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Nicky Chopak is a Liberal Democrat councillor representing the Poundstock ward on Cornwall Council. Within the council she serves as a member of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Constitution and Governance Committee, the Licensing Act Committee, the Licensing Act Sub‑Committee, the Street Trading and Pavement Licensing Sub‑Committee, the Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and the broader Cornwall Council. She also holds the chairmanship of the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee.
During the reporting period, Councillor Chopak attended 26 of 33 council meetings, giving her an attendance rate of 78.8 %. One conduct case was recorded against her, but it was subsequently dismissed. Her declared expenses for the period totalled £18,367.80 in basic expenses and £78.06 in travel costs. The council’s red‑flag monitoring flagged low attendance as a concern, though no media mentions were recorded. In the most recent election, she was re‑elected with 859 votes, a majority of 328 votes (16.3 % of the total) over the Reform UK candidate, and was assigned an election‑vulnerability rating of 47 out of 100.
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Attended 0 of 2 Licensing Act Committee meetings (0%), below the 60% threshold.
Attended 2 of 4 Constitution and Governance Committee meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
The complainant alleged that Councillor D Chopak bullied, harassed and intimidated them via email on 3 July 2023, breaching sections 2.3‑2.5 of the Code of Conduct. The council found no evidence of such conduct and dismissed the complaint as trivial.
Outcome: dismissed
Nicky Chopak was re‑elected in Poundstock with 859 votes, a majority of 328 votes (16.3 % of the total) over Reform UK’s Aaron Thomas Lynch, while the Conservative candidate fell to 162 votes. The seat’s required swing to change hands is 8.15 %, and the 2025 result shows a modest decline from the 2024 total of 945 votes, though the Liberal Democrat vote share in Cornwall has risen 5.3 percentage points overall. The vulnerability score of 47/100 places the division in the “Competitive” category.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Chopak | Liberal Democrat | 859 | 42.7% | ✓ |
| Aaron Thomas Lynch | Reform UK | 531 | 26.4% | |
| Tom Martin O'Sullivan | Independent | 377 | 18.7% | |
| Stephen William Sobey | Conservative | 162 | 8.0% | |
| Gillian Denise Faiers | Green Party | 84 | 4.2% |
Turnout: 43.4% (2,013 of 4,637 electors) · 4 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Chopak | Liberal Democrat | 945 | 45.2% | ✓ |
| Aaron Lynch | Conservative | 592 | 28.3% | |
| Bill Harper | Independent | 392 | 18.8% | |
| Anthony Manfredi | Green Party | 160 | 7.7% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicky Chopak | Liberal Democrat | 999 | 60.1% | ✓ |
| Alex Dart | Conservative | 664 | 39.9% |
Turnout: 45.5% (1,663 of 3,657 electors) · 17 spoilt votes
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 3 | 60% |
| Constitution and Governance Committee | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| Cornwall Council | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| East Sub-Area Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Licensing Act Committee | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Licensing Act Sub Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
No media coverage recorded.
| Financial Year | Basic | SRA | Travel | Subsistence | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | £18,367.80 | £0.00 | £78.06 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £18,445.86 |
| 2023-24 | £17,496.00 | £17,496.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 | £34,992.00 |
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