Mousehole, Newlyn and St Buryan is an

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in the

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which returns one member to sit on

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. It was created at the 2021 local elections, being formed from the former divisions of Newlyn and Mousehole and

St Buryan St Buryan () is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of St Buryan, Lamorna and Paul in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1412. The village of St Buryan is situated approximately west of ...

, as well as parts of Penzance Promenade. The current councillor is Thalia Marrington, a

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Extent

The division represents the town of

Newlyn Newlyn () is a seaside town and fishing port in south-west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 ''Land's End'' It is the largest fishing port in England. Newlyn lies on the shore of Mount's Bay and for ...

, the villages of

Mousehole Mousehole () is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, England, UK. It is approximately south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay. The village is in the civil parish of Penzance. An islet called St Clement's Isle lies about offshore fro ...

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and

Lamorna Lamorna () is a village, valley and cove in west Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the Penwith peninsula approximately south of Penzance. Lamorna became popular with the artists of the Newlyn School, including Alfred Munnings, Laura Knight a ...

, and the hamlets of Tredavoe,

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, Kerris, Castallack, Tregadgwith and Crows-an-Wra. The hamlet of Bottoms and the Penberth valley is shared with the Land's End division.

Election results

2021 election

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was reported to be standing as the Labour Party candidate for the 2021 elections, and was listed on St Ives Labour Party's website, but was never nominated as a candidate for the ward. He was reported to have withdrawn for personal reasons and was not replaced by the local party.

References

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