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Councillor dossier
Adam Paynter
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
71%
present at meetings
Rank
81
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
2
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Red Flags
Low Attendance11 Oct 2026
Attended 2 of 11 Chief Officers Employment Committee meetings (18%), below the 60% threshold.
Low Attendance11 Oct 2026
Attended 1 of 4 Cornwall Growth Board meetings (25%), below the 60% threshold.
Code of Conduct
23 May 2025
A complaint was made against Councillors Frost and Paynter alleging that Reform UK was unfairly excluded from key council posts after winning 28 seats. The complaint was rejected because the decision was made by the full Council, not the individual members, so no breach of the Code of Conduct was demonstrated.
Outcome: no breach
Attendance
71%overall attendance
6 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; also observed 6 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabinet | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| Chief Officers Employment Committee | 11 | 2 | 18% |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity Board | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 9 | 90% |
| Cornwall Growth Board | 4 | 1 | 25% |
| Individual Decision Day | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee(former member) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Voting Record
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Committee Memberships
Election History
CompetitiveScore: 54/100→ Stable
Won by 352 votes (15.3%)7.6% swing needed to unseat
In Launceston North & North Petherwin, Adam Paynter holds a majority of 352 votes (15.26%) and would require a 7.63% swing to be unseated, making the division competitive. Turnout was 42.16% in 2025, a relatively low figure that could increase vulnerability if a higher turnout mobilises opposition support. The margin widened by 1.4 percentage points from the previous election, but the presence of five candidates in 2025 (up from three) suggests more fragmented opposition that could shift with changes in candidate numbers.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025) All 2025 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Paynter | Independent | 1,011 | 43.8% | ✓ |
| Paul Henry James Radley | Reform UK | 659 | 28.6% | |
| Davey Green | Liberal Democrat | 435 | 18.9% | |
| Raymond Peter Tindle | Conservative | 147 | 6.4% | |
| Dylan Harvey Billson | Labour | 54 | 2.3% |
Turnout: 42.2% (2,306 of 5,470 electors) · 11 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021) All 2021 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Paynter | Independent | 1,200 | 51.7% | ✓ |
| John Hiscock | Conservative | 879 | 37.9% | |
| Derek Gane | Green Party | 242 | 10.4% |
Cornwall Council Elections 2017: Launceston North & North Petherwin division (2017) All 2017 results
Fought on the pre-2021 boundaries. The 2017 Launceston North & North Petherwin division is not the same area as today's ward, and its results are not directly comparable.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Paynter | Liberal Democrat | 1,007 | 53.3% | ✓ |
| Val Bugden-Cawsey | Conservative | 785 | 41.5% | |
| Gill Brown | Labour | 99 | 5.2% |
Turnout: 50.9% (1,891 of 3,717 electors) · 3 spoilt votes
Allowances & Expenses
| Financial Year | Basic | SRA | Travel | Subsistence | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | £17,496.00 | £0.00 | £685.70 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £18,181.70 |
Meeting Activity
Cornwall Growth Board - 8 October 2026
Apologies8 Oct 2026
Present
Cabinet - 23 September 2026
Present23 Sept 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 15 September 2026
Present15 Sept 2026
Present
Cabinet - 29 July 2026
Apologies29 Jul 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Apologies21 Jul 2026
Present
Cornwall Growth Board - 23 June 2026
Apologies23 Jun 2026
Cabinet - 17 June 2026
Present17 Jun 2026
Apologies (substitute sent)
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Apologies (substitute sent)
Apologies (substitute sent)
Cabinet - 6 May 2026
Present6 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 April 2026
Present21 Apr 2026
Present
Individual Decision Day - 18 March 2026
Present18 Mar 2026
Cabinet - 18 March 2026
Present18 Mar 2026
Other media mentions
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Cornwall Reports
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(probable match)
Cornwall Council
New £8.25m funding scheme launches in Cornwall to help people facing financial crisis
Cornwall Council launches a £8.25m funding scheme to help residents facing financial crisis.
In recent briefs
Daily-brief items naming Adam Paynter (last 90 days)
- Adam Paynter: low attendance
Red flag · 11 Oct 2026
- Adam Paynter: low attendance
Red flag · 11 Oct 2026
- Proposed cut to council tax support in Cornwall will impact more than 19,000 households - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 8 Oct 2026
- Anger grows over A30 chaos 'it's just complete contempt for motorists' - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 29 Sept 2026
- A30 works bringing 'chaos' and road rage to villages and country lanes - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 25 Sept 2026
- Cornwall Council staff urged to 'avoid speculation' during 'unsettling time' - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 22 Sept 2026
Connected People
News coverage
View all 195 articles →cornwalllive.com
Proposed cut to council tax support in Cornwall will impact more than 19,000 households - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council is consulting on reducing council tax support from 75% to as low as 55%, affecting over 19,000 working-age households, to save £5 million.
cornwalllive.com
Anger grows over A30 chaos 'it's just complete contempt for motorists' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors accuse National Highways of ignoring warnings as A30 roadworks diversions cause traffic chaos, sat-nav confusion, and anger in rural villages.
cornwalllive.com
A30 works bringing 'chaos' and road rage to villages and country lanes - Cornwall Live
National Highways faced criticism from Cornwall councillors after A30 roadworks near Kennards House caused traffic chaos, diverting drivers through narrow village lanes for six months.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council staff urged to 'avoid speculation' during 'unsettling time' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's interim deputy chief executive Andy Keeling urged staff to avoid speculating about Kate Kennally's leave of absence amid an £11 million in-year budget deficit.
cornwalllive.com
Where's chief exec Kate Kennally gone, Cornwall Council is asked - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council faced public questions about chief executive Kate Kennally's unexplained "leave of absence" as interim deputy chief executive Andy Keeling started his role.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
Adam Paynter represents the Launceston North & North Petherwin ward as an Independent councillor. His attendance record shows he was present for 36 of 51 meetings (71%). He has one conduct case on record, which resulted in a finding of no breach.
Paynter claimed £17,496.00 in basic expenses and £685.70 in travel expenses. His profile lists two active red flags, both related to low attendance. There are four media mentions associated with him. His seat is considered competitive: he holds a majority of 352 votes (15.26%), requiring a 7.63% swing to be unseated, with a 42.16% turnout in the 2025 election.
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- Who is Cllr Adam Paynter?
- Adam Paynter is a Cornwall councillor representing the Launceston North & North Petherwin ward as a Independent member.
- What ward does Adam Paynter represent?
- Adam Paynter represents Launceston North & North Petherwin on Cornwall Council.
- What is Adam Paynter's meeting attendance rate?
- Adam Paynter has been recorded as present at 71% of Cornwall Council meetings (36 of 51 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact Adam Paynter?
- You can contact Adam Paynter by email at [email protected]; by phone on 07812 929342; on X / Twitter at @adampaynter1. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
- Are there any code-of-conduct cases involving Adam Paynter?
- Cornwall Council's standards process has recorded 1 code-of-conduct case involving Adam Paynter. Each case is publicly viewable; see the Code of Conduct section of this page for details.
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