| Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos | |
| Map1: | Looe West, Lansallos and Lanteglos electoral division map 2013.svg |
| Map Entity: | Cornwall |
| Map Year: | 2021-present |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Previous: | Looe West, Lansallos and Lanteglos[1] |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Elects Howmany2: | One |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Councillor1: | Jim Candy |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Population: | 5,807 |
| Electorate: | 4,784 |
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos (Cornish: Cornish: Porthbyhan, Pluwnennys, Lannsalwys ha Nanseglos)[2] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom which returns one member to sit on Cornwall Council from 2021. Before the 2021 local elections, the area was a part of Looe West, Lansallos and Lanteglos ward.[3]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Edwina Hannaford | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2024 by-election | Jim Candy | ||
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos represents the town of West Looe, the villages of Pelynt, Polruan, Bodinnick, Lansallos, Polperro, Porthallow and Lanteglos Highway, and the hamlets of Mixtow, Crumplehorn, Carey Park, Talland and Trenewan.[4] The ward is home to 5,807 residents, and an electorate of 4,784.[5] [6]
Within the ward, 676 people (11.6% of the residents) specified a Cornish only identity and 42 (0.7%) Cornish in combination with British - this is notably lower than the rest of Cornwall (14% and 1.6% respectively).[7] 2,802 people (48% of residents) are in households experiencing deprivation,[8] and 2,043 (35%) are retirees.[9] 290 residents hold a second address outside of Cornwall, about 4.9%.
Following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Edwina Hannaford, due to "an aggressive form of cancer",[10] a by-election was called on 27 February 2024. The poll took place on Thursday 4 April 2024.[11] The seat was retained by the Liberal Democrats with reduced vote share, securing 44.8% of the vote.[12]