title: St Austell Poltair (electoral division)
text: # St Austell Poltair (electoral division)
  
  St Austell Poltair (Cornish: Sen Austel Polltir) 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 St Austell Poltair and Mount Charles.
  
  ## Councillors
  
  | Election | Member | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | | Steve Double | Conservative |
  | 2013 | | Jackie Bull | Liberal Democrat |
  | 2017 | | Jackie Bull | Liberal Democrat |
  | 2021 | Seat abolished | Seat abolished | Seat abolished |
  
  ## Extent
  
  St Austell Poltair represented the north-west of St Austell, including Poltair School and a small part of Boscoppa (which was mostly covered by the Penwithick and Boscoppa division).
  
  The division was nominally abolished during boundary changes at the 2013 election, but this had little effect on the ward. Both before and after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 174 hectares.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2017 election
  
  2017 election: St Austell Poltair :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Bull | 509 | 40.7 | 5.2 |
  | | Conservative | Mike Thompson | 322 | 25.7 | 0.4 |
  | | Labour Co-op | Andrea Lanxon | 268 | 21.4 | 3.1 |
  | | UKIP | Glyn Stephens | 130 | 10.4 | New |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 187 | 14.9 | 4.7 |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 24 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1252 | 37.2 | 9.5 |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2013 election
  
  2013 election: St Austell Poltair :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jackie Bull | 325 | 35.5 | 6.8 |
  | | Conservative | Adam Harris | 232 | 25.3 | 9.6 |
  | | Mebyon Kernow | Derek Collins | 187 | 20.4 | New |
  | | Labour Co-op | Andrea Lanxon | 168 | 18.3 | 9.9 |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 93 | 10.2 | N/A |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 916 | 27.7 | 5.6 |
  | | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
  
  ### 2009 election
  
  2009 election: St Austell Poltair :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Steve Double | 379 | 34.9 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John Stocker | 312 | 28.7 | |
  | | Independent | Steven Honey | 289 | 26.6 | |
  | | Labour | Andrea Lanxon | 91 | 8.4 | |
  | Majority | Majority | Majority | 67 | 6.2 | |
  | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 16 | 1.5 | |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1087 | 33.3 | |
  | | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) | Conservative win (new seat) |
  