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Attendance
98%
present at meetings
Rank
20
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
5 attendances were as a substitute for another member; also observed 1 meeting of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution and Governance Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee(3 as substitute) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 3 | 2 | 67% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee(2 as substitute) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Pensions Committee | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Councillor Damon Dennis holds a narrow majority of 65 votes (4.2%) in Launceston South, with a swing of just 2.1% needed to unseat them. Turnout was low at 28.49%, and the number of candidates decreased from five to three compared to the previous election. This combination of a slim margin and low turnout makes the seat competitive, as reflected in its vulnerability score of 63 out of 100.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Siegfried Dennis | Liberal Democrat | 606 | 39.1% | ✓ |
| John Conway | Independent | 541 | 34.9% | |
| Lisa Parry | Reform UK | 402 | 26.0% |
Turnout: 28.5% (1,549 of 5,437 electors) · 10 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Charles Conway | Conservative | 706 | 42.4% | ✓ |
| Dan Rogerson | Liberal Democrat | 703 | 42.2% | |
| Davey Green | Labour | 129 | 7.7% | |
| Peter Lihou | Green Party | 88 | 5.3% | |
| Rowland O'Connor | Reform UK | 40 | 2.4% |
Fought on the pre-2021 boundaries. The 2017 Launceston South division is not the same area as today's ward, and its results are not directly comparable.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jade Farrington | Liberal Democrat | 732 | 69.2% | ✓ |
| Shaun Ian Watchorn | Conservative | 263 | 24.9% | |
| Matthew John Harris | The Labour and Co-operative Party | 63 | 6.0% |
Turnout: 35.4% (1,058 of 2,991 electors) · 7 spoilt votes
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Damon Dennis is the Liberal Democrat councillor for Launceston South ward. His meeting attendance was 41 out of 42 recorded sessions, or 98%.
No conduct cases were recorded against him, and no expense data is available. He had one media mention, with zero active red flags.
Electoral data for Launceston South shows Dennis holds a narrow majority of 65 votes (4.2%), with a swing of 2.1% needed for the seat to change hands. Turnout at the last election was 28.49%.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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