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Torpoint schools to merge after council chiefs give green light - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council approved merging Torpoint Nursery and Infant School with Carbeile Junior School into one primary, pending planning permission.
Councillor dossier
Rob Parsonage
cllr.rob.parsonage@cornwall.gov.uk
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
Red Flags
Low Attendance2 Aug 2026
Attended 1 of 2 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
Attendance
95%overall attendance
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Cabinet | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Chief Officers Employment Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Constitution and Governance Committee | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Leadership Board | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Individual Decision Day | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Voting Record
No recorded votes.
Committee Memberships
- Audit Committee
- Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Cornwall Council
- Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee
- Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Election History
CompetitiveScore: 60/100→ Stable
Won by 216 votes (11.6%)5.8% swing needed to unseat
The councillor's majority of 216 votes (11.64%) is relatively narrow, and the margin narrowed by 15 percentage points from the previous election despite a drop in turnout to 37.09%. With a swing of 5.82% needed to unseat the incumbent and four candidates on the ballot, the ward is considered competitive.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Parsonage | Reform UK | 785 | 42.3% | ✓ |
| John Tivnan | Conservative | 569 | 30.7% | |
| Linda Dunstone | Labour & Cooperative Party | 336 | 18.1% | |
| Richard Harold Matthews | Liberal Democrat | 165 | 8.9% |
Turnout: 37.1% (1,855 of 5,001 electors) · 8 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021)
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Tivnan | Conservative | 1,107 | 53.0% | ✓ |
| Keiran Moon | Liberal Democrat | 551 | 26.4% | |
| Louis Sanderson | Labour | 324 | 15.5% | |
| Robert Mattholie | Green Party | 107 | 5.1% |
Meeting Activity
Cabinet - 29 July 2026
Present29 Jul 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Individual Decision Day - 15 July 2026
Present15 Jul 2026
Individual Decision Day - 8 July 2026
Present8 Jul 2026
Individual Decision Day - 29 June 2026
Present29 Jun 2026
Present
Cabinet - 17 June 2026
Present17 Jun 2026
Present
Individual Decision Day - 27 May 2026
Present27 May 2026
Audit Committee - 22 May 2026
Present22 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Cabinet - 6 May 2026
Present6 May 2026
Individual Decision Day - 22 April 2026
Present22 Apr 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 April 2026
Present21 Apr 2026
Other media mentions
No media coverage recorded.
In recent briefs
Daily-brief items naming Rob Parsonage (last 90 days)
- Torpoint schools to merge after council chiefs give green light - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 6 Aug 2026
- Failure to deliver huge Langarth development would be 'public disaster' for Cornwall Council - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 30 Jul 2026
News coverage
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Failure to deliver huge Langarth development would be 'public disaster' for Cornwall Council - Cornwall Live
Reform UK's leader warned Cornwall Council that failing to deliver the delayed 4,000-home Langarth garden village would be a public disaster.
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Cornwall Council asked to ban puberty blocker trial for children in its care - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council rejected a motion to bar children in its care from participating in the national PATHWAYS puberty blocker research trial.
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Cornwall Council calls for removal of South West Water in favour of a publicly owned water company - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council voted with cross-party support to declare no confidence in South West Water, urging its replacement with a publicly-owned water company.
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Cornwall planning: Council sees the light over hated lantern proposal - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council withdrew a controversial application to replace a historic lantern in Torpoint with a modern LED alternative following resident opposition.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
Rob Parsonage represents the Torpoint ward as a member of the Conservative Party. Available attendance records show he was present for 71 out of 75 meetings, resulting in a 94.7% attendance rate. There are no reported conduct cases or media mentions. No expense data is available.
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- Rob Parsonage has been recorded as present at 95% of Cornwall Council meetings (71 of 75 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
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- You can contact Rob Parsonage by email at cllr.rob.parsonage@cornwall.gov.uk. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
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