Torpoint East (electoral division)

Torpoint East (Cornish: Penntorr Est)^[1] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Torpoint.

Torpoint East
Former ward Cornwall Council
Boundary of Torpoint East in Cornwall from 2013–2021.
County	Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Torpoint
Created from	Torpoint East
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillors	One
Replaced by	Torpoint East
Created from	Council created

Councillors

Election	Member		Party
2009		Brian Hobbs	Liberal Democrat
2013
2017		Gary Davis	Conservative
2021	Seat abolished

Extent

Torpoint East covered the east of the town of Torpoint, including the docks of the Torpoint Ferry.^[2] The division was slightly affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 105 hectares in total; after redistricting, it covered 106 hectares.^[2][3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: Torpoint East^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gary Davis	627	52.6
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Hobbs	458	38.4
	UKIP	Mark Small	99	8.3
Majority			169	14.2
Rejected ballots			8	0.7
Turnout			1192	40.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

2013 election

2013 election: Torpoint East^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Hobbs	466	44.6
	Conservative	John Crago	300	28.7
	UKIP	Rob White	265	25.4
Majority			166	15.9
Rejected ballots			14	1.3
Turnout			1045	33.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

2009 election

2009 election: Torpoint East^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Brian Hobbs	584	55.5
	Conservative	John Crago	458	43.5
Majority			126	12.0
Rejected ballots			10	1.0
Turnout			1052	33.5
	Liberal Democrats win (new seat)