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James O'Keefe

Liberal DemocratPadstow
cllr.james.okeefe@cornwall.gov.uk07816 251742@jamesiokeefe

Election History

CompetitiveScore: 47/100 Stable
Won by 439 votes (24.4%)12.2% swing needed to unseat

Councillor James O’Keefe was elected with 1,002 votes, giving him a majority of 439 votes (24.42 % of the total) over the Reform UK candidate, while turnout was 5.59 %. A swing of 12.21 % would be needed to unseat him, and the division’s vulnerability score of 47 / 100 categorises it as competitive.

Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James O'KeefeLiberal Democrat1,00255.7%
Richard HarrisonReform UK56331.3%
Oscar Gregory Max Livesey-LodwickConservative23313.0%

Turnout: 5.6% (56 of 1,002 electors) · 563 spoilt votes

Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen RushworthConservative90843.9%
Alec RickardIndependent87142.1%
Jacquie GammonLiberal Democrat1808.7%
Richard ClarkIndependent1115.4%

Turnout: 4.8% (44 of 908 electors) · 871 spoilt votes

Cornwall Council Elections 2017 (2017)

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Richard BuscombeLiberal Democrat75555.7%
Nick MorrisConservative49336.4%
Richard James ClarkGreen Party1088.0%

Turnout: 7.4% (56 of 755 electors) · 493 spoilt votes

Attendance

94%overall attendance
CommitteeHeldAttendedRate
Appeals Committee88100%
Cornwall Council6583%
East Sub-Area Planning Committee44100%
Miscellaneous Licensing Committee10990%
Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee33100%

Voting Record

No recorded votes.

In the News

No media coverage recorded.

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Meeting Activity

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 6 March 2026

6 Mar 2026

Present

Cornwall Council - 24 February 2026

24 Feb 2026

Present

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 6 February 2026

6 Feb 2026

Present

Appeals Committee - 2 February 2026

2 Feb 2026

Present

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 23 January 2026

23 Jan 2026

Present

Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee - 22 January 2026

22 Jan 2026

Present

Cornwall Council - 20 January 2026

20 Jan 2026

Present

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 5 December 2025

5 Dec 2025

Present

Cornwall Council - 25 November 2025

25 Nov 2025

Present

Appeals Committee - 17 November 2025

17 Nov 2025

Present

Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee - 13 November 2025

13 Nov 2025

Present

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 7 November 2025

7 Nov 2025

Present

Appeals Committee - 3 November 2025

3 Nov 2025

Present

Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee - 31 October 2025

31 Oct 2025

Present

East Sub-Area Planning Committee - 28 October 2025

28 Oct 2025

Present

Appeals Committee - 20 October 2025

20 Oct 2025

Present

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 10 October 2025

10 Oct 2025

Present

Appeals Committee - 26 September 2025

26 Sept 2025

Present

Cornwall Council - 16 September 2025

16 Sept 2025

Apologies

Miscellaneous Licensing Committee - 12 September 2025

12 Sept 2025

Apologies