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Attendance
100%
present at meetings
Rank
22
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
2
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Attended 1 of 2 Licensing Act Committee meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
Won with a majority of just 65 votes (4.2%), making this one of Cornwall's most marginal seats.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constitution and Governance Committee | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Pensions Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
Damon Dennis was re‑elected with 606 votes, a 65‑vote (4.2 %) majority over Independent John Conway, in a turnout of 28.49 % (2025). The seat required only a 2.1 % swing to change hands, and the Liberal Democrat vote share in the division rose by 4.0 percentage points from the previous election, giving the councillor a vulnerability score of 63 / 100 (competitive).
| 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% |
| 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 serves as a Liberal Democrat councillor for the Launceston South ward on Cornwall Council. He sits on a number of committees, including the Constitution and Governance Committee, the Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Licensing Act Committee (as Vice‑Chairman), the Licensing Act Sub‑Committee, the Miscellaneous Licensing Committee, the Pensions Committee, the Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub‑Committee, the Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub‑Committee, and the East Sub‑Area Planning Committee. He is also a member of the broader Cornwall Council body.
Dennis’s attendance record for the reporting period is 35 out of 36 meetings, equating to a 97.2 % attendance rate. The data show zero conduct cases against him and no expense information has been reported. An active red‑flag indicator notes “low_attendance” and “slim_majority,” though the attendance figure itself is high.
In the 2025 election, Dennis was re‑elected with 606 votes, a 65‑vote (4.2 %) majority over Independent candidate John Conway, on a turnout of 28.49 %. The seat would have required a 2.1 % swing to change hands, giving the councillor an election vulnerability rating of 63 out of 100. He has been mentioned once in the media.
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