Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
86%
present at meetings
Rank
60
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Attended 1 of 2 Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
The complainant alleged that Councillor K Knight, at a parents meeting on 25 February 2026, defended a colleague and possibly made an offensive comment about ADHD, creating a disruptive atmosphere. The assessment found no evidence of a breach of the Code of Conduct.
Outcome: no breach
1 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; also observed 7 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 8 | 89% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee(former member) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
With a 17.31% majority and a swing of 8.66% needed to unseat the councillor, the seat is competitive but not immediately precarious. Turnout was low at 33.76%, and the field widened from four candidates in the previous election to five in 2025, which may have fragmented the vote. The majority increased from 299 votes (17.6%) in the prior election to 295 votes (17.31%), indicating a stable margin with only a slight numerical decline.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Knight | Reform UK | 685 | 40.2% | ✓ |
| Zoe Fox | Mebyon Kernow | 390 | 22.9% | |
| John Morgan | Conservative | 325 | 19.1% | |
| Linda Sylvia Moore | Labour | 171 | 10.0% | |
| Wendy Claire Gauntlett | Liberal Democrat | 133 | 7.8% |
Turnout: 33.8% (1,704 of 5,048 electors) · 3 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Morgan | Conservative | 768 | 44.9% | ✓ |
| Deborah Fox | Mebyon Kernow | 469 | 27.4% | |
| Daniel Cornell | Labour | 341 | 19.9% | |
| Iain MacDonald | Liberal Democrat | 133 | 7.8% |
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No media coverage recorded.
Daily-brief items naming Karen Knight (last 90 days)
Red flag · 16 Aug 2026
John Bailey (Durham CC) Sam Booth (Doncaster C) David Maclean (Isle of Wight C) Robert Bloom (North Northants CC) Rowland O’Connor (Cornwall CC) Rob Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Christine Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Karen Knight (Cornwall CC) Anna Thomason-Kenyon (Cornwall CC) Richard
David Maclean (Isle of Wight C) Robert Bloom (North Northants CC) Rowland O’Connor (Cornwall CC) Rob Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Christine Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Karen Knight (Cornwall CC) Anna Thomason-Kenyon (Cornwall CC) Richard Everett (Tendring DC) Jack Bradley (Derbyshire CC)
Rowland O’Connor (Cornwall CC) Rob Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Christine Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Karen Knight (Cornwall CC) Anna Thomason-Kenyon (Cornwall CC) Richard Everett (Tendring DC) Jack Bradley (Derbyshire CC) Angie Nash (Devon CC) Richard Morgan (Derbyshire CC) David Cumming
Rob Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Christine Parsonage (Cornwall CC) Karen Knight (Cornwall CC) Anna Thomason-Kenyon (Cornwall CC) Richard Everett (Tendring DC) Jack Bradley (Derbyshire CC) Angie Nash (Devon CC) Richard Morgan (Derbyshire CC) David Cumming (Durham CC) Desmond Watt
cornwalllive.com
'Wind your necks in' councillors told over Reform UK resignations - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated repeated reallocations of committee seats after several Reform UK councillors defected to other political groups, prompting a heated exchange between members.
cornwalllive.com
Yet another Reform UK councillor in Cornwall leaves the party - Cornwall Live
Another Reform UK Cornwall councillor has left the party, reducing their representation from 28 to 21 members in just over a year.
cornwalllive.com
Reform UK wins by-election seat in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Reform UK's Heinz Glanville won the St Columb Minor and Colan by-election with 408 votes.
cornwalllive.com
Reform UK Cornwall defectors respond to by-election calls - Cornwall Live
Five former Reform UK Cornwall councillors left the party this month to form the Cornish Independent Non-aligned Group, facing calls for by-elections.
cornwalllive.com
Reform defectors to be a 'benign' force for good in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Five former Reform UK councillors in Cornwall have formed the Cornish Independent Non-Aligned Group, led by Rowland O'Connor.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Councillor Karen Knight represents the Camborne West & Treswithian ward as a member of the Cornish Independent Nonaligned Group. Her attendance at council meetings stands at 19 out of 22 (86%). She has one recorded conduct case, which resulted in a finding of no breach. No expense data is available for her.
The councillor’s profile carries one active red flag for low attendance. She has zero media mentions. Her election vulnerability score is 54 out of 100, reflecting a 17.31% majority and a swing of 8.66% required to unseat her. Turnout in the last election was low at 33.76%, and the field of candidates widened from four.
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