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Debra Clegg

Debra Clegg

cllr.debra.clegg@cornwall.gov.uk7810898651

Data last refreshed:

Attendance

95%

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
CommitteeHeldAttendedRate
Appeals Committee55100%
Cabinet11100%
Cornwall Council88100%
Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee11100%
Individual Decision Day11100%
Licensing Act Committee22100%
Licensing Act Sub Committee1212100%
Pensions Committee6583%
Strategic Planning Committee11100%
Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee22100%
Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee33100%

Voting Record

No recorded votes.

Committee Memberships

Election History

VulnerableScore: 72/100 Stable
Won by 35 votes (2.0%)1.0% swing needed to unseat

Debra Clegg won the 2025 election with a 35‑vote majority, equivalent to a 2.05 % lead over the Reform UK candidate, and would seat would become marginal with a swing of only 1.02 % (the “swing needed to unseat” figure). The turnout was low at 35.34 %, and the margin narrowed by 4.6 percentage points compared with the previous election, where the Conservative incumbent held the seat by a larger margin. With a vulnerability score of 72 out of 100, the seat is classified as “Vulnerable.”

Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Debra Ellen CleggLabour & Cooperative Party52931.0%
Myles RileyReform UK49428.9%
Alan JewellConservative39223.0%
Jonathan Francis James TaylorLiberal Democrat17110.0%
Samuel Robert CarmichaelMebyon Kernow1227.1%

Turnout: 35.3% (1,708 of 4,833 electors) · 11 spoilt votes

Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan JewellConservative69340.3%
Sinead HanksLabour57833.6%
Dean EvansGreen Party31818.5%
Richard BentonLiberal Democrat1327.7%

Cornwall Council Elections 2017 (2017)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Alan JewellConservative48932.1%
Roger BonneyIndependent33922.2%
Nicholas JemmettLabour30219.8%
Steve Eva.Liberal Democrat27117.8%
Patricia Ann MinsonUnspecified795.2%
Jenny BoothMebyon Kernow453.0%

Turnout: 39.6% (1,525 of 3,847 electors) · 13 spoilt votes

Meeting Activity

Other media mentions

No media coverage recorded.

News coverage

Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.

Profile

Debra Clegg serves as a Labour & Cooperative Party councillor for the Falmouth Boslowick ward on Cornwall Council. In her role she sits on a broad range of committees, including the Appeals Committee, Audit Committee, Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Central Sub‑Area Planning Committee, Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee, Licensing Act Committee and its Sub‑Committee, Pensions Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub‑Committee, Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and the Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee. She is also a member of the Cornwall Council itself.

Clegg’s attendance record for the reporting period shows she was present at 41 of 42 meetings, equating to a 97.6 % attendance rate. The council’s conduct register records zero conduct cases involving her, and there is no expense data reported for the period. An active red‑flag indicator is noted as “slim_majority,” suggesting a narrow majority in her electoral support.

In the most recent election, Clegg retained her seat with a 35‑vote majority (2.05 % lead) over the Reform UK candidate, making the ward marginal; a swing of just 1.02 % would be required to change the outcome. No media mentions have been recorded for her during the period covered.

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Frequently asked questions

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 95% of Cornwall Council meetings (19 of 20 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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