title: Camelford (electoral division)
text: # Camelford (electoral division)
  
  Camelford (Cornish: Reskammel) was an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returned one member to sit on Cornwall Council between 2009 and 2021. It was abolished at the 2021 local elections, being succeeded by Camelford and Boscastle.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | | Keith Goodenough | Conservative |
  | 2013 | | Rob Rotchell | Liberal Democrats |
  | 2017 | | Rob Rotchell | Liberal Democrats |
  | 2021 | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |
  
  ## Extent
  
  Camelford represented the town of Camelford, the villages of Davidstow, St Clether and Tremaine, and the hamlets of Trewalder, Lanteglos, Castlegoff, Tramagenna, Helstone, Trewen, Valley Truckle, Trevia, Tregoodwell, Trewassa, Hallworthy, Tremail, Treglasta, Cold Northcott, Treneglos, Splatt, Three Hammers and Tresmeer. The hamlet of Newhall Green was shared with the St Teath and St Breward division and the settlement of Slaughterbridge was shared with the Tintagel division. The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 7,079 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 7,508 hectares.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  2017 election: Camelford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rob Rotchell | 617 | 60.0 |
  | | Green | Claire Hewlett | 372 | 36.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 245 | 23.8 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | 3.8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1028 | 32.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  2013 election: Camelford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Rob Rotchell | 459 | 49.2 |
  | | Conservative | Keith Goodenough | 452 | 48.4 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 7 | 0.8 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 22 | 2.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 933 | 29.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  2009 election: Camelford :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Keith Goodenough | 525 | 41.7 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Janey Comber | 454 | 36.1 | |
  | | Independent | Julie Walters | 212 | 16.8 | |
  | | Independent | Graham Ford | 56 | 4.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 71 | 5.6 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 12 | 1.0 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1259 | 42.2 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  