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Councillor dossier
Attendance
93%
present at meetings
Rank
38
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Code of Conduct
10 Dec 2025
Mrs K Nicolas complained that Councillor B Clemens showed partiality and provided misinformation about a planning application, failed to disclose a close friendship with the applicant, and biased his conduct in a committee meeting; the assessment concluded there was no breach of the Code of Conduct.
Outcome: no breach
Attendance
93%overall attendance
1 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; 1 attendance was as a substitute for another member; also observed 2 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 9 | 90% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| Standards Committee | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Strategic Planning Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| Appeals Committee(former member) | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee(former member) | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee(former member) | 4 | 3 | 75% |
Voting Record
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Committee Memberships
- Audit Committee— Substitute
- Central Sub-Area Planning Committee— Substitute
- Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Cornwall Council
- Licensing Act Committee
- Licensing Act Sub Committee
- Standards Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee— Substitute
- Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee
- West Sub-Area Planning Committee— Chairman
Election History
Likely holdScore: 37/100→ Stable
Won by 737 votes (31.4%)15.7% swing needed to unseat
In 2025, the councillor secured a majority of 737 votes (31.36%) in a five-candidate contest with a turnout of 43.41%. This margin widened by 18.1 percentage points from the previous election, meaning a swing of 15.68% would be needed to unseat them. The vulnerability score of 37 out of 100 suggests the seat is likely to be held.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025) All 2025 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Clemens | Independent | 1,185 | 50.4% | ✓ |
| Marie Christopher | Reform UK | 448 | 19.1% | |
| Marianna Baxter | Liberal Democrat | 320 | 13.6% | |
| Ian Flindall | Green Party | 314 | 13.4% | |
| Jonah Parsley | Conservative | 83 | 3.5% |
Turnout: 43.4% (2,350 of 5,413 electors) · 14 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021) All 2021 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Clemens | Independent | 1,089 | 40.2% | ✓ |
| Chris Denley | Liberal Democrat | 730 | 26.9% | |
| Alison Thomas | Conservative | 408 | 15.1% | |
| Ben Jordan | Green Party | 248 | 9.2% | |
| Mitchell Holmes | Mebyon Kernow | 235 | 8.7% |
Allowances & Expenses
| Financial Year | Basic | SRA | Travel | Subsistence | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | £18,367.80 | £0.00 | £28.82 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £18,396.62 |
| 2023-24 | £17,496.00 | £0.00 | £790.68 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £18,286.68 |
Meeting Activity
Present
Present
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 30 September 2026
Present30 Sept 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 23 September 2026
Present23 Sept 2026
Cornwall Council - 15 September 2026
Present15 Sept 2026
Present
Present
Licensing Act Committee - 3 September 2026
Present3 Sept 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 12 August 2026
Present12 Aug 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 12 August 2026
Present12 Aug 2026
Present
Standards Committee - 30 July 2026
Present30 Jul 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Present
Observed
Apologies
Present
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Apologies19 May 2026
Present
Other media mentions
No media coverage recorded.
In recent briefs
Daily-brief items naming Brian Clemens (last 90 days)
- 'Outrage' as play equipment is removed from popular park in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 24 Jul 2026
News coverage
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'Outrage' as play equipment is removed from popular park in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council removed unsafe swings and a roundabout from St Just Recreation Ground, saying it lacks funding to replace them, angering local parents.
devonlive.com
Cornwall is being 'shafted' by Devon and Cornwall Police, council hears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall council committee chairman claims Cornwall is being "shafted" by Devon and Cornwall Police due to insufficient policing coverage.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Concern that homes next to engine house ruins will harm World Heritage site - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's planning committee considered an application to convert granite barns into houses near Trewellard engine house ruins, with officers recommending refusal.
plymouthherald.co.uk
Controversial reality TV star's house proposal causes council divide - Cornwall Live
A reality TV star's proposal to convert an agricultural building to residential use in Cornwall's Cot Valley divided councillors who overruled officer recommendations.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
Brian Clemens is the Independent councillor for the Land's End ward. His recorded meeting attendance stands at 61 out of 66 sessions, or 92%.
He has one conduct case on record, which was resolved with no breach found. His expenses total £18,367.80 in basic allowance and £28.82 in travel costs. He has no active red flags and no media mentions on file.
At the 2025 election, Clemens won with a majority of 737 votes (31.36% of the vote) in a five-candidate contest with a turnout of 43.41%. That majority widened by 18.1 percentage points compared with the previous election.
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- Who is Cllr Brian Clemens?
- Brian Clemens is a Cornwall councillor representing the Land's End ward as a Independent member.
- What ward does Brian Clemens represent?
- Brian Clemens represents Land's End on Cornwall Council.
- What is Brian Clemens's meeting attendance rate?
- Brian Clemens has been recorded as present at 93% of Cornwall Council meetings (62 of 67 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact Brian Clemens?
- You can contact Brian Clemens by email at [email protected]; by phone on 07775 332364. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
- Are there any code-of-conduct cases involving Brian Clemens?
- Cornwall Council's standards process has recorded 1 code-of-conduct case involving Brian Clemens. Each case is publicly viewable; see the Code of Conduct section of this page for details.
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