Councillor dossier
Attendance
58%
present at meetings
Rank
86
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
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
also observed 2 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 7 | 70% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee(former member) | 2 | 0 | 0% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
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% |
Fought on the pre-2021 boundaries. The 2017 St Stephen-In-Brannel division is not the same area as today's ward, and its results are not directly comparable.
| 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.
Daily-brief items naming Elaine Kist (last 90 days)
cornwalllive.com · 24 Sept 2026
Red flag · 20 Sept 2026
cornwalllive.com · 18 Sept 2026
Red flag · 30 Aug 2026
Red flag · 30 Aug 2026
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Affordable homes approved despite 'deeply upsetting' grave concerns - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved 48 affordable homes in St Stephen despite residents' safety objections about turning a cul-de-sac into a busy road.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: 48 affordable homes but locals don't want them - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee will decide next week on a 48-home affordable housing scheme in St Stephen, opposed by locals and the parish council.
cornwalllive.com
'Overwhelming' solar farm will 'decimate' rural area of Cornwall, council meeting hears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee recommended approval for a 49.9MW solar farm proposal despite over 100 objections and protests.
cornwalllive.com
Election results LIVE: Reform secures 28 seats, Lib Dems 26 - Cornwall Live
Reform UK won 28 seats and Liberal Democrats 26 seats in Cornwall Council elections, with no party achieving overall control.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council elections 2025: All the candidates you can vote for on May 1 - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council elections on May 1 will feature 423 candidates across 87 divisions, with Liberal Democrats and Reform UK fielding candidates in every division.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Councillor Elaine Kist represents the St Stephen-In-Brannel ward for Reform UK. Her recorded meeting attendance stands at 7 out of 12 sessions, or 58%.
She has one conduct case on record, which concluded with no breach found. No expense data is available, and there are no media mentions on file. Her election vulnerability is rated at 69 out of 100: she 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%.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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