Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
67%
present at meetings
Rank
85
of 88 councillors
Active red flags
2
open accountability flags
Conduct cases
2
code of conduct cases
Attended 1 of 3 Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings (33%), below the 60% threshold.
Attended 3 of 6 Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee meetings (50%), below the 60% threshold.
Two complainants alleged that Councillor S Desmonde made discriminatory and disrespectful remarks about autism and ADHD and behaved confrontationally during a public meeting; the assessment found insufficient evidence of a breach and concluded no breach of the Code of Conduct.
Outcome: no breach
The complainant alleged that Councillor S Desmonde failed to respond to his planning application inquiries and did not forward his retrospective planning application to the committee. The council rejected the complaint, finding no breach of the Code of Conduct.
Outcome: no breach
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Cornwall Council | 8 | 6 | 75% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee | 1 | 1 | 100% |
No recorded votes.
Susanne Desmonde secured a comfortable victory with a 495-vote majority (34.23% of the vote), far exceeding the 17.12% swing needed to unseat her. Turnout remained very low at 28.1%, and the margin widened by 18.3 percentage points from the previous election, despite an increase in candidates from five to five. Based on these figures, the councillor's electoral vulnerability is low.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susanne Desmonde | Reform UK | 745 | 51.5% | ✓ |
| Sophie Johnson | Labour | 250 | 17.3% | |
| Graham Deighton Ford | Liberal Democrat | 214 | 14.8% | |
| Maureen Rainbird | Conservative | 160 | 11.1% | |
| Ian Christopher Vivian-Villacci | Mebyon Kernow | 77 | 5.3% |
Turnout: 28.1% (1,446 of 5,145 electors) · 1 spoilt votes
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Desmonde | Conservative | 557 | 42.8% | ✓ |
| Malcolm Moyle | Labour | 350 | 26.9% | |
| Florence Elizabeth Macdonald | Liberal Democrat | 241 | 18.5% | |
| Jasmin Appleby | Green Party | 85 | 6.5% | |
| Christopher Lawrence | Mebyon Kernow | 69 | 5.3% |
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Robin Desmonde | Conservative | 424 | 40.9% | ✓ |
| Tom Peter Goldring | Liberal Democrat | 246 | 23.7% | |
| Val Kelynack | Labour | 225 | 21.7% | |
| Michael Duane Pascoe | UK Independence Party | 141 | 13.6% |
Turnout: 30.4% (1,036 of 3,413 electors) · 7 spoilt votes
21 Jul 2026
19 May 2026
24 Feb 2026
20 Jan 2026
25 Nov 2025
16 Sept 2025
22 Jul 2025
No media coverage recorded.
cornwalllive.com
Empty car park could reopen to stop 'significant impact', says Cornwall councillor - Cornwall Live
Cornwall councillors debate Moorfield car park's potential reopening after Reform councillor cites independent assessment showing multi-storey could reopen safely.
cornwalllive.com
Reform UK members demand Cornwall stops its diversity policies - Cornwall Live
Reform UK councillors are calling for Cornwall Council to stop mandatory equality, diversity and inclusion policies, with only four employees affected.
cornwalllive.com
Cornwall's most popular political party and councillors based on share of the vote - Cornwall Live
One political party gained 29% of the vote share in Cornwall's recent election, with 17 councillors receiving over 50% in their divisions.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
Susanne Desmonde represents the Pool & Tehidy ward as an Independent Non-Aligned councillor. Her meeting attendance record stands at 66.7% (16 out of 24 meetings). This low attendance rate is listed as an active red flag. No expense data is available, and there are no media mentions on file.
Two conduct cases have been recorded, both resulting in findings of no breach. Desmonde’s election vulnerability is rated at 37 out of 100.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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