# Penzance Central (electoral division)

Penzance Central (Cornish: Pennsans Kres) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Cornelius Olivier, a Labour Party member.
Penzance Central was also a division of Penwith District Council between 1973 and 2009, and, as Penzance (Central), was a division of Cornwall County Council between 1973 and 1985, returning one member.

## Cornwall Council division
### Extent

Penzance Central covers the centre of the town of Penzance, including Morrab Gardens, the West Cornwall Hospital, Humphry Davy School, and Penwith College. The division covers 84 hectares in total.

### Election results
#### 2017 election

2017 election: Penzance Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 694 | 48.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Young | 380 | 26.3 |
| | Conservative | Will Elliot | 258 | 17.8 |
| | Independent | Dick Cliffe | 104 | 7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 314 | 21.7 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1447 | 45.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |

#### 2013 election

2013 election: Penzance Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 398 | 30.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Penny Young | 354 | 27.4 |
| | UKIP | Peter Mates | 178 | 13.8 |
| | Independent | John Moreland | 158 | 12.2 |
| | Conservative | Michael Rabbitte | 127 | 9.8 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Phillip Rendle | 53 | 4.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | 3.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 0.1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1292 | 39.3 |
| | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |

#### 2009 election

2009 election: Penzance Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tamsin Williams | 365 | 29.7 | |
| | Conservative | David Nebesnuick | 351 | 28.6 | |
| | UKIP | Oli Faulkner | 216 | 17.6 | |
| | Labour | Cornelius Olivier | 210 | 17.1 | |
| | Liberal | Malcolm Lawrence | 73 | 5.9 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14 | 1.1 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 14 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1229 | 37.7 | |
| | 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
#### 1981 election

1981 election: Penzance (Central) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | J. Batten | 643 | 38.3 |
| | Mebyon Kernow | C. Lawry | 562 | 33.4 |
| | Conservative | M. Rowe | 476 | 28.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 81 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1681 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 35.4 |
| | Independent gain from Independent | Independent gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### 1977 election

1977 election: Penzance (Central) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Independent | M. Rowe | Uncontested |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing |

#### 1973 election

1973 election: Penzance (Central) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | M. Rowe | Uncontested | | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | N/A | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | N/A | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | N/A | | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |