# Falmouth Arwenack (electoral division)

Falmouth Arwenack (Cornish: Aberfala Arwynnek) is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Laurie Magowan, a Labour member. The current division is distinct from those of the same name used from 2009 to 2013 and from 2013 to 2021, after boundary changes at the 2013 and 2021 local elections.

## Councillors
### 2013-2021

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2009 | | Steve Eva | Independent |
| 2013 | | Geoffrey Evans | Conservative |
| 2017 | | Geoffrey Evans | Conservative |
| 2021 | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |

### 2021-present

| Election | Member | Member | Party |
| 2021 | | Laurie Magowan | Labour |

## 2021-present division
### Extent

The current division represents the east of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks and Pendennis Point.

### Election results
#### 2021 election

2021 election: Falmouth Arwenack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Laurie Magowan | 814 | 37.3 | |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Evans | 695 | 31.8 | |
| | Green | Tom Scott | 255 | 11.7 | |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Sean Stratton | 234 | 10.7 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Finian McCormick | 185 | 8.5 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 119 | 5.5 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 25 | 1.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2208 | 47.1 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 4690 | | |
| | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) | Labour win (new seat) |

## 2009-2021 divisions
### Extent

Falmouth Arwenack represented part of the town of Falmouth, including Swanpool, Gyllyngvase, Falmouth Docks, the Falmouth campus of Falmouth University, and Pendennis Castle. The division was nominally abolished and recreated at the 2013 election but this had only minor effects on the ward. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 71 hecatres in total; after the boundary changes, it covered 195 hectares.

### Election results
#### 2017 election

2017 election: Falmouth Arwenack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Evans | 668 | 53.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tony Parker | 309 | 24.6 |
| | Labour | Kate Thomas | 270 | 21.5 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 359 | 28.6 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 8 | 0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1255 | 43.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |

#### 2013 election

2013 election: Falmouth Arwenack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Geoffrey Evans | 624 | 68.0 |
| | Labour | Robin Johnson | 180 | 19.6 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Thornhill | 102 | 11.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 444 | 48.4 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918 | 31.3 |
| | Conservative gain from Independent | Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | |

#### 2009 election

2009 election: Falmouth Arwenack :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Steve Eva | 272 | 24.1 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Muir | 259 | 23.0 | |
| | Conservative | Marie Ryan | 241 | 21.4 | |
| | Mebyon Kernow | Pete Dudley | 192 | 17.0 | |
| | Labour | Ingrid Heseltine | 156 | 13.8 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13 | 1.2 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | 0.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1127 | 32.0 | |
| | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) | Independent win (new seat) |