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Cornwall Council urged to act over faded road markings - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council faces pressure to address £2 million backlog of faded road markings after Reform UK councillor calls for urgent countywide action.

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Sean Smith serves as a Reform UK councillor for the St Cleer & Menheniot ward on Cornwall Council. He sits as a member on several committees, including the Appeals Committee; the Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee; the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee; the Pensions Committee; and the Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as well as being a member of the full council.
During the reporting period Smith attended 23 of 27 council meetings, giving an attendance rate of 85.2 %. He has no recorded conduct cases and there is no expense data available for him. One active red‑flag indicator has been noted (labelled “slim_majority”), but there have been no media mentions. In the most recent election, Smith retained his seat with 819 votes, a majority of 101 votes (4.84 %) over the Liberal Democrat runner‑up, requiring a 2.42 % swing to lose the seat; the ward’s turnout was 40 %.
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Cornwall Council urged to act over faded road markings - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council faces pressure to address £2 million backlog of faded road markings after Reform UK councillor calls for urgent countywide action.
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Callywith College in Cornwall responds to student bus safety fears - Cornwall Live
Callywith College denied exceeding bus capacity after councillor Sean Smith raised safety concerns about student overcrowding on buses.
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Won with a majority of just 101 votes (4.84%), making this one of Cornwall's most marginal seats.
Sean Smith secured the St Cleer & Menheniot seat with 819 votes, a majority of 101 votes (4.84%) over the Liberal Democrat runner‑up and a required swing of 2.42% to lose the seat. The turnout was 40.2%, and the margin represents a narrowing of 8.9 percentage points compared with the previous Conservative win. With a vulnerability score of 63 / 100, the seat is classified as competitive.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Andrew Smith | Reform UK | 819 | 39.2% | ✓ |
| Thomas Frank George Thrussell | Liberal Democrat | 718 | 34.4% | |
| Phil Seeva | Conservative | 412 | 19.7% | |
| Louis James Sanderson | Labour | 138 | 6.6% |
Turnout: 40.2% (2,087 of 5,192 electors) · 5 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Seeva | Conservative | 820 | 35.8% | ✓ |
| David Ambler | Liberal Democrat | 506 | 22.1% | |
| Bevil Bunt | Independent | 431 | 18.8% | |
| Pete Nash | Labour | 388 | 17.0% | |
| Richard Sedgley | Green Party | 144 | 6.3% |
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appeals Committee | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Community Wellbeing Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| Cornwall Council | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| East Sub-Area Planning Committee | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Pensions Committee | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Strategic Planning Committee | 7 | 7 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
No media coverage recorded.
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