# Gunnislake (electoral division)

Gunnislake was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. As a division of Cornwall Council, it returned one member from 2009 to 2013 before being redistricted into Gunnislake and Calstock. As a division of Caradon District Council, it returned one member from 1973 to 2003, when seats were rearranged.

## Councillors
### Cornwall Council

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2009 | | Russell Bartlett | Conservative |
| 2013 | Seat abolished; replaced by Gunnislake and Calstock | Seat abolished; replaced by Gunnislake and Calstock | Seat abolished; replaced by Gunnislake and Calstock |

### Caradon District Council

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 1973 | | I. Standing | Independent |
| 1976 | | L. Rodda | Independent |
| 1979 | | T. Smale | Labour |
| 1983 | | T. Smale | Labour |
| 1987 | | T. Smale | Labour |
| 1991 | | T. Smale | Labour |
| 1995 | | T. Smale | Labour |
| 1999 | | T. Smale | Labour |
| 2003 | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |

## Cornwall Council division
### Election results
#### 2009 election

2009 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Russell Bartlett | 512 | 29.7 | |
| | Independent | Dorothy Kirk | 324 | 18.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Matthew Waterworth | 323 | 18.7 | |
| | UKIP | Sam Gardner | 288 | 16.7 | |
| | Green | Nigel Miles | 209 | 12.1 | |
| | Independent | Sharon Daw | 67 | 38.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 188 | 10.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1723 | 48.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

## Caradon District Council division
### Election results
#### 1999 election

1999 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Smale | 457 | 67.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | A. Darby | 221 | 32.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 236 | 34.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 678 | 47.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### 1995 election

1995 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. Smale | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### 1991 election

1991 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. Smale | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### 1987 election

1987 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. Smale | Unopposed |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |
* ↑ Although the source has the candidate at this election recorded as "G. Smale", it is assumed that this is an error

#### 1983 election

1983 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Labour | T. Smale | Uncontested |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing |

#### 1979 election

1979 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | T. Smale | 407 | 51.6 |
| | Independent | G. Southcott | 382 | 48.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 25 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 789 | 78.0 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### 1976 election

1976 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | L. Rodda | 215 | 39.2 |
| | Independent | A. Knott | 208 | 37.9 |
| | Labour | T. Smale | 126 | 23.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 549 | 57.1 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### 1973 election

1979 election: Gunnislake :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | I. Standing | 271 | 70.9 | |
| | Independent | M. Hunt | 87 | 22.8 | |
| | Independent | T. Kerslake | 24 | 6.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184 | 48.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 382 | 38.0 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |