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

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
A 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
also observed 23 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee(former member) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
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.
| 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
| 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% |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Rob Nolan represents Truro Boscawen & Redannick as a Liberal Democrat councillor. His meeting attendance was 14 out of 14 sessions, a rate of 100%.
He has one conduct case on record, which resulted in a finding of no breach. No expense data is available for him, and he has no active red flags. He has one media mention. At the 2025 election, Nolan won with a 369-vote majority (21.35%), a margin that widened by 9.1 percentage points from the previous election; turnout was 36.92%, and a swing of 10.68% would be required to change the seat.
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