St Buryan (electoral division)

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St Buryan
Former ward
Cornwall Council
St Buryan electoral division map 2013.svg
Boundary of St Buryan in from 2013-2021.
County Cornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced by Land's End
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval and Heamoor
Mousehole, Newlyn and St Buryan
Created fromSt Buryan
2009 (2009)–2013 (2013)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced bySt Buryan
Created fromCouncil created

St Buryan (Cornish: Eglosveryan) [1] 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 Land's End, Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval and Heamoor, and Mousehole, Newlyn and St Buryan.

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Councillors

ElectionMemberParty
2009 Bill Maddern Conservative
2013
2017 Helen Hawkins Liberal Democrat
2021 Seat abolished

Extent

St Buryan represented the villages of Madron, Sancreed, Drift, Lamorna, St Buryan, Penberth, Treen, Porthgwarra, Porthcurno, Sennen and Sennen Cove, and the hamlets of Great Bosullow, Little Bosullow, Lower Bodinnar, Newbridge, Grumbla, Tregavarah, Brane, Crows-an-Wra, Kerris, Castallack, Tregadgwith, Trevorgans, Bottoms, St Levan, Trethewey, Trebehor, Trevescan, Mayon, Carn Towan and Escalls. [2]

The division was nominally abolished during boundary changes at the 2013 election. From 2009 to 2013, the division covered 9,518 hectares in total; after the boundary changes in 2013, it covered 8,998 hectares. [2] [3]

Election results

2017 election

2017 election: St Buryan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Hawkins 604 33.6 Increase2.svg 26.3
Conservative Adrian Semmens55530.9Decrease2.svg 9.5
Independent Bill Maddern33818.8New
Labour Jane Dunsmuir21111.7Decrease2.svg 2.0
UKIP Mary Smith824.6New
Majority 492.7N/A
Rejected ballots60.3Increase2.svg 0.1
Turnout 179650.6Increase2.svg 9.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2013 election

2013 election: St Buryan [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Maddern 608 40.4 Decrease2.svg 6.8
Independent Norman Bliss42928.5New
Labour Juliet Eavis20613.7New
Green Peter Hardy15010.0Decrease2.svg 10.1
Liberal Democrats Frank Blewett1107.3Decrease2.svg 24.8
Majority 17911.9Decrease2.svg 3.2
Rejected ballots30.2Decrease2.svg 0.4
Turnout 150641.0Decrease2.svg 5.7
Conservative hold Swing

2009 election

2009 election: St Buryan [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bill Maddern 814 47.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Brolly55432.1
Green Rob Pickering34720.1
Majority 26015.1
Rejected ballots100.6
Turnout 172546.7
Conservative win (new seat)

References

  1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Buryan E05009248". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. "E05 Electoral Ward/Division St Buryan E05008286". Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  4. "Election results for St Buryan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th May, 2017". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  5. "Election results for St Buryan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 2nd May, 2013". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  6. "Election results for St Buryan Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council . Retrieved 5 May 2021.