Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
95%
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 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Individual Decision Day | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 10 | 9 | 90% |
No recorded votes.
Rory Gow secured the seat with a majority of 389 votes (14.98%) over the second-placed candidate in a four-way contest, on a turnout of 45.63%. This represents a widening of the margin by 11.1 percentage points compared with the previous contest, when the top two finishers were separated by fewer than 100 votes. A swing of 7.49% would be required to unseat Gow, placing this division in the "competitive" category with a vulnerability score of 51/100.
| 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% |
29 Jul 2026
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20 Jan 2026
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.
cornwalllive.com
'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.
cornwalllive.com
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.
cornwalllive.com
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.
cornwalllive.com
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 represents the Mullion & St Keverne ward as a Liberal Democrat. His attendance at council meetings stands at 41 out of 43 sessions, or 95.3%.
No conduct cases have been recorded against him, and there are no active red flags. No expense data is available, and the councillor has no recorded media mentions.
In the most recent election, Gow secured the seat with a majority of 389 votes (14.98%) over the second-placed candidate in a four-way contest, on a turnout of 45.63%. This represented a widening of the margin by 11.1 percentage points. His election vulnerability score is 51 out of 100.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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