, Couch's Mill, West Taphouse and Middle Taphouse.[3] The division covers 8,855 hectares in total.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Martin | 873 | 50.9 | ||
| Conservative | Clay Cowie | 685 | 39.9 | ||
| UKIP | Nigel Challis | 145 | 8.5 | ||
| Majority | 188 | 11.0 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.7 | |||
| Turnout | 1715 | 50.6 | |||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Benedicte Bay | 442 | 47.9 | ||
| UKIP | Nigel Challis | 354 | 38.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Marian Candy | 113 | 12.3 | ||
| Majority | 88 | 9.5 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 13 | 1.4 | |||
| Turnout | 922 | 27.1 | |||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Shakerley | 581 | 30.6 | ||
| Independent | Robert Peareth | 460 | 24.3 | ||
| Mebyon Kernow | Julie Tamblin | 270 | 14.2 | ||
| Independent | Ken Robertson | 253 | 13.3 | ||
| UKIP | Richard Binstead | 167 | 8.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Deborah Earl | 159 | 8.4 | ||
| Majority | 121 | 6.4 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1896 | 49.6 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
