Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
60%
present at meetings
Rank
84
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
2
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Attended 1 of 3 Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education meetings (33%), below the 60% threshold.
Attended 4 of 9 Strategic Planning Committee meetings (44%), below the 60% threshold.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Cornwall Council | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Individual Decision Day | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 9 | 4 | 44% |
No recorded votes.
Alan Rowe was re‑elected with 523 votes, a majority of 170 votes (11.78% of the total) over the Green candidate, and his vote total fell from 1,232 in the previous election to 523, a reduction of 709 votes. The margin narrowed by 33 percentage points and a swing of roughly 5.9 % would be required for another party to overtake his lead. With a vulnerability score of 66 out of 100, the seat is classified as “Vulnerable.”
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Rowe | Labour & Cooperative Party | 523 | 36.2% | ✓ |
| Catherine Owen | Green Party | 353 | 24.5% | |
| Roger Jonathan Ridsdill | Reform UK | 248 | 17.2% | |
| Tom Stubbs | Liberal Democrat | 143 | 9.9% | |
| Gordon Williams | Conservative | 101 | 7.0% | |
| Trisha Finney | 75 | 5.2% |
Turnout: 29.5% (1,443 of 4,886 electors) · 6 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayne Kirkham | Labour & Cooperative Party | 1,232 | 64.5% | ✓ |
| Jo Philpott | Conservative | 377 | 19.7% | |
| James Miller | Green Party | 161 | 8.4% | |
| John Spargo | Liberal Democrat | 90 | 4.7% | |
| George Adamson | Independent | 34 | 1.8% | |
| John Whitcher | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 17 | 0.9% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Thomas McCarthy | Liberal Democrat | 502 | 39.5% | ✓ |
| Anna Jane Gillett | Labour | 377 | 29.6% | |
| Grenville Chappel. | Independent | 250 | 19.7% | |
| Nigel John Dempster Rimmer | Conservative | 143 | 11.2% |
Turnout: 37.7% (1,272 of 3,371 electors) · 6 spoilt votes
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No media coverage recorded.
Daily-brief items naming Alan Rowe (last 90 days)
Red flag · 14 Jun 2026
Red flag · 31 May 2026
cornwalllive.com
Don't call me a lump of furniture, says chair in terse Cornwall Council debate - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated changing the term "chairman" to "chair" for equality purposes, with some opposing councillors viewing it as wasting time.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Truro residents say new care home will be an 'invasion of privacy' - Cornwall Live
Truro residents oppose Sanctuary Housing's approved 54-bed care home plan, citing privacy invasion and overdevelopment concerns.
cornwalllive.com
Live: Clashes as Falmouth trees get the chop despite residents' battle - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council proceeded with felling three Falmouth trees despite local protests, following a secret settlement and confidentiality agreement.
cornwalllive.com
Council delays St Agnes Co-op over high street fears, but locals say 'it’s so needed' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council delays St Agnes Co-op planning decision amid concerns over potential high street impact and pedestrian safety issues.
cornwalllive.com
Use £1 million second homes tax to give kids proper homes, Cornwall Council told - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council will be asked to transfer £1 million from second homes council tax to speed up repairs on empty council homes.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Alan Rowe serves as a Labour & Cooperative Party councillor for the Falmouth Penwerris ward on Cornwall Council. In his capacity he sits on a number of committees, including the Audit Committee, the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Central Sub‑Area Planning Committee, the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and the full Cornwall Council body.
During the reporting period Alan Rowe attended 23 of 33 council meetings, giving an attendance rate of 69.7 %. He has no recorded conduct cases and no expense data are available. The only active red flag identified for him is “low_attendance.” In the most recent election he was re‑elected with 523 votes, a majority of 170 votes (11.78 % of the total) over the Green candidate, marking a reduction of 709 votes from his previous total of 1,232. His election vulnerability score is 66 out of 100.
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