Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
100%
present at meetings
Rank
35
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| Cabinet | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 8 | 7 | 88% |
No recorded votes.
Rory Gow was elected with 1,041 votes, giving him a majority of 389 votes (14.98%) over the Reform UK candidate and a swing of roughly 7.5 % of the electorate would be required for him to be unseated. The margin has widened by 11.1 percentage points compared with the previous election, in which the Liberal Democrat finished third with 321 votes. A vulnerability score of 51 out of 100 places the seat in a competitive but not high‑risk category.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Gow | Liberal Democrat | 1,041 | 40.1% | ✓ |
| Tracey Margaret Clarke | Reform UK | 652 | 25.1% | |
| Anthony Soady | Conservative | 492 | 18.9% | |
| Dicky Mint | Mebyon Kernow | 412 | 15.9% |
Turnout: 45.6% (2,597 of 5,691 electors) · 5 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Soady | Conservative | 1,010 | 39.5% | ✓ |
| Carolyn Rule | Independent | 911 | 35.6% | |
| Marianna Baxter | Liberal Democrat | 321 | 12.5% | |
| Melissa Benyon | Green Party | 317 | 12.4% |
19 May 2026
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25 Nov 2025
No media coverage recorded.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Why five new homes are five too many for a Cornish village - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's west area planning committee refused a permission-in-principle application for five open-market homes on greenfield land outside Madron's development boundary near Penzance.
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'No good reason' to sell off 10,000-acre farms estate in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council's scrutiny committee concluded there is no justification to sell its 10,000-acre, 80-farm estate, though financial performance must improve.
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Cornwall Council leaders decide new parking charges WILL go ahead across Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council cabinet approved new parking charges despite scrutiny committee opposition, including introducing fees at previously free car parks.
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Councillors vote against swathe of car park changes in Cornwall - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors voted against proposed car park changes including adding charges to previously free lots and removing short-stay tariffs.
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Push for Cornwall to say no to digital ID cards - Cornwall Live
Conservative councillor Connor Donnithorne proposes Cornwall Council motion to condemn Government's planned mandatory digital ID cards next week.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Rory Gow is a Liberal Democrat councillor representing the Mullion & St Keverne ward on Cornwall Council. He serves as a member of the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee, the Strategic Planning Committee, the Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee, and the West Sub‑Area Planning Committee. In addition, he holds a position on the Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee as Vice‑Chairman and is a member of the Cornwall Council itself.
Councillor Gow’s attendance record shows he was present for 33 of 35 council meetings, equating to a 94.3 % attendance rate. There have been no conduct cases recorded against him, and no expense data has been reported. His profile registers zero active red flags and no media mentions. In the most recent election he secured 1,041 votes, giving him a majority of 389 votes (14.98 %) over the Reform UK candidate; a swing of roughly 7.5 % of the electorate would be required for him to be unseated, placing his election vulnerability at a score of 51 out of 100.
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