title: St Austell Bethel (electoral division)
text: # St Austell Bethel (electoral division)
  
  St Austell Bethel :
  
  | UK Parliament Constituency: | UK Parliament Constituency: | St Austell and Newquay | St Austell and Newquay |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Ceremonial county: | Ceremonial county: | Cornwall | Cornwall |
  | Cornwall Councillors ||||
  | Name | Party | Party | Years |
  | Malcolm Brown | | Liberal Democrats | 2013- |
  | Graham Walker | | Liberal Democrats | 2009-2013 |
  
  St Austell Bethel is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom and returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council. The current Councillor is Malcolm Brown, a Liberal Democrat.
  
  ## Extent
  
  St Austell Bethel covers the east side of St Austell, including Bethel and part of Holmbush (which is shared with the St Austell Bay division). The division covers 135 hectares in total.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  2017 election: St Austell Bethel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brown | 433 | 35.1 |
  | | Independent | Graham Walker | 411 | 33.3 |
  | | Conservative | Crystal Pearce | 335 | 27.1 |
  | | TUSC | Gill Birchall | 51 | 4.1 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 22 | 1.8 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 5 | 0.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1235 | 33.7 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  2013 election: St Austell Bethel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Brown | 276 | 26.8 |
  | | Independent | Graham Walker | 264 | 25.7 |
  | | Conservative | Bob Davidson | 194 | 18.9 |
  | | UKIP | Ian Proctor | 173 | 16.8 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Brendan Parkinson | 115 | 11.2 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 12 | 1.2 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1028 | 27.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  2009 election: St Austell Bethel :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Graham Walker | 462 | 35.0 | |
  | | Conservative | Bob Davidson | 444 | 33.7 | |
  | | UKIP | Ian Proctor | 208 | 15.8 | |
  | | Mebyon Kernow | Peter Morton-Nance | 140 | 10.6 | |
  | | Labour | Peter Corby | 64 | 4.9 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 18 | 1.4 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 1 | 0.1 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1319 | 35.9 | |
  | | 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) |
  