Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
93%
present at meetings
Rank
43
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
2
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Attended 1 of 2 Standards Committee meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
Won with a majority of just 46 votes (2.51%), making this one of Cornwall's most marginal seats.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Cabinet | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Standards Committee | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 7 | 6 | 86% |
No recorded votes.
Councillor Keith Johnson won Saltash Tamar by a narrow 46-vote majority (2.51%) in a five-candidate field, with turnout at 36.08%. The margin narrowed by 1.9 percentage points from the previous election, and a swing of just 1.26% would be needed to unseat them, indicating a highly competitive seat.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Andrew Johnson | Reform UK | 596 | 32.5% | ✓ |
| Sarah Louise Martin | Liberal Democrat | 550 | 30.0% | |
| Sheila Lennox-Boyd | Conservative | 419 | 22.9% | |
| Jane Margaret Suter | Labour | 224 | 12.2% | |
| Beverly Rose Gordon | Independent | 43 | 2.3% |
Turnout: 36.1% (1,832 of 5,078 electors) · 5 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Lennox-Boyd | Conservative | 802 | 38.6% | ✓ |
| Derek Holley | Independent | 710 | 34.1% | |
| Sarah Martin | Liberal Democrat | 318 | 15.3% | |
| Matt Griffiths | Labour | 250 | 12.0% |
29 Jul 2026
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24 Sept 2025
No media coverage recorded.
cornwalllive.com
Reform UK councillor fails in bid to stop students standing on buses due to 'safety risk' - Cornwall Live
Reform UK councillor Sean Smith's motion to end over-subscription on Cornwall bus routes to prevent standing passengers failed at Cornwall Council.
cornwalllive.com
Green councillor says the rich should pay to improve Cornwall roads - Cornwall Live
Green councillor proposes wealthy residents should fund Cornwall road marking improvements during council meeting debate.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council urged to act over faded road markings - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council faces pressure to address £2 million backlog of faded road markings after Reform UK councillor calls for urgent countywide action.
cornwalllive.com
Public anger leads to extraordinary Tamar crossings meeting - Cornwall Live
Cornwall and Plymouth councils will hold an extraordinary joint meeting to reconsider controversial Tamar Tag administration charge increases following public opposition.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall and Devon MPs join row over Tamar toll increases - Cornwall Live
Cornwall and Devon MPs oppose proposed 150% increase in Tamar Crossings TAG monthly administration charge from 80p to £2.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Councillor Keith Johnson represents the Saltash Tamar ward for Reform UK. His recorded attendance at council meetings stands at 25 out of 27, or 92.6%. There are no recorded conduct cases, no expense data available, and no media mentions on file.
Two active red flags are flagged in the data: low_attendance and slim_majority. The slim majority reflects a narrow victory: Johnson won the seat by a 46-vote margin (2.51%) from a five-candidate field, with turnout at 36.08%, and the margin narrowed by 1.9 percentage points from the previous election. His election vulnerability score is 65 out of 100.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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