Councillor dossier
Attendance
63%
present at meetings
Rank
84
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Attended 4 of 12 Strategic Planning Committee meetings (33%), below the 60% threshold.
1 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; also observed 1 meeting of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 12 | 4 | 33% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
The councillor's victory margin of 170 votes (11.78%) represents a 33 percentage-point narrowing from the previous election, requiring only a 5.89% swing to lose the seat. Turnout was low at 29.53%, and the presence of six candidates could fragment support in future contests. With a vulnerability score of 66/100, the seat is considered vulnerable despite the incumbent's current majority.
| 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% |
Fought on the pre-2021 boundaries. The 2017 Falmouth Penwerris division is not the same area as today's ward, and its results are not directly comparable.
| 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 · 27 Sept 2026
Red flag · 2 Aug 2026
cornwalllive.com · 29 Jul 2026
cornwalllive.com · 27 Jul 2026
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Housing estate approved despite 'accident waiting to happen' fears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's planning committee approved 24 new homes, including seven affordable units, near Cubert despite councillor concerns over access safety and local impact.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Councillors reject plan for 60 new homes due to safety fears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's planning committee rejected Kingsley Developments' application for 60 homes in St Agnes, citing road safety concerns despite officers' recommendation for approval.
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.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Councillor Alan Rowe represents the Falmouth Penwerris ward and is a member of the Labour & Cooperative Party. His recorded meeting attendance is 24 out of 38 sessions, or 63%, which is flagged as low attendance. He has no conduct cases, no recorded expenses, and no media mentions in the available data.
The councillor’s election vulnerability score is 66 out of 100. His victory margin of 170 votes (11.78%) represents a 33 percentage-point narrowing from the previous election, requiring only a 5.89% swing to lose the seat. Turnout at that election was 29.53%.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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