Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
58%
present at meetings
Rank
87
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
2
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Attended 0 of 2 Miscellaneous Licensing Committee meetings (0%), below the 60% threshold.
Overall attendance is 58%, below the 60% threshold (7 of 12 meetings attended).
The complainant alleged that Councillor Elaine Kist failed to represent a constituent, ignored safeguarding concerns about a child's health, and advocated a procedural trap, but the council found no clear breach of the Code of Conduct and rejected the complaint.
Outcome: no breach
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
Councillor Elaine Kist was elected with a 189-vote majority (10.74%) in a five-candidate field, narrower than the previous two-candidate contest. The required swing to unseat the incumbent is 5.37%, while turnout was low at 33.21%. These factors, combined with a 30.1 percentage point reduction in the margin, indicate a vulnerable position.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine Kist | Reform UK | 643 | 36.6% | ✓ |
| Mike McLening | Independent | 454 | 25.8% | |
| Josh Eyre | Conservative | 358 | 20.4% | |
| David Simpson | Liberal Democrat | 207 | 11.8% | |
| Richard Paul Evans | Labour | 97 | 5.5% |
Turnout: 33.2% (1,759 of 5,297 electors) · 2 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McLening | Conservative | 1,093 | 70.4% | ✓ |
| Robert Irwin | Liberal Democrat | 459 | 29.6% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike McLening | Conservative | 484 | 43.8% | ✓ |
| David William Eric Simpson | Liberal Democrat | 260 | 23.5% | |
| Keith William Hugh Wonnacott | Independent | 194 | 17.6% | |
| Jerry Jefferies | Mebyon Kernow | 167 | 15.1% |
Turnout: 30.0% (1,105 of 3,683 electors) · 3 spoilt votes
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No media coverage recorded.
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Councillor Elaine Kist represents the St Stephen-In-Brannel ward for Reform UK. Her recorded attendance at meetings is 7 out of 12 (58.3%).
One conduct case was brought against her, which resulted in no breach finding. No expense data is available. There are no media mentions in the provided data. Her election vulnerability rating is 69 out of 100, having been elected with a 189-vote majority (10.74%) in a five-candidate field.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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