| Padstow | |
| Map1: | Padstow electoral division map 2021.svg |
| Map Entity: | Cornwall |
| Map Year: | 2021 |
| Map Size: | 200px |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Previous: | Padstow |
| Elects Howmany: | One |
| Year2: | 2013 |
| Abolished2: | 2021 |
| Previous2: | Padstow |
| Next2: | Padstow |
| Elects Howmany2: | One |
| Year3: | 2009 |
| Abolished3: | 2013 |
| Previous3: | Council created |
| Next3: | Padstow |
| Elects Howmany3: | One |
| Councillor1: | Stephen Rushworth |
| Region: | England |
| County: | Cornwall |
| Towns: | Padstow, Flexbury (part) |
Padstow (Cornish: Cornish: Lannwedhenek)[1] is an electoral division of Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The current Councillor is Stephen Rushworth, a Conservative.[2]
| Election | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stephen Rushworth | Conservative | ||
| 2013 | Richard Buscombe | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| 2021 | Seat abolished | |||
The former division represented the town of Padstow, the villages of Trevone, St Merryn, Constantine Bay, and the hamlets of Crugmeer, Treator and Treyarnon as well as parts of Porthcothan (which was shared with the St Issey and St Tudy division).[3] [4] The division was affected by boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 2955 hectares; from 2013 to its abolition in 2021, the division covered 2960 hectares.[5]
The current division represents the town of Padstow, the villages of Trevone, Harlyn, Constantine Bay, St Merryn, Porthcothan, St Issey and Little Petherick, and the hamlets of Crugmeer, Treator, Towan, Treyarnon, Engollan, Penrose, St Eval, St Ervan, Rumford, St Jidgey, Trevance, Tregonce, Trevorrick and Highlanes.[6]