Cornwall Reports
This year’s “Pale-ale gate” cost more than £25,000
This year's "Pale-ale gate" cost more than £25,000.
Councillor dossier

Data last refreshed:
Attendance
95%
present at meetings
Rank
35
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Won with a majority of just 43 votes (2.39%), making this one of Cornwall's most marginal seats.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cabinet | 10 | 9 | 90% |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Economic Prosperity Board | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Cornwall Growth Board | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Individual Decision Day | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
Peter La Broy won the Bude division by a narrow majority of 43 votes (2.39%) in 2025, a sharp reduction from a margin of 10.4 percentage points in the previous election. With a low turnout of 38.15% and a field of five candidates, a swing of just 1.2% would be sufficient to unseat the councillor, indicating high electoral vulnerability.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter La Broy | Independent | 579 | 32.2% | ✓ |
| Kevin Shane Colwill | Liberal Democrat | 536 | 29.8% | |
| Christopher John Lynch | Reform UK | 324 | 18.0% | |
| Calum McGrath | Conservative | 298 | 16.6% | |
| Francis George Richens | Green Party | 61 | 3.4% |
Turnout: 38.1% (1,798 of 4,713 electors) · 6 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter La Broy | Liberal Democrat | 754 | 37.3% | ✓ |
| Richard Smith | Conservative | 543 | 26.9% | |
| Tom O'Sullivan | Independent | 517 | 25.6% | |
| Philippa Purchase | Green Party | 207 | 10.2% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigel Pearce | Liberal Democrat | 1,395 | 28.7% | ✓ |
| Peter John La Broy | Liberal Democrat | 1,272 | 26.2% | ✓ |
| Bob Willingham | Conservative | 1,006 | 20.7% | |
| Lea Deely | Conservative | 938 | 19.3% | |
| Fred Richens | Labour | 248 | 5.1% |
Turnout: 76.5% (4,859 of 6,348 electors) · 11 spoilt votes
29 Jul 2026
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Cornwall Reports
This year’s “Pale-ale gate” cost more than £25,000
This year's "Pale-ale gate" cost more than £25,000.
Cornwall Reports
In November the government made £39 billion available for housebuilding. Cornwall Council did not apply
In November the government made £39 billion available for housebuilding, but Cornwall Council did not apply.
Cornwall Council
St Breward landlord fined after pleading guilty to four harassment offences
A St Breward landlord was fined after pleading guilty to four harassment offences, according to Cornwall Council.
Cornwall Council
Council highlights support available to bring homes back into use this National Empty Homes Week
Cornwall Council promotes support programs to help bring empty homes back into use during National Empty Homes Week.
Daily-brief items naming Peter La Broy (last 90 days)
cornwalllive.com · 1 Jul 2026
cornwalllive.com · 29 Jun 2026
Cornwall Reports · 17 Jun 2026
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall set for huge housing boost in 'long overdue' council plan - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's Homes Cornwall scheme plans to build 4,000 homes on 400 acres of council-owned land, reserved for local residents, using local construction firms.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council's innovative plan to build thousands of affordable homes on its land - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council plans to build up to 8,000 affordable homes on council-owned land, restricted to Cornwall residents as principal residences, with Homes England support.
cornwalllive.com
Shorelands, the estate that would be perfect if it could finally be finished - Cornwall Live
Bude's Shorelands estate residents face infrastructure problems years after completion by developer Vistry with roads causing tire damage.
cornwalllive.com
'Inappropriate' landlord repeatedly harassed mum to move out - Cornwall Live
A Cornwall landlord pleaded guilty to harassing a tenant for six months in an attempt to pressure her to vacate her home.
cornwalllive.com
Firefighters receive parking tickets while attending 999 call in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Firefighters in Bude received parking tickets while attending a 999 call due to insufficient parking at the fire station.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Peter La Broy represents the Bude ward as an Independent councillor. His recorded meeting attendance stands at 38 out of 40 sessions, a rate of 95.0%. There have been no conduct cases and no expense data is available.
The councillor has one active red flag (slim_majority) and has been mentioned in media coverage four times. His election vulnerability is rated 77 out of 100, reflecting that he won the Bude division in 2025 by a narrow majority of 43 votes (2.39%), a significant reduction from a previous margin of 10.4 percentage points, on a turnout of 38.15%.
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