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Councillor dossier
Attendance
87%
present at meetings
Rank
59
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Red Flags
Low Attendance20 Sept 2026
Attended 4 of 7 Pensions Committee meetings (57%), below the 60% threshold.
Code of Conduct
28 Apr 2026
Councillors Desmonde and Knight complained that Councillor Ball breached the Code by failing to engage with them on Athena Learning Trust issues, allegedly bullying and showing misogynistic attitudes, while Ball argued his actions were to assist constituents. The independent review found no evidence of breach and concluded there was no breach of the Code.
Outcome: no breach
Attendance
87%overall attendance
7 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; 6 attendances were as a substitute for another member; also observed 1 meeting of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals Committee | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Chief Officers Employment Committee(3 as substitute) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee(3 as substitute) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 17 | 14 | 82% |
| Pensions Committee | 7 | 4 | 57% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 12 | 11 | 92% |
Voting Record
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Committee Memberships
- Appeals Committee
- Audit Committee— Substitute
- Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee— Vice-Chairman
- Central Sub-Area Planning Committee— Chairman
- Chief Officers Employment Committee— Substitute
- Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee— Substitute
- Cornwall Council
- Miscellaneous Licensing Committee
- Pensions Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee— Vice-Chairman
- Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee
- West Sub-Area Planning Committee
Election History
VulnerableScore: 78/100→ Stable
Won by 61 votes (4.8%)2.4% swing needed to unseat
This councillor holds a very narrow majority of 61 votes (4.79%) from a low turnout of 26.44%, with a swing of just 2.39% needed to lose the seat. The margin narrowed by 10.7 percentage points compared to the previous election, and the number of candidates increased from four to five, which can dilute vote shares. These factors indicate the councillor is highly vulnerable to defeat.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025) All 2025 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Michael Alexander Ball | Independent | 477 | 37.4% | ✓ |
| John Tsoupakis | Reform UK | 416 | 32.7% | |
| John Cosgrove | Labour & Cooperative Party | 199 | 15.6% | |
| Florence Macdonald | Liberal Democrat | 114 | 8.9% | |
| Shannon James David Stenner | Conservative | 68 | 5.3% |
Turnout: 26.4% (1,274 of 4,819 electors) · 2 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021) All 2021 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Perry | Conservative | 456 | 41.9% | ✓ |
| Kirsty Arthur | Labour | 288 | 26.5% | |
| Ryan Congdon | Mebyon Kernow | 237 | 21.8% | |
| Kat Burton | Green Party | 107 | 9.8% |
Meeting Activity
Present
Strategic Planning Committee - 24 September 2026
Present24 Sept 2026
Present
Present
Pensions Committee - 17 September 2026
Apologies17 Sept 2026
Cornwall Council - 15 September 2026
Present15 Sept 2026
Appeals Committee - 14 September 2026
Present14 Sept 2026
Apologies (substitute sent)
Present
Present
Present
Apologies
Present
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Present
Strategic Planning Committee - 16 July 2026
Present16 Jul 2026
Individual Decision Day - 15 July 2026
Observed15 Jul 2026
Appeals Committee - 13 July 2026
Present13 Jul 2026
Other media mentions
No media coverage recorded.
In recent briefs
Daily-brief items naming James Ball (last 90 days)
- Bid to hold Cornwall Council meeting into changes to school transport in private is slammed as 'farce' - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 8 Oct 2026
- How Athena Learning Trust's strict vision led to Cornwall’s most ambitious schools unravelling - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Park cordoned off amid police incident in Camborne - live updates - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 29 Sept 2026
- James Ball: low attendance
Red flag · 20 Sept 2026
- BBC Panorama investigates Athena Trust Cornwall schools 'that went too far' - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 3 Aug 2026
Twitter Mentions
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@adampaynter1
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@adampaynter1
Great to retain the chairman's cup 4 years in a row. Beating the officers as it went down to the last ball!! https://t.co/k8WbfMJQzD
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News coverage
View all 51 articles →cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Forty homes refused in village due to pedestrian safety fears - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's west area planning committee refused a 40-home Mabe Burnthouse development over pedestrian safety concerns on narrow village pavements near the school.
cornwalllive.com
Bid to hold Cornwall Council meeting into changes to school transport in private is slammed as 'farce' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council officers' attempt to discuss potential home-to-school transport policy changes in private was criticised by councillors as a "farce".
cornwalllive.com
How Athena Learning Trust's strict vision led to Cornwall’s most ambitious schools unravelling - Cornwall Live
Athena Learning Trust's strict discipline policies sparked widespread parental protests, Ofsted scrutiny and political intervention, ultimately leading to its collapse across Devon and Cornwall schools.
cornwalllive.com
Park cordoned off amid police incident in Camborne - live updates - Cornwall Live
Police cordoned off Tuckingmill Valley Park in Camborne after a man was found unconscious and later pronounced dead near Tolgarrick Road.
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.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
James Ball represents the Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill ward as an Independent councillor. According to meeting records, he has attended 85 out of 98 meetings, an attendance rate of 87%. A single conduct case was recorded against him, which resulted in no breach finding. No expense data is available for this councillor, and there are no recorded media mentions.
The councillor’s profile includes one active red flag for low attendance. Election analysis shows a vulnerability score of 78 out of 100: Ball holds a very narrow majority of 61 votes (4.79%) from a turnout of 26.44%, with a swing of just 2.39% needed to lose the seat. The margin of victory narrowed by 10.7 percentage points compared to the previous election.
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- James Ball represents Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill on Cornwall Council.
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- James Ball has been recorded as present at 87% of Cornwall Council meetings (86 of 99 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact James Ball?
- You can contact James Ball by email at [email protected]; by phone on 07860 280125. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
- Are there any code-of-conduct cases involving James Ball?
- Cornwall Council's standards process has recorded 1 code-of-conduct case involving James Ball. Each case is publicly viewable; see the Code of Conduct section of this page for details.
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