# Wadebridge East (electoral division)

Wadebridge East was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council from 2009 to 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Wadebridge East and St Minver.

## Councillors

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2009 | | Collin Brewer | Independent |
| 2013 | | Collin Brewer | Independent |
| 2013 by-election | | Steve Knightley | Liberal Democrats |
| 2017 | | Steve Knightley | Liberal Democrats |
| 2021 | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |

## Extent

Wadebridge East represented the east of the town of Wadebridge, the villages of St Kew, Chapel Amble, Bodieve, Egloshayle and Sladesbridge, and the hamlets of Trelill, Trequite, Trewethern, St Kew Highway, Trewornan, Kelly and Ball. Although the division was nominally abolished in boundary changes at the 2013 elections, this had little effect on the ward. Before the boundary changes, the division covered 3651 hectares; after, it covered 3,650 hectares.

## Election results
### 2017 election

2017 election: Wadebridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Knightley | 586 | 45.8 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Saunders | 501 | 39.2 |
| | Labour Co-op | Adrian Jones | 191 | 14.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 85 | 6.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 2 | 0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1279 | 39.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |

### 2013 by-election

2013 by-election: Wadebridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Knightley | 408 | 31.8 |
| | Independent | Tony Rush | 399 | 31.1 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Rushworth | 217 | 16.9 |
| | UKIP | Roderick Harrison | 202 | 15.7 |
| | Labour | Adrian Jones | 58 | 4.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1285 | 40.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | |

### 2013 election

2013 election: Wadebridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Collin Brewer | 335 | 25.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Knightley | 331 | 24.7 |
| | UKIP | Roderick Harrison | 208 | 15.5 |
| | Labour | Adrian Jones | 161 | 12.0 |
| | Conservative | Brian Bennetts | 150 | 11.2 |
| | Independent | Sarah Maguire | 146 | 10.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4 | 0.3 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1342 | 42.3 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | |

### 2009 election

2009 election: Wadebridge East :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Collin Brewer | 591 | 43.8 | |
| | Conservative | Andrew Williams | 446 | 33.1 | |
| | Independent | Peter Meredith | 302 | 22.4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 145 | 10.7 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1349 | 43.3 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |