Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
85%
present at meetings
Rank
66
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Mrs B Faulkes complained that Councillor C Crawford posted a racist statement on his personal Facebook page, citing a screenshot of a post about Sir Lenny Henry and reparations. An assessment found the post was made in a private capacity, not in his official role, and concluded there was no breach of the Code of Conduct.
Outcome: no breach
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Council | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| Pensions Committee | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
Cliff Crawford holds the seat with a 148‑vote majority, equivalent to 7.99 % of the total votes cast, and a swing of roughly 4 % would be required for another candidate to overtake him. The margin has contracted by 7.8 percentage points compared with the previous election, and turnout was low at 35.34 %, giving the seat a vulnerability score of 61 out of 100 (competitive).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Crawford | Reform UK | 660 | 35.6% | ✓ |
| David Ekinsmyth | Liberal Democrat | 512 | 27.6% | |
| Dave Crabtree | Conservative | 497 | 26.8% | |
| Jonathan Ashley | Labour | 183 | 9.9% |
Turnout: 35.3% (1,852 of 5,241 electors) · 9 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Crabtree | Conservative | 891 | 50.7% | ✓ |
| David Ekinsmyth | Liberal Democrat | 614 | 34.9% | |
| Elizabeth Scully | Green Party | 253 | 14.4% |
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No media coverage recorded.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Cliff Crawford is a Reform UK councillor representing the Illogan & Portreath ward on Cornwall Council. He serves as a member of the council itself and sits on two standing committees: the Pensions Committee and the West Sub‑Area Planning Committee, where he participates in deliberations on pension policy and local planning matters respectively.
During the most recent reporting period, Councillor Crawford attended 19 of 22 council meetings, giving him an attendance rate of 86.4 %. He has been subject to one conduct case, which was concluded without any breach being recorded. No expense data has been reported for him, and there are no active red‑flag indicators or media mentions associated with his tenure. Electoral analysis rates his seat is relatively secure, with a 148‑vote (7.99 %) majority and an estimated 4 % swing required for a challenger to unseat him.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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