# Padstow (electoral division)

Padstow (Cornish: Lannwedhenek) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The current Councillor is Stephen Rushworth, a Conservative.

## Councillors
### 2009-2021

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2009 | | Stephen Rushworth | Conservative |
| 2013 | | Richard Buscombe | Liberal Democrats |
| 2017 | | Richard Buscombe | Liberal Democrats |
| 2021 | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |

### 2021-present

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2021 | | Stephen Rushworth | Conservative |

## Extent
### 2009-2021

The former division represented the town of Padstow, the villages of Trevone, St Merryn, Constantine Bay, and the hamlets of Crugmeer, Treator and Treyarnon as well as parts of Porthcothan (which was shared with the St Issey and St Tudy division). The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 2955 hectares; from 2013 to its abolition in 2021, the division covered 2960 hectares.

### 2021-present

The current division represents the town of Padstow, the villages of Trevone, Harlyn, Constantine Bay, St Merryn, Porthcothan, St Issey and Little Petherick, and the hamlets of Crugmeer, Treator, Towan, Treyarnon, Engollan, Penrose, St Eval, St Ervan, Rumford, St Jidgey, Trevance, Tregonce, Trevorrick and Highlanes.

## Election results
### 2021-present
#### 2021 election

2021 election: Padstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Rushworth | 908 | 43.4 | |
| | Independent | Alec Rickard | 871 | 41.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jacquie Gammon | 180 | 8.6 | |
| | Independent | Richard Clark | 111 | 5.3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 37 | 1.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 20 | 1.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2090 | 40.9 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 5107 | | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |

### 2009-2021
#### 2017 election

2017 election: Padstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Buscombe | 755 | 55.5 | 3.1 |
| | Conservative | Nick Morris | 493 | 36.3 | 9.3 |
| | Green | Richard Clerk | 108 | 7.9 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 262 | 19.3 | 12.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1360 | 42.3 | 3.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

#### 2013 election

2013 election: Padstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard Buscombe | 676 | 52.4 | 28.6 |
| | Conservative | Stephen Rushworth | 589 | 45.6 | 4.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 87 | 6.7 | N/A |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 26 | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1291 | 39.3 | 5.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |

#### 2009 election

2009 election: Padstow :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Stephen Rushworth | 652 | 41.6 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Townrow | 373 | 23.8 | |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Ron Brown | 363 | 23.2 | |
| | BNP | Bob Smart | 86 | 5.5 | |
| | Green | Katherine Spear | 82 | 5.2 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 279 | 17.8 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1568 | 45.1 | |
| | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |