UPDATED: 2019 local election results for Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge

The final results have been announced for Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge’s local elections.

Voters went to the polls across the area on Thursday (May 2nd) to vote for their choice of councillors in the district and town council elections.  

The results were counted on Friday in Bridgwater, as pictured here, with the Conservatives retaining overall control of the Town Council and District Council.

Nationally, the Conservatives and Labour faced a backlash at the ballot box over Brexit, with smaller parties and independents picking up seats countrywide.

Town Council Election Results

Burnham Central Ward

GARDINER-WHITE, Richard (Lib Dem) 391 duly elected

HARVEY, Phil (Lib Dem) – 396 duly elected

LAWSON, Katie (Lib Dem) – 323

MILLS, Paul (Con) – 273

ROWLEY, Edith (Con) – 257

TOLLEY, Nick (Con) – 329 duly elected

The total ward electorate was 3,710 and the turnout was 26.52%.

Burnham Marine Ward

MATTHEWS, Alan (Con) – 150 duly elected

MILNER, Simonds Sarah (Lib Dem) – 108

The total ward electorate was 807 and the turnout was 40.61%

Burnham North Ward

ALLEN, Chris (Con) – 765 duly elected

BALLARD, Andy (Lab) – 442

BAUM, Richard (Lib Dem) – 570

BREWER, Andrew James (Con) – 771 duly elected

CLAYTON, Peter (Con) – 888 duly elected

FACEY, Mike (Con) – 809 duly elected

FLURRY, Julie (Con) – 726

HARVEY, Sue (Lib Dem) – 789 duly elected

HENDRY, Alistair (Con) – 690

WINFIELD, Colette (Lib Dem) – 751 duly elected

WINFIELD, Rod (Lib Dem) – 675

The total ward electorate was 5,195 and the turnout was 41.17%

Burnham South Ward

BARBER, Sue (Con) – 301 duly elected

ELRICK, Alasdair (Lib Dem) – 218

GUDKA, Ganesh (Lib Dem) – 209

HODGE, Andy (Con) – 285 duly elected

MILNER, Simonds Bev (Lib Dem) – 238

PARKIN, Louise (Con) – 275 duly elected

The total ward electorate was 2,178 and the turnout was 36.40%

Highbridge Ward

CAREY, Dawn (Lib Dem) – 274 duly elected

CORRILL, Andy (Con) – 170

GROVES, Helen (Lib Dem) – 309 duly elected

HANCOCK, Bill (Ind) – 328 duly elected

KEEN, Janet (Con) – 277 duly elected

KEEN, Roger – 252

KILDUFF, Jess (Con) – 178

MACFARLANE, Scott Peter (Lab) – 206

MARSDEN, Janty (Lab) – 216

MORGAN, Amber (Con) – 165

MURPHY, Mike (Lib Dem) – 287 duly elected

RIPLEY, Lindsey (Con) – 146

WEAVELL, Victoria (Lib Dem) – 273

The total ward electorate was 4,617 and the turnout was 21.64%.

Local Sedgemoor District Council Election Results

Highbridge and Burnham Marine ward:

Nick Bayliss – Lib Dem – 457 (elected)

Dawn Carey – Lib Dem – 381

John Fones – Lab – 246

Kathy Jones – Con – 322

Janet Keen – Con – 454 (elected)

Matthew Joji – Lab – 212

Alan Matthews – Con – 384 (elected)

Sue Park – Lab – 246

Victoria Weavell – Con – 383

Huntspill and Pawlett ward:

Lian Tucker – Lab – 137

John Woodman – Con – 359 (elected)

Burnham Central ward:

Sue Barber – Con – 553 (elected)

Michael Clarke – Ind – 356

Scott Elrick – Lib Dem – 499

Gudka Ganesh – Lib Dem – 491

Phil Harvey – Lib Dem – 580 (elected)

Alistair Hendry – Conservative – 546 (elected)

Corey Miller – Lab – 206

Edith Rowley – Con – 530

Knoll ward:

BUCKLER, Jean (Lab) – 143

FILMER, Bob (Con) – 847 duly elected

GILLING, Andrew (Con) 704 duly elected

GORE, Tony (Lib Dem) – 419

PLEYDELL-PEARCE, Mae (Lib Dem) 535

Berrow ward:

BAUM, Richard (Lib Dem) – 126 votes

GRIMES, Tony (Con) – 349 votes – duly elected

SHAH, Amit Shantilal (Lab) – 52 votes

Contested Parish Council Election Results

Brent Knoll Parish Council:

(11 councillors) turnout 61.45%

Borland, Malcolm Arthur – 212 duly elected

Camp, Warwick Jonathan David – 180 duly elected

Cullum, Melina – 86

Filmer, Bob – 323 duly elected

Freestone, Brian David – 333 duly elected

Harper, John Shirley – 197 duly elected

Hurkett, Andrea Jayne – 208 duly elected

Knott, David Edward – 254 duly elected

Sturgess, David Edward – 225 duly elected

Summers, Nigel Paul – 199 duly elected

Townsend, Colin Stanley – 225 duly elected

Trivett-Bill, Cynthia Jane – 250 duly elected

White, Lucy – 129

East Brent Parish Council:

(11 councillors) turnout 38.36%

Bowden, John Edward – 107

Bray, Kevin – 140 duly elected

Broderick, Helen Jane – 141 duly elected

Champion, Edward Vaughan – 162 duly elected

Gilling, Andrew – 140 duly elected

Lloyd-Jones, Nigel – 141 duly elected

Loader, Colin Peter – 166 duly elected

Pleydell-Pearce, Mae – 210 duly elected

Rawles, Valerie Joy– 136 duly elected

Searle, Carla Maria Bambrough – 146 duly elected

Walker, Bill – 149 duly elected

Woodward, Barbara Ann – 186 duly elected