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Steven Webb
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
95%
present at meetings
Rank
30
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
1
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
0
no recorded cases
Red Flags
Low Attendance22 Aug 2026
Attended 1 of 3 Miscellaneous Licensing Committee meetings (33%), below the 60% threshold.
Attendance
95%overall attendance
1 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; 7 attendances were as a substitute for another member; also observed 14 meetings of committees they do not sit on (not counted above).
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit Committee(3 as substitute) | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Cornwall Council | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| Sustainable Growth and Place Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee(2 as substitute) | 2 | 2 | 100% |
Voting Record
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
Committee Memberships
- Audit Committee— Substitute
- Budget Development Overview and Scrutiny Committee— Substitute
- Central Sub-Area Planning Committee— Vice-Chairman
- Cornwall Council
- Corporate Finance and Performance Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- East Sub-Area Planning Committee— Substitute
- Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee
- Miscellaneous Licensing Committee— Substitute
- Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee— Substitute
- Urgent Driver/Operator/Vehicle Sub Committee— Substitute
- West Sub-Area Planning Committee— Substitute
Election History
VulnerableScore: 70/100→ Stable
Won by 29 votes (1.5%)0.7% swing needed to unseat
Steven Webb was elected in 2025 with a majority of 29 votes (1.47%) from a field of seven candidates, needing a swing of just 0.73% to lose the seat. Turnout was low at 37.94%, and the previous election also saw a narrow margin (25 votes, 1.83%), indicating a consistently competitive division. These factors, combined with the small absolute majority, make the councillor electorally vulnerable.
Cornwall Council Elections 2025 (2025) All 2025 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Mark Webb | Liberal Democrat | 373 | 18.9% | ✓ |
| Simon Rogers | Reform UK | 344 | 17.4% | |
| Christopher Wells | Conservative | 335 | 17.0% | |
| Lindsay Southcombe | Green Party | 278 | 14.1% | |
| Jonathan Peter Tann | Independent | 263 | 13.3% | |
| Rebecca Joan Eva | Labour & Cooperative Party | 225 | 11.4% | |
| Sam Rabey | Independent | 155 | 7.9% |
Turnout: 37.9% (1,973 of 5,200 electors) · 2 spoilt votes
Cornwall Council Elections 2021 (2021) All 2021 results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Wells | Conservative | 642 | 29.8% | ✓ |
| Bert Biscoe | Independent | 617 | 28.7% | |
| Tom Evans-Mainwaring | Labour | 456 | 21.2% | |
| Lindsay Southcombe | Green Party | 252 | 11.7% | |
| Simon Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 186 | 8.6% |
Meeting Activity
Audit Committee - 25 September 2026
Present (as substitute)25 Sept 2026
Cabinet - 23 September 2026
Observed23 Sept 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 15 September 2026
Present15 Sept 2026
Cabinet - 29 July 2026
Observed29 Jul 2026
Present
Cornwall Council - 21 July 2026
Present21 Jul 2026
Individual Decision Day - 8 July 2026
Observed8 Jul 2026
Cornwall Growth Board - 23 June 2026
Observed23 Jun 2026
Cabinet - 17 June 2026
Observed17 Jun 2026
Strategic Planning Committee - 21 May 2026
Observed21 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 19 May 2026
Present19 May 2026
Cabinet - 6 May 2026
Observed6 May 2026
Cornwall Council - 21 April 2026
Present21 Apr 2026
Cabinet - 18 March 2026
Observed18 Mar 2026
Other media mentions
In recent briefs
Daily-brief items naming Steven Webb (last 90 days)
- Community in shock after knife horror unfolds in Truro street - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 25 Aug 2026
- Fight to save Truro Post Office as closure looms - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 23 Aug 2026
- Steven Webb: low attendance
Red flag · 22 Aug 2026
- Truro Waitrose supermarket evacuated after alarm sounds - Cornwall Live
cornwalllive.com · 17 Aug 2026
- Steven Webb: low attendance
Red flag · 2 Aug 2026
News coverage
View all 94 articles →cornwalllive.com
Cornwall planning: Anger over houses built 'too high' and 'completely different' - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council heard complaints that two Perranporth houses were built taller and differently than approved, prompting a retrospective planning application.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall needs a 'fairer, honest' housing waiting list - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council will debate a motion urging a fairer, clearer housing waiting list, as the register has grown to around 25,000 households.
cornwalllive.com
Community in shock after knife horror unfolds in Truro street - Cornwall Live
A public fight involving a knife on Truro's Calenick Street left one man seriously injured; two men in their 20s remain in custody on suspicion of GBH.
cornwalllive.com
Fight to save Truro Post Office as closure looms - Cornwall Live
Truro Post Office, based in TG Jones on Pydar Street, faces closure on October 6, prompting a councillor-led search for a new location.
cornwalllive.com
Truro Waitrose supermarket evacuated after alarm sounds - Cornwall Live
Waitrose in Truro was briefly evacuated on Monday after an accidental alarm sounded, with customers allowed back in shortly afterwards.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Profile
Steven Webb represents the Truro Moresk & Trehaverne ward as a Liberal Democrat councillor. His meeting attendance record stands at 41 out of 43 meetings, or 95%. He has no recorded conduct cases, and no expense data is available.
The data lists one active red flag for low attendance, despite the high attendance rate, and one media mention. His election vulnerability is rated 70 out of 100: he was elected in 2025 with a majority of 29 votes (1.47%) from a field of seven candidates, needing a swing of just 0.73% to lose the seat, with turnout at 37.94%.
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- Who is Cllr Steven Webb?
- Steven Webb is a Cornwall councillor representing the Truro Moresk & Trehaverne ward as a Liberal Democrat member.
- What ward does Steven Webb represent?
- Steven Webb represents Truro Moresk & Trehaverne on Cornwall Council.
- What is Steven Webb's meeting attendance rate?
- Steven Webb has been recorded as present at 95% of Cornwall Council meetings (41 of 43 indexed by Cornwall Political Watch).
- How can I contact Steven Webb?
- You can contact Steven Webb by email at [email protected]; by phone on 07500 059373; on X / Twitter at @_StevenWebb. Cornwall Council also publishes contact details on the official members' page at democracy.cornwall.gov.uk.
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