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Councillor dossier
Mike Thomas
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
100%
present at meetings
Rank
1
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Code of Conduct
6 Sept 2024
The complainant alleged that the subject member failed to declare an interest in a planning application, constituting a breach of the Code of Conduct. The council rejected the complaint, finding no breach disclosed.
Outcome: no breach
Attendance
100%overall attendance
5 attendances were as a substitute for another member; also observed 8 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee(2 as substitute) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee(1 as substitute) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Constitution and Governance Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Pensions Committee | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Strategic Planning Committee(2 as substitute) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 12 | 12 | 100% |
Voting Record
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Committee Memberships
- Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee— Substitute
- Central Sub-Area Planning Committee
- Constitution and Governance Committee
- Cornwall Council
- Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Pensions Committee— Chairman
- Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education— Chairman
- Strategic Planning Committee
- West Sub-Area Planning Committee
Election History
CompetitiveScore: 48/100→ Stable
Won by 303 votes (17.3%)8.6% swing needed to unseat
The councillor's majority of 303 votes (17.26%) widened by 14.7 percentage points from the previous election, suggesting a reduced vulnerability. However, the low turnout of 33.59% and the increase in candidates from four to five indicate that the 8.63% swing needed to unseat the councillor could be achievable if voter engagement shifts.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025) All 2025 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thomas | Independent | 803 | 45.8% | ✓ |
| JP Collins | Reform UK | 500 | 28.5% | |
| Michael Bernard Stafford | Liberal Democrat | 248 | 14.1% | |
| Angie Foreman | Conservative | 204 | 11.6% |
Turnout: 33.6% (1,755 of 5,225 electors) · 2 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021) All 2021 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thomas | Independent | 694 | 34.6% | ✓ |
| Katharine Lewis | Green Party | 643 | 32.1% | |
| Emma Spittlehouse | Conservative | 574 | 28.6% | |
| Frank Blewett | Liberal Democrat | 93 | 4.6% |
Cornwall Council Elections 2017: Helston North division (2017) All 2017 results
Fought on the pre-2021 boundaries. The 2017 Helston North division is not the same area as today's ward, and its results are not directly comparable.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Thomas | Independent | 534 | 34.6% | ✓ |
| Phil Martin | Independent | 490 | 31.7% | |
| Andrew Martin Lewis | Conservative | 421 | 27.3% | |
| Yvonne Bates | Liberal Democrat | 99 | 6.4% |
Turnout: 42.3% (1,544 of 3,650 electors) · 5 spoilt votes
Meeting Activity
Present
Cabinet - 23 September 2026
Observed23 Sept 2026
Present
Pensions Committee - 17 September 2026
Present17 Sept 2026
Cornwall Council - 15 September 2026
Present15 Sept 2026
Present
Present
Cabinet - 29 July 2026
Observed29 Jul 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Present
Strategic Planning Committee - 16 July 2026
Present (as substitute)16 Jul 2026
Present
Present
Pensions Committee - 18 June 2026
Present18 Jun 2026
Cabinet - 17 June 2026
Observed17 Jun 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Other media mentions
No media coverage recorded.
Twitter Mentions
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View all 86 articles →cornwalllive.com
Cornwall needs a 'fairer, honest' housing waiting list - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council will debate a motion urging a fairer, clearer housing waiting list, as the register has grown to around 25,000 households.
cornwalllive.com
Heartfelt bid to stop more deaths on A30 where crash killed brothers - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillor Mike Thomas has called on National Highways to urgently review A30 safety between Loggans Moor and Treswithian following the deaths of brothers Tobias and Finley Rice.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Seaside resort to get more housing despite local opposition - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's west area planning committee approved up to nine detached houses in Carbis Bay despite local objections and the requesting councillor's absence.
devonlive.com
Prisoner jailed for double Cornwall murder found dead - Plymouth Live
Thomas Haigh, convicted of murdering two gangland enforcers at a Cornwall farm in 2011, has died in Strangeways prison.
plymouthherald.co.uk
Prisoner jailed for double Cornwall murder found dead - Cornwall Live
Convicted double murderer Thomas Haigh found dead while serving 35-year life sentence at Strangeways prison in Manchester.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
Mike Thomas represents the Helston North ward as an Independent councillor. His meeting attendance record is 53 out of 53, or 100%. No expense data is available for this councillor. There is one recorded conduct case, which resulted in a finding of no breach. There are no active red flags and no media mentions.
Election vulnerability is rated at 48 out of 100. The councillor's majority of 303 votes, representing 17.26% of the vote, widened by 14.7 percentage points compared to the previous election. Turnout at that election was 33.59%. No further details about the election or the conduct case are provided in the data.
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- Who is Cllr Mike Thomas?
- Mike Thomas is a Cornwall councillor representing the Helston North ward as a Independent member.
- What ward does Mike Thomas represent?
- Mike Thomas represents Helston North on Cornwall Council.
- What is Mike Thomas's meeting attendance rate?
- Mike Thomas has been recorded as present at 100% of Cornwall Council meetings (54 of 54 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact Mike Thomas?
- You can contact Mike Thomas by email at [email protected]; by phone on 07879 277343; on X / Twitter at @mthomas0317. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
- Are there any code-of-conduct cases involving Mike Thomas?
- Cornwall Council's standards process has recorded 1 code-of-conduct case involving Mike Thomas. Each case is publicly viewable; see the Code of Conduct section of this page for details.
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