Editing Newquay (section)

=== Newquay Town Council ===
Before the establishment of Newquay Council, The [[Local Government Act 1958|Local Government Act 1858]] granted powers to create [[Districts of England|Local Government Districts]] in [[England]] and [[Wales]], and in 1868 a Local Board was formed in Newquay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelly's Directory of Devon & Cornwall, 1893. [Part 3: Cornwall & Advertisements] - Page 1 |url=https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/167086 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=specialcollections.le.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The [[Local Government Act 1894]] established urban and rural districts in England and Wales, and one result was the creation of Newquay Urban District. Newquay Urban District Council would be abolished in 1974 as part of local government reorganisation. In that year, the [[Local Government Act 1972]] came into effect, resulting in the merger of the borough of [[St. Austell with Fowey]], Newquay [[Urban district (Great Britain and Ireland)|urban district]] and [[St Austell Rural District]].

The new council was known as the Borough of [[Restormel]], but it was then abolished as part of the [[2009 structural changes to local government in England]] on 1 April 2009.<ref name=":4" /> [[Cornwall]] became a [[Unitary authority#England|unitary authority]] and there is now a two-tier structure of local government in the county. [[Cornwall Council]] is responsible for such matters as council tax collections, schools, highways, the harbour, refuse and recycling and street cleaning. Locally, Newquay Town Council has been gradually acquiring more responsibilities from [[Cornwall Council]], including the library and information service, [[public toilet]]s as well as managing the Killacourt open space and one car park.

The [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[St Austell and Newquay (UK Parliament constituency)|St Austell and Newquay]] is [[Noah Law]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]), who won the seat in the General Election of 4 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Noah |date=20 July 2024 |title=Cornwall's Voice: Noah Law Labour MP for St Austell & Newquay |url=https://www.voicenewspapers.co.uk/opinion/cornwalls-voice-noah-law-labour-mp-for-st-austell-newquay-704596 |website=Newquay Voice}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reines |first=Jeff |date=2024-07-05 |title=St Austell and Newquay turn red with Labour |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/st-austell-newquay-general-election-9379748 |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=Cornwall Live |language=en}}</ref> The previous [[Member of parliament|MP]] was [[Steve Double]] ([[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]) who had been MP for the constituency since it was created in 2010. He was re-elected in 2015 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Conservatives lose all six seats in Cornwall |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8vd93vv0g4o |access-date=2024-09-10 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

On 1 May 2024 Newquay town councillors selected Cllr Drew Creek as Mayor for the next 12 months. Outgoing mayor Cllr Margaret North is now deputy mayor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-02 |title=Newquay installs its first ever Green Party mayor |url=https://www.voicenewspapers.co.uk//news/newquay-installs-its-first-ever-green-party-mayor-685275 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=The Voice}}</ref>