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Cornwall Council elections scheduled for May 1, 2025, with Conservatives currently holding narrow majority by one seat.
Councillor dossier
Attendance
100%
present at meetings
Rank
1
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Attendance
100%overall attendance
8 attendances were as a substitute for another member; also observed 2 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee(5 as substitute) | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee(2 as substitute) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Voting Record
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Committee Memberships
- Central Sub-Area Planning Committee— Substitute
- Cornwall Council— Vice-Chairman
- East Sub-Area Planning Committee— Substitute
- Miscellaneous Licensing Committee— Substitute
- Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee— Substitute
- West Sub-Area Planning Committee— Substitute
Election History
VulnerableScore: 69/100→ Stable
Won by 56 votes (3.1%)1.6% swing needed to unseat
The councillor's majority narrowed from 232 votes in the previous election to just 56 votes (3.15%) in 2025, a drop of 8.4 percentage points. With a swing of only 1.58% needed to unseat them and a low turnout of 33.85% in a six-candidate field, the seat is considered vulnerable.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025) All 2025 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas MBE | Independent | 610 | 34.3% | ✓ |
| Nigel William Govier | Reform UK | 554 | 31.2% | |
| John Martin Carley | Green Party | 205 | 11.5% | |
| Jenny Hamilton | Conservative | 145 | 8.2% | |
| Sue Winter | Labour & Cooperative Party | 134 | 7.5% | |
| William Peter Rosevear Mumford | Liberal Democrat | 129 | 7.3% |
Turnout: 33.9% (1,777 of 5,249 electors) · 6 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021) All 2021 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Thomas MBE | Independent | 712 | 35.3% | ✓ |
| Tim Luscombe | 480 | 23.8% | ||
| Benjamin Salfield | Conservative | 361 | 17.9% | |
| John Carley | Green Party | 219 | 10.9% | |
| Samuel Richards | Mebyon Kernow | 163 | 8.1% | |
| Peter Amoss | Liberal Democrat | 80 | 4.0% |
Meeting Activity
Present (as substitute)
Cornwall Council - 15 September 2026
Present15 Sept 2026
Present (as substitute)
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 April 2026
Present21 Apr 2026
Cornwall Council - 24 February 2026
Present24 Feb 2026
Present (as substitute)
Present (as substitute)
Cornwall Council - 20 January 2026
Present20 Jan 2026
Present (as substitute)
Cornwall Council - 25 November 2025
Present25 Nov 2025
Present (as substitute)
Cornwall Council - 16 September 2025
Present16 Sept 2025
Present (as substitute)
Observed
Present (as substitute)
Cornwall Council - 22 July 2025
Present22 Jul 2025
Observed
Cornwall Council - 20 May 2025
Present20 May 2025
Other media mentions
No media coverage recorded.
News coverage
cornwalllive.com
Lanner community speed watch team have been pelted by angry drivers - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillor John Thomas reports Lanner Speed Watch volunteers have had items thrown at them by angry drivers while monitoring village speeds.
plymouthherald.co.uk
Dangerous A393 stretch in Lanner to be made safe after fatal crash - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillor John Thomas MBE worked for two years to secure A393 safety improvements following a 2018 fatal crash.
cornwalllive.com
Tributes to 'beautiful soul' Ross Chambers who died on A393 crash with lorry - Cornwall Live
Ross Chambers, 32, died after his Mazda convertible collided with a lorry on the A393 near Redruth.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
John Thomas MBE is the Independent councillor for the Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap ward. His recorded meeting attendance is 18 out of 18 (100%). He has no recorded conduct cases, no expense data filed, zero active red flags, and no media mentions in the dataset.
The councillor’s election vulnerability is rated 69 out of 100. His majority narrowed from 232 votes in the previous election to 56 votes (3.15%) in 2025, a drop of 8.4 percentage points. A swing of only 1.58% would be needed to unseat him.
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- Who is Cllr John Thomas MBE?
- John Thomas MBE is a Cornwall councillor representing the Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap ward as a Independent member.
- What ward does John Thomas MBE represent?
- John Thomas MBE represents Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap on Cornwall Council.
- What is John Thomas MBE's meeting attendance rate?
- John Thomas MBE has been recorded as present at 100% of Cornwall Council meetings (18 of 18 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact John Thomas MBE?
- You can contact John Thomas MBE by email at [email protected]; by phone on 07503 547852. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
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