Cornwall Council
Cllr Leigh Frost is re-elected as leader of Cornwall Council
Cllr Leigh Frost has been re-elected as leader of Cornwall Council.
Councillor dossier
Rob Nolan
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
100%
present at meetings
Rank
1
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
1
code of conduct cases
Code of Conduct
CCN171 25 26Minor
2 Mar 2026A member of the public complained that the council chairman interrupted and prevented her from delivering a submitted financial question, alleging procedural unfairness and a breach of the public participation scheme. The council found the question complied with the scheme and concluded the chairman acted correctly, so no breach was identified.
Outcome: no breach
Attendance
100%overall attendance
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Cabinet | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Constitution and Governance Committee | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Individual Decision Day | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Standards Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Voting Record
No recorded votes.
Committee Memberships
- Cornwall Council— Chairman
Election History
Likely holdScore: 43/100→ Stable
Won by 369 votes (21.4%)10.7% swing needed to unseat
Rob Nolan won the 2025 election with a 369-vote majority (21.35%), a margin that widened by 9.1 percentage points from the previous election despite a low turnout of 36.92%. With a swing of 10.68% required to unseat the councillor and seven candidates splitting the vote, the division presents a likely hold.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Nolan | Liberal Democrat | 721 | 41.7% | ✓ |
| Vanda Arthur | Reform UK | 352 | 20.4% | |
| Nigel Unwin | Green Party | 160 | 9.3% | |
| Marilyn Liddicoat | Conservative | 150 | 8.7% | |
| Zach Griffiths | Labour | 137 | 7.9% | |
| Stephen Horscroft | Mebyon Kernow | 136 | 7.9% | |
| Chris Green | Independent | 72 | 4.2% |
Turnout: 36.9% (1,728 of 4,681 electors) · 2 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Nolan | Liberal Democrat | 754 | 38.9% | ✓ |
| Chris Austin | Conservative | 517 | 26.7% | |
| Mark Roby | Labour | 410 | 21.2% | |
| Rachel Whyte | Green Party | 256 | 13.2% |
Meeting Activity
Present
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Strategic Planning Committee - 16 July 2026
Present16 Jul 2026
Present
Present
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 April 2026
Present21 Apr 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 24 February 2026
Present24 Feb 2026
Cabinet - 13 February 2026
Present13 Feb 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 20 January 2026
Present20 Jan 2026
Present
Present
Cabinet - 17 December 2025
Present17 Dec 2025
Present
Cornwall Council - 25 November 2025
Present25 Nov 2025
Cabinet - 12 November 2025
Present12 Nov 2025
Present
Present
Other media mentions
In recent briefs
Daily-brief items naming Rob Nolan (last 90 days)
- Looking back at East Wheal Rose mining disaster when 39 men and boys died - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 11 Jul 2026
- Cllr Leigh Frost is re-elected as leader of Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council · 19 May 2026
Twitter Mentions
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View all 225 articles →cornwalllive.com
Looking back at East Wheal Rose mining disaster when 39 men and boys died - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Live marks the 180th anniversary of the East Wheal Rose mining disaster, which killed 39 men and boys in 1846.
cornwalllive.com
Car parks in Truro free again after 4pm after council reverses previous regime's decision - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council reinstated free parking after 4pm at Edward Street and Moresk car parks in Truro, reversing the previous administration's 2023 decision.
cornwalllive.com
Green councillor makes sly dig at Reform UK in full Cornwall Council meeting - Cornwall Live
Green Party group leader Drew Creek made a verbal jibe at Reform UK colleagues during Cornwall Council's budget meeting.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall Council leader tells MP to stop 'whingeing' over funding disagreement - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council leader Leigh Frost told Labour MP Noah Law to stop "whingeing" over funding while Law criticized council's adult social care spending.
cornwalllive.com
MP calls for Cornwall's director of public health to resign - Cornwall Live
Cornwall MP Ben Maguire calls for director of public health's resignation after dental crisis motion was blocked from council debate.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
Councillor Rob Nolan represents the Truro Boscawen & Redannick ward as a Liberal Democrat. He attended all 33 council meetings where attendance was recorded, achieving a 100% attendance rate.
Nolan has one conduct case on record, which was resolved with a finding of no breach. No expense data is available for this councillor, and there are zero active red flags. There is one media mention in the data provided.
At the 2025 election, Nolan won with a majority of 369 votes (21.35% of the vote), in a contest with a turnout of 36.92%. His margin widened by 9.1 percentage points compared to the previous election. The swing required to defeat Nolan in a future contest is 10.68%.
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<iframe src="https://cornwallpoliticalwatch.com/embed/councillor/rob-nolan" width="350" height="250" frameborder="0"></iframe>Frequently asked questions
- Who is Cllr Rob Nolan?
- Rob Nolan is a Cornwall councillor representing the Truro Boscawen & Redannick ward as a Liberal Democrat member.
- What ward does Rob Nolan represent?
- Rob Nolan represents Truro Boscawen & Redannick on Cornwall Council.
- What is Rob Nolan's meeting attendance rate?
- Rob Nolan has been recorded as present at 100% of Cornwall Council meetings (33 of 33 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact Rob Nolan?
- You can contact Rob Nolan by email at cllr.rob.nolan@cornwall.gov.uk; by phone on 07813 755210; on X / Twitter at @RobNolanTruro. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
- Are there any code-of-conduct cases involving Rob Nolan?
- Cornwall Council's standards process has recorded 1 code-of-conduct case involving Rob Nolan. Each case is publicly viewable; see the Code of Conduct section of this page for details.
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