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Penwith District Council Elections
Penwith was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council Cornwall Council ( kw, Konsel Kernow) is the unitary authority for Cornwall in the United Kingdom, not including the Isles of Scilly, which has its own unitary council. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition .... Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties: Council elections * 1973 Penwith District Council election * 1976 Penwith District Council election * 1979 Penwith District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1980 Penwith District Council election * 1982 Penwith District Council election * 1983 Penwith District Council election * 1984 Penwith District Council election * 1986 Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penwith
Penwith (; kw, Pennwydh) is an area of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, located on the peninsula of the same name. It is also the name of a former Non-metropolitan district, local government district, whose council was based in Penzance. The area is named after one of the ancient administrative hundreds of Cornwall which derives from two Cornish language, Cornish words, ''penn'' meaning 'headland' and ''wydh'' meaning 'at the end'. Natural England have designated the peninsula as national character area 156 and named it West Penwith. It is also known as the Land's End Peninsula. Geography The Penwith peninsula sits predominantly on granite bedrock that has led to the formation of a rugged coastline with many fine beaches. The contact between the granite and the adjoining sedimentary rock (mostly shales) is most clearly seen forming the cliffs at Land's End, the most westerly point in the district and this geology has resulted in the mining that has made Cornwall famous. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Penwith District Council Election
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Penwith District Council Elections
Penwith was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council Cornwall Council ( kw, Konsel Kernow) is the unitary authority for Cornwall in the United Kingdom, not including the Isles of Scilly, which has its own unitary council. The council, and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, has a tradition .... Political control The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties: Council elections * 1973 Penwith District Council election * 1976 Penwith District Council election * 1979 Penwith District Council election (New ward boundaries) * 1980 Penwith District Council election * 1982 Penwith District Council election * 1983 Penwith District Council election * 1984 Penwith District Council election * 1986 Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Thomas (politician)
Derek Gordon Thomas (born 20 July 1972) is a British politician and former property developer serving as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives (UK Parliament constituency), St Ives since the 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 general election. He is a member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party. Early life and career Thomas was born in Cornwall to parents who were evangelical Missionary, missionaries. He grew up in West Cornwall and went on to complete a traditional Cornish Mason Apprenticeship. He studied in South London and then returned to West Cornwall to be a development manager for Mustard Seed, a voluntary organisation in Helston, Helston, Cornwall which helps in meeting of the needs of adults with learning disabilities on a day care basis, through provision of training in essential life skills with a view to greater integration within the community. He later started his own small construction business a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. After the election, the composition of the council was * Conservative 17 * Liberal Democrat 12 * Independent 5 *Labour 1 Results 1 Conservative candidate was unopposed. By ward References 2007 Penwith election result {{United Kingdom local elections, 2007 2007 English local elections |
2006 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. The overall turnout was 39.5% After the election, the composition of the council was: *Conservative 14 *Liberal Democrat 12 *Independent 8 *Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ... 1 Results By ward References 2006 Penwith election result [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 10 June 2004. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2003 increasing the number of seats by one. The council stayed under no overall control and overall turnout was 46.9% After the election, the composition of the council was: * Liberal Democrat 14 * Conservative 12 * Independent 8 *Labour 1 Results By ward References 2004 Penwith election result {{United Kingdom local elections, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 1 May 2003. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 37.6%. After the election, the composition of the council was: * Liberal Democrat 11 * Conservative 10 * Independent 8 *Others 3 *Labour 2 Results 1 Conservative candidate was unopposed. By ward References 2003 Penwith election result {{United Kingdom local elections, 2003 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 40.3% After the election, the composition of the council was: *Independent 11 *Conservative 10 *Liberal Democrat 9 *Labour Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the labour ... 3 *Others 1 Results One Labour and one Mebyon Kernow candidate were elected unopposed By ward References 2002 Penwith election result [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 4 May 2000. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 30.9% After the election, the composition of the council was: * Conservative 10 * Independent 9 * Liberal Democrat 7 *Others 5 *Labour 3 Results References 2000 Penwith election result {{United Kingdom local elections, 2000 2000 English local elections 2000
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1999 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 6 May 1999. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 34.1%. After the election, the composition of the council was: * Liberal Democrat 9 * Conservative 9 * Independent 8 *Labour 5 *Others 2 *Vacant 1 Results References 1999 Penwith election result {{Cornish elections 1999 English local elections 1999
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1998 Penwith District Council Election
Elections to Penwith District Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. Overall turnout was 31.0%. After the election, the composition of the council was *Liberal Democrat 12 *Conservative 7 *Independent 7 *Labour 6 *Others 2 Results References *"Council poll results", ''The Guardian'' 9 May 1998 page 16Turnout figures {{United Kingdom local elections, 1998 1998 English local elections |