# Mount Charles (electoral division)

Mount Charles (Cornish: Mont Charlys) 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 absorbed into St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles, St Austell Central and Gover, and St Austell Bethel and Holmbush
There was also a Mount Charles division on Restormel Borough Council from 2003, and on Cornwall County Council from 2005, until both were abolished in 2009.

## Cornwall Council division
### Extent

Mount Charles covered the south of the town of St Austell, including the suburb of Mount Charles.
The division was technically abolished in boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after the boundary changes, it covered 142 hectares in total.

### Election results
#### 2017 election

2017 election: Mount Charles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Pears | 478 | 41.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Bishop | 251 | 21.9 |
| | Independent | Gary King | 214 | 18.7 |
| | Labour Co-op | Paul Roberts | 119 | 10.4 |
| | UKIP | Andrea Gray | 72 | 6.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 227 | 19.8 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1146 | 32.7 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### 2013 election

2013 election: Mount Charles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Gary King | 312 | 36.3 |
| | Conservative | Anne Double | 221 | 25.7 |
| | Independent | Shirley Polmounter | 153 | 17.8 |
| | Labour | Paul Roberts | 102 | 11.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eileen Rix | 56 | 6.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 91 | 10.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 860 | 24.4 |
| | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

#### 2009 election

2009 election: Mount Charles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Shirley Polmounter | 380 | 35.7 | |
| | Independent | Gary King | 362 | 34.0 | |
| | Conservative | Debbie Bradley | 314 | 29.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1064 | 30.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

## Cornwall County Council division
### Election results
#### 2005 election

2005 election: Mount Charles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Rawlins | 1,106 | 45.3 | |
| | Independent | E. Polmounter | 838 | 34.3 | |
| | Labour | P. Derry | 497 | 20.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2441 | 53.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |

## Restormel Borough Council
### Election results
#### 2003 election

2003 election: Mount Charles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | D. Matthews | 624 | 25.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Jones | 570 | 23.6 | |
| | Independent | E. Polmounter | 511 | 21.2 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Rawlins | 481 | 20.0 | |
| | Labour | P. Derry | 225 | 9.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30 | 1.2 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2411 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 25.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | Liberal Democrats win (new seat) |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |

#### 2007 election

2007 election: Mount Charles :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | E. Polmounter | 712 | 25.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | T. Jones | 680 | 24.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | B. Rawlins | 596 | 21.1 |
| | Conservative | W. Arthur | 543 | 19.3 |
| | Labour | P. Derry | 287 | 10.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 53 | 1.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2818 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 28.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |