Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
84%
present at meetings
Rank
71
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 | 9 | 8 | 89% |
| Pensions Committee | 6 | 4 | 67% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 10 | 9 | 90% |
No recorded votes.
Analysis of the 2025 result shows this seat was won by a margin of just 148 votes (7.99%), a significant narrowing of 7.8 percentage points from the previous election. With a low turnout of 35.34% and a 4% swing required to unseat the incumbent, the councillor faces a competitive challenge, especially given the increase from three to four candidates.
| 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 represents the Illogan & Portreath ward as a member of Reform UK. His recorded meeting attendance stands at 21 out of 25 meetings, or 84.0%. There are no expense records available for Crawford, and he has zero active red flags or media mentions.
Crawford has been the subject of one conduct case, which resulted in a finding of no breach. His seat is rated as highly vulnerable, with an election vulnerability score of 61 out of 100. Analysis of the 2025 result shows the seat was won by a margin of just 148 votes (7.99%), a significant narrowing of 7.8 percentage points from the previous election, on a low turnout of 35.34%.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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