Councillor dossier
Data last refreshed:
Attendance
68%
present at meetings
Rank
83
of 87 councillors
Active red flags
0
no current flags
Conduct cases
2
code of conduct cases
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
1 of the apologies were covered by a substitute; 2 attendances were as a substitute for another member.
| Committee | Held | Attended | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Council | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee | 6 | 3 | 50% |
| Miscellaneous Licensing Committee(1 as substitute) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Central Sub-Area Planning Committee(former member)(1 as substitute) | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| Together for Families Overview and Scrutiny Committee(former member) | 3 | 1 | 33% |
| West Sub-Area Planning Committee(former member) | 1 | 1 | 100% |
Cornwall Council doesn’t publish how individual councillors vote. Its minutes record each decision, not who voted which way.
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% |
Fought on the pre-2021 boundaries. The 2017 Pool & Tehidy division is not the same area as today's ward, and its results are not directly comparable.
| 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
15 Sept 2026
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.
Daily-brief items naming Susanne Desmonde (last 90 days)
Red flag · 22 Aug 2026
cornwalllive.com
‘I’ll go somewhere cheaper’ Cornwall Live readers react to tourist tax plans - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated introducing an overnight visitor levy, with councillors and readers split over its potential impact on tourism and local businesses.
cornwalllive.com
Will tourist tax kill the 'Cornish golden goose'? - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated a proposed overnight visitor levy, with councillors divided over its potential economic benefits and risks to tourism jobs.
cornwalllive.com
'Wind your necks in' councillors told over Reform UK resignations - Cornwall Live
Cornwall Council debated repeated reallocations of committee seats after several Reform UK councillors defected to other political groups, prompting a heated exchange between members.
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.
Coverage from cornwalllive.com, devonlive.com, plymouthherald.co.uk. May not be exhaustive.
**Ward:** Pool & Tehidy
**Party:** Independent Non Aligned
Councillor Susanne Desmonde attended 17 of 25 recorded meetings, resulting in a 68% attendance rate. No expense data is available for this councillor.
Two conduct cases have been recorded against Councillor Desmonde; both were resolved with a finding of no breach. There are no active red flags and no media mentions on file.
At the last election, Councillor Desmonde held the seat with a 495-vote majority (34.23% of the vote). The swing required to unseat her was 17.12%, and turnout was 28.1%. Her election vulnerability score is 37 out of 100.
Generated by AI from public data. May contain errors.
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