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Gunnislake and Calstock (Cornish: Dowrgonna ha Kalstok)[3][4] was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2013 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Calstock.

Councillors

Election Member Party
2013 Dorothy Kirk Labour
2017
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

Gunnislake and Calstock represented the villages of Calstock, Dimson, Gunnislake and Drakewalls, and the hamlets of Albaston and St Ann's Chapel. It was bordered to the east by the River Tamar and to the west by the division of St Dominick, Harrowbarrow and Kelly Bray, and covered a total area of 1120 hectares.[5]

Election results

2017 election: Gunnislake and Calstock[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Kirk 800 44.4 Increase 10.1
Conservative Sydney Booth 660 36.7 Increase 6.7
Liberal Democrats Theo Brown 340 18.9 Increase 8.0
Majority 140 7.8 Increase 3.6
Rejected ballots 0 0.0 Decrease 0.3
Turnout 1800 50.0 Increase 12.3
Labour hold Swing
2013 election: Gunnislake and Calstock[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dorothy Kirk 477 34.3
Conservative Russell Bartlett 418 30.0
UKIP Sam Gardner 341 24.5
Liberal Democrats Martin Emery 152 10.9
Majority 59 4.2
Rejected ballots 4 0.3
Turnout 1392 37.7
Labour win (new seat)

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