Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
64%
present at meetings
Rank
87
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Attended 0 of 2 Miscellaneous Licensing Committee meetings (0%), below the 60% threshold.
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 | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
Councillor Elaine Kist was re‑elected with 643 votes, holding a majority of 189 votes (10.74 % of the total) over the second‑place Independent candidate, Mike McLening, in a turnout of 33.21 %. A swing of roughly 5.37 % would be required for the next‑closest challenger to overturn her majority, and the division’s vulnerability score of 69 out of 100 places her in the “vulnerable” category.
| 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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Elaine Kist serves as a electedillor on Cornwall Council representing the ward of St Stephen‑In‑Brannel and is a member of the Reform UK party. Within the council she holds a membership position on the Cornwall Council committee, participating in the deliberations and decision‑making processes of that body.
Kist’s recorded attendance at council meetings is 7 out of 11 sessions, equating to a 63.6 % attendance rate, which has been flagged as a low‑attendance concern. She has been involved in one conduct case, which was concluded without any breach of the council’s conduct code. No expense data has been reported for her, and there are no media mentions associated with her activities. According to the political accountability metrics, her election vulnerability score is 69 out of 100; she was re‑elected with 643 votes, securing a majority of 189 votes (10.74 % of the total) over the second‑place Independent candidate, Mike McLening, in an election with a 33.21 % voter turnout.
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