St Buryan (electoral division)

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.

St Buryan
Former ward
Cornwall Council.
Outline map
Boundary of St Buryan in from 2013-2021.
CountyCornwall
2013 (2013)–2021 (2021)
Number of councillorsOne
Replaced byLand'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

Councillors
ElectionMemberParty
2009 Bill MaddernConservative
2013
2017 Helen HawkinsLiberal 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]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Helen Hawkins 604 33.6 Increase 26.3
Conservative Adrian Semmens 555 30.9 Decrease 9.5
Independent Bill Maddern 338 18.8 New
Labour Jane Dunsmuir 211 11.7 Decrease 2.0
UKIP Mary Smith 82 4.6 New
Majority 49 2.7 N/A
Rejected ballots 6 0.3 Increase 0.1
Turnout 1796 50.6 Increase 9.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

2013 election
2013 election: St Buryan[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Maddern 608 40.4 Decrease 6.8
Independent Norman Bliss 429 28.5 New
Labour Juliet Eavis 206 13.7 New
Green Peter Hardy 150 10.0 Decrease 10.1
Liberal Democrats Frank Blewett 110 7.3 Decrease 24.8
Majority 179 11.9 Decrease 3.2
Rejected ballots 3 0.2 Decrease 0.4
Turnout 1506 41.0 Decrease 5.7
Conservative hold Swing

2009 election
2009 election: St Buryan[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Bill Maddern 814 47.2
Liberal Democrats Sharon Brolly 554 32.1
Green Rob Pickering 347 20.1
Majority 260 15.1
Rejected ballots 10 0.6
Turnout 1725 46.7
Conservative win (new seat)

References
  1. "Henwyn Tyller A-Z". Akademi Kernewek. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  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.


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