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Cornwall Political Watch Team
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Story Leads
AI-detected patterns from this week's council data. Updated weekly.
Pete Mitchell's attendance collapses from 100% to 25%
Council records show Pete Mitchell's attendance fell by 75 percentage points, the steepest drop recorded among councillors in this period. Journalists may want to ask Mitchell what caused the change.
Jim Candy's meeting attendance halves, council data shows
Records show Jim Candy's attendance dropped 50 percentage points, from 100% to 50%, between the two most recent reporting periods. No explanation is given in the published data.
Councillor Tim Dwelly's attendance plunges from 100% to 50%
Cornwall Council records show Tim Dwelly's meeting attendance fell by 50 percentage points between reporting periods, dropping from full attendance to 50%. A journalist may wish to ask Dwelly the reasons behind the decline.
Campaign post revives claims of Farage's 'links to Russia'
The 'Progressive Alliance Cornwall - against Reform' Facebook page posted a reminder of alleged links between Nigel Farage and Russia, without providing supporting evidence. The claim appears alongside the group's recurring #StopReform hashtag.
New 'Kernow Patriots' Facebook group goes private after criticism
A post from an anti-Reform Facebook page claims the newly formed 'Kernow Patriots' group turned private minutes after receiving a critical comment, and labels its members 'racists.' The group's name was reportedly misspelled as 'Corneal' instead of Cornwall.
Facebook group calls for 'corrupt Reform trash' to be removed
The 'Progressive Alliance Cornwall - against Reform' page published a post describing Reform Party members as 'trash' needing to be taken away, alongside the hashtag #StopReform. The post offers no evidence for the corruption claim.
Campaign group accuses Farage of racism over 'skin colour' remark
A post from the 'Progressive Alliance Cornwall - against Reform' Facebook page claims Nigel Farage is 'fixated' on the skin colour of offenders, calling this 'racism.' The post is unverified commentary from a group explicitly opposed to Reform UK.
Anti-Reform Facebook group brands party supporters 'racist low lifes'
A post in the 'Progressive Alliance Cornwall - against Reform' Facebook group describes Reform supporters as 'racist Reform low lifes' using the hashtag #StopReform. The claim is unverified and made by an anonymous social media account.
Tim Dwelly's expenses jump 46% in a single year
Cornwall Council records show Tim Dwelly's expenses rose from £17,641.90 in 2023-24 to £25,776.78 in 2024-25, an increase of £8,134.88. The scale of the rise invites scrutiny of what drove the additional spending.
Martyn Alvey's council expenses rise 5% year-on-year
Martyn Alvey's claimed expenses increased from £40,138.54 in 2023-24 to £42,166.20 in 2024-25, a rise of just over £2,000. The increase is modest compared with other councillors' expense changes.
Downloadable Data
CSV files ready for analysis in Excel, Google Sheets, or your tool of choice.
Every councillor with party, ward, attendance %, and red flag count
Attendance per councillor with the substitution detail: appearances made as a substitute, apologies where cover was arranged, and meetings observed without a seat (excluded from the percentage)
Allowances and expenses by councillor and financial year
Code of conduct complaints with outcomes and the site's own severity classification
Formal committee decisions with outcomes and plain English summaries
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ExpensesCouncillor allowances and travel costs
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Election AnalysisVulnerability scores and electoral margins
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APIs & Feeds
Embeddable councillor scorecards
Drop a live 300px scorecard for any Cornwall councillor into your blog, article, or newsletter. The widget shows attendance percentage, total meetings indexed, red-flag count, party affiliation, and a link back to the full profile. It renders in an isolated Shadow DOM so it won't collide with your site's styles.
Replace SLUG with the councillor's slug from the councillors directory (or click Embed on any councillor profile to copy the snippet directly):
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