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Councillor dossier
Debra Clegg
cllr.debra.clegg@cornwall.gov.uk7810898651
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
98%
present at meetings
Rank
19
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Red Flags
Slim Majority13 Mar 2026
Won with a majority of just 35 votes (2.05%), making this one of Cornwall's most marginal seats.
Attendance
98%overall attendance
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Cabinet | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Individual Decision Day | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| Pensions Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
Voting Record
No recorded votes.
Committee Memberships
- Appeals Committee
- Audit Committee
- Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Central Sub-Area Planning Committee
- Cornwall Council
- Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Licensing Act Committee
- Licensing Act Sub Committee
- Pensions Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee
- Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee
- Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Election History
VulnerableScore: 72/100→ Stable
Won by 35 votes (2.0%)1.0% swing needed to unseat
The councillor holds a very narrow majority of 35 votes (2.05%) from a turnout of 35.34%, making the seat highly vulnerable. The margin of victory narrowed by 4.6 percentage points since the previous election, and a swing of just 1.02% would be sufficient to unseat her, especially given the increase from four to five candidates.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debra Ellen Clegg | Labour & Cooperative Party | 529 | 31.0% | ✓ |
| Myles Riley | Reform UK | 494 | 28.9% | |
| Alan Jewell | Conservative | 392 | 23.0% | |
| Jonathan Francis James Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 171 | 10.0% | |
| Samuel Robert Carmichael | Mebyon Kernow | 122 | 7.1% |
Turnout: 35.3% (1,708 of 4,833 electors) · 11 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Jewell | Conservative | 693 | 40.3% | ✓ |
| Sinead Hanks | Labour | 578 | 33.6% | |
| Dean Evans | Green Party | 318 | 18.5% | |
| Richard Benton | Liberal Democrat | 132 | 7.7% |
Cornwall Council Elections 2017 (2017)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Jewell | Conservative | 489 | 32.1% | ✓ |
| Roger Bonney | Independent | 339 | 22.2% | |
| Nicholas Jemmett | Labour | 302 | 19.8% | |
| Steve Eva. | Liberal Democrat | 271 | 17.8% | |
| Patricia Ann Minson | Unspecified | 79 | 5.2% | |
| Jenny Booth | Mebyon Kernow | 45 | 3.0% |
Turnout: 39.6% (1,525 of 3,847 electors) · 13 spoilt votes
Meeting Activity
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 12 August 2026
Present12 Aug 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 12 August 2026
Present12 Aug 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Pensions Committee - 18 June 2026
Present18 Jun 2026
Licensing Act Sub Committee - 17 June 2026
Present17 Jun 2026
Strategic Planning Committee - 11 June 2026
Present11 Jun 2026
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 April 2026
Present21 Apr 2026
Appeals Committee - 20 April 2026
Present20 Apr 2026
Pensions Committee - 12 March 2026
Present12 Mar 2026
Cornwall Council - 24 February 2026
Present24 Feb 2026
Appeals Committee - 2 February 2026
Present2 Feb 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 20 January 2026
Present20 Jan 2026
Present
Present
Pensions Committee - 10 December 2025
Apologies10 Dec 2025
Cornwall Council - 25 November 2025
Present25 Nov 2025
Other media mentions
No media coverage recorded.
News coverage
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A Cornwall distillery faced town council objections for its proposed tasting room over concerns about adding to alcohol-fuelled crime.
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Profile
Councillor Debra Clegg represents the Falmouth Boslowick ward for the Labour and Cooperative Party. Her meeting attendance record stands at 97.7 percent, having attended 43 out of 44 possible meetings. No conduct cases have been recorded against her, and no expense data is available.
The councillor has one active red flag (slim_majority) and no media mentions. Her election vulnerability score is 72 out of 100. This reflects a narrow majority of 35 votes (2.05 percent) from a turnout of 35.34 percent, making the seat highly vulnerable. The margin of victory narrowed by 4.6 percentage points compared to the previous election.
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- Who is Cllr Debra Clegg?
- Debra Clegg is a Cornwall councillor representing the Falmouth Boslowick ward as a Labour & Cooperative Party member.
- What ward does Debra Clegg represent?
- Debra Clegg represents Falmouth Boslowick on Cornwall Council.
- What is Debra Clegg's meeting attendance rate?
- Debra Clegg has been recorded as present at 98% of Cornwall Council meetings (43 of 44 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact Debra Clegg?
- You can contact Debra Clegg by email at cllr.debra.clegg@cornwall.gov.uk; by phone on 7810898651. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
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