Councillor dossier
Attendance
99%
present at meetings
Rank
18
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee(2 as substitute) | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub Committee | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 12 | 12 | 100% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Councillor John Martin holds a majority of 380 votes (15.43%), with a swing of 7.72% needed to lose the seat. Turnout was 43.63% in a four-candidate contest, and the margin widened by 2.5 percentage points from the previous election, which had five candidates. Despite the increased majority, the vulnerability score of 54 out of 100 indicates a competitive division.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Martin | Liberal Democrat | 1,094 | 44.4% | ✓ |
| Terri Allen | Reform UK | 714 | 29.0% | |
| Derek Thomas | Conservative | 478 | 19.4% | |
| Clare Hilary Dyas | Green Party | 176 | 7.1% |
Turnout: 43.6% (2,462 of 5,643 electors)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tara Sherfield-Wong | Conservative | 874 | 36.4% | ✓ |
| Bill Mumford | Liberal Democrat | 563 | 23.4% | |
| Angelo Spencer-Smith | Independent | 419 | 17.4% | |
| Nastassia Player | Labour | 280 | 11.7% | |
| Colin Pringle | Green Party | 267 | 11.1% |
| Financial Year | Basic | SRA | Travel | Subsistence | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | £18,367.80 | £10,194.12 | £16.20 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £28,578.12 |
| 2023-24 | £20,869.04 | £20,869.04 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £41,738.08 |
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No media coverage recorded.
Wigan Reform UK Councillors that have not got a DBS. 16 / 25 Councillor Sam Ashton, Wigan West Councillor Paul Bannister, Orrell Councillor David Evans, Leigh West Councillor Martin Farrimond, Atherton South & Lilford Councillor Susan Frame, Golborne & Lowton West Councillor
Reform UK’s new councillor Martin Henry Uren thinks jokes about Auschwitz are campaign material, posted on election day. Then an AI pic of him smiling by a grave stone with Labour written on it. @NTCouncilTeam, pretty sure posting this sort of content under the banner of https://t.co/uz78BrHEn4
And a great result from Marazion! We’ll done Cllr John Martin! https://t.co/ulgXDcZrif
devonlive.com
999 time-wasters tell swamped ambulance service 'I'm hot' | Devon Live
South Western Ambulance Service reported record 3,941 incidents in 24 hours during heatwave, including inappropriate calls about sunburn.
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
Cornwall planning: Solar farm bid causing 'unprecedented amounts of anxiety' to be decided - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's strategic planning committee will decide on St Aubyn Estates' 25-acre solar farm proposal near Marazion that has caused significant local anxiety.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: 'Impotent' councillors say 'we may as well let AI decide it all' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council planning committee members expressed frustration with their inability to reject a contentious solar farm application despite significant public objections.
cornwalllive.com
Elderly couple beg for help as they are hit by floods yet again - Cornwall Live
An elderly couple in Goldsithney faces repeated flooding from an old mine working, with their Cornwall councillor calling for a comprehensive survey.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Councillor John Martin represents the Liberal Democrats in the ward of Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth. According to the data provided, his attendance at council meetings stands at 99% (75 out of 76 meetings). He has no recorded conduct cases and no active red flags.
His claimed expenses total £18,367.80 in basic allowance and £16.20 in travel costs. There are no media mentions listed in the data. Election figures show he holds a majority of 380 votes (15.43%), with a swing of 7.72% required to lose the seat; turnout was 43.63% in a four-candidate contest, and the margin widened by 2.5 percentage points compared to the previous election.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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