Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
65%
present at meetings
Rank
86
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Attended 4 of 7 Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings (57%), below the 60% threshold.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 6 | 67% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 7 | 4 | 57% |
No recorded votes.
Based on the 2025 results, the councillor holds a majority of 172 votes (9.76%), with a swing of just 4.88% needed to unseat them. The margin narrowed by 3.3 percentage points from the previous election, and turnout dropped to 33.52%, while the number of candidates increased from two to four, which can make vote shares more unpredictable. Overall, this is considered a competitive seat, with the councillor facing moderate electoral vulnerability.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Glasson | Conservative | 743 | 42.2% | ✓ |
| Jacqueline F Wall | Reform UK | 571 | 32.4% | |
| David Thomas Deadman | Liberal Democrat | 282 | 16.0% | |
| Cameron Jarmain | Labour | 166 | 9.4% |
Turnout: 33.5% (1,762 of 5,257 electors) · 6 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Glasson | Conservative | 988 | 56.5% | ✓ |
| Karen Westbrook | Green Party | 760 | 43.5% |
| Financial Year | Basic | SRA | Travel | Subsistence | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | £18,367.80 | £5,097.12 | £120.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £23,584.92 |
| 2023-24 | £17,496.00 | £4,855.13 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £22,351.13 |
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20 May 2025
No media coverage recorded.
Daily-brief items naming Karen Glasson (last 90 days)
Red flag · 16 Aug 2026
plymouthherald.co.uk
Business rate increases will be 'disastrous' for Cornwall pubs - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council will consider a motion highlighting business rate increases affecting pubs, with some rates rising from £5,900 to £10,000 and £29,500 to £67,000.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Solar farm haters say 'don't flood Cornwall with solar' - Cornwall Live
An appeal is underway against Cornwall Council's decision to refuse Cornwall's largest proposed solar farm in Hendra valley.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Residents resume battle to stop Cornwall's largest solar farm - Cornwall Live
Residents continue fighting Cornwall's proposed largest solar farm after developers appealed the planning committee's rejection to the Planning Inspectorate.
cornwalllive.com
New Tory leader on Cornwall election disaster and where it all went wrong - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Conservative group dropped from 47 seats to just 7 in recent elections, with Connor Donnithorne becoming their new leader.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall goes to the polls in 2025 - everything you need to know about the elections - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council elections scheduled for May 1, 2025, with Conservatives currently holding narrow majority by one seat.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Councillor Karen Glasson represents the Probus & St Erme ward for the Conservative Party. Her recorded meeting attendance stands at 11 out of 17 sessions, or 64.7%, which is flagged as a low attendance concern. She has no conduct cases and no media mentions in the available data.
Expenses reported include £18,367.80 in basic allowance and £120.00 in travel costs. Based on the 2025 election results, Councillor Glasson holds a majority of 172 votes (9.76%), with a swing of 4.88% needed to unseat her. The margin narrowed by 3.3 percentage points from the previous election.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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