Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
86%
present at meetings
Rank
60
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Travel expenses of £250.00 are in the top 10% of all councillors for 2024-25 (median: £63.50).
2 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; 3 attendances were as a substitute for another member; also observed 6 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Constitution and Governance Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 10 | 9 | 90% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
The councillor holds a majority of 280 votes (14.63%), with a swing of 7.31% needed to lose the seat, and the margin narrowed by 12.3 percentage points from the previous result. Turnout was 39.06% across five candidates. The reduced majority and trend of a shrinking margin indicate a competitive level of electoral vulnerability.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Donnithorne | Conservative | 842 | 44.0% | ✓ |
| Jason Johnston | Reform UK | 562 | 29.4% | |
| Will Tremayne | Labour | 244 | 12.7% | |
| Kevan John Cook | Liberal Democrat | 151 | 7.9% | |
| Donte Lavelle Ragan | Mebyon Kernow | 115 | 6.0% |
Turnout: 39.1% (1,914 of 4,900 electors) · 3 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Donnithorne | Conservative | 1,036 | 50.3% | ✓ |
| Mark Kaczmarek | Independent | 481 | 23.4% | |
| Matthew Mcevoy | Labour | 312 | 15.2% | |
| Geoffrey Garbett | Green Party | 118 | 5.7% | |
| Deborah Reeve | Independent | 111 | 5.4% |
| Financial Year | Basic | SRA | Travel | Subsistence | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | £18,367.80 | £20,653.25 | £250.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £39,271.05 |
| 2023-24 | £17,496.00 | £22,642.54 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £40,138.54 |
15 Sept 2026
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20 Jan 2026
17 Dec 2025
25 Nov 2025
No media coverage recorded.
Daily-brief items naming Connor Donnithorne (last 90 days)
cornwalllive.com · 30 Sept 2026
cornwalllive.com · 21 Sept 2026
cornwalllive.com · 16 Sept 2026
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council quizzed over spending £38,000 of taxpayers' money on Interceltic Festival trip - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Conservative scrutiny chair questioned Lib Dem cabinet member Sarah Preece over the £38,000 taxpayer cost of attending Brittany's Interceltic Festival delegation trip.
cornwalllive.com
‘I’ll go somewhere cheaper’ Cornwall Live readers react to tourist tax plans - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated introducing an overnight visitor levy, with councillors and readers split over its potential impact on tourism and local businesses.
cornwalllive.com
Will tourist tax kill the 'Cornish golden goose'? - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated a proposed overnight visitor levy, with councillors divided over its potential economic benefits and risks to tourism jobs.
cornwalllive.com
Tories slam Cornwall MPs over puberty blockers for children vote - Cornwall Live
Cornwall's two Liberal Democrat MPs abstained during a Westminster vote on puberty blockers, drawing criticism from Cornwall Council's Conservative group leader.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council reluctantly agrees 'horrific budget' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved a budget with nearly 5% council tax increase after politicians criticized Labour government's removal of rurality funding factor.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Ward: Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day
Party: Conservative
The councillor’s recorded meeting attendance is 24 out of 28, or 86%, with no recorded conduct cases. The councillor claimed total expenses of £18,617.80 (£18,367.80 basic allowance and £250.00 travel). One active red flag is listed: an expense outlier. There are no media mentions.
The seat is held with a majority of 280 votes (14.63%) and a swing of 7.31% required to lose it; the margin narrowed by 12.3 percentage points compared with the prior election. Turnout was 39.06%.
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