Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
95%
present at meetings
Rank
31
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Won with a majority of just 12 votes (0.74%), making this one of Cornwall's most marginal seats.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| East Sub-Area Planning Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 4 | 3 | 75% |
No recorded votes.
Kevin Grey secured the Liskeard Central seat in 2025 with 597 votes, beating the Conservative challenger by a margin of just 12 votes (0.74% of the total). A swing of only 0.37% of the electorate would be sufficient to overturn his majority, and the gap has narrowed by 27.9 percentage points compared with the previous election. With a turnout of 27.79% and a vulnerability score of 76 / 100, the seat remains highly contestable.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ian Grey | Reform UK | 597 | 36.7% | ✓ |
| Nick Craker | Conservative | 585 | 36.0% | |
| Kerry Louise Cassidy | Labour | 250 | 15.4% | |
| Naomi Sarah Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 116 | 7.1% | |
| Peter David Sawford | Green Party | 78 | 4.8% |
Turnout: 27.8% (1,626 of 5,851 electors) · 2 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Craker | Conservative | 858 | 54.4% | ✓ |
| Kerry Louise Cassidy | Labour | 407 | 25.8% | |
| Naomi Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 204 | 12.9% | |
| Barney Barron | Green Party | 107 | 6.8% |
19 May 2026
21 Apr 2026
24 Feb 2026
20 Jan 2026
25 Nov 2025
16 Sept 2025
22 Jul 2025
20 May 2025
No media coverage recorded.
cornwalllive.com
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Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Kevin Grey is a Reform UK councillor representing the Liskeard Central ward on Cornwall Council. He serves as a member of several committees, including the Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the East Sub‑Area Planning Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and the broader Cornwall Council body.
During the most recent reporting period Grey attended 19 of 20 council meetings, giving him an attendance rate of 95 %. No conduct cases have been recorded against him, and there is no expense data available. An active red‑flag indicator is present (labelled “slim_majority”), and his electoral vulnerability is rated 76 out of 100, reflecting the narrow 12‑vote (0.74 %) margin by which he retained his seat in the 2025 election.
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