Cornwall Council Election in North Cornwall: Full results

IT was something of a Blue-nami for the Conservatives in North Cornwall as they were completely wiped out by the Liberal Democrats and Reform UK.

In contrast to the picture across many parts of Cornwall, it was the Liberal Democrats who were the big winner across North Cornwall, with a gain of six seats bringing their total number of councillors in the area to 11 – meaning that 42 per cent of their 26 councillors are from the area.

Their gains were hailed with delight by the area’s MP, Ben Maguire with a lot of the election material focusing on the desire to have a ‘Liberal Democrat team’ who can support his work as an MP.

In several areas, well known figures in the different communities retained their seats – with Adrian Parsons in Altarnun and Stoke Climsland retaining his seat with a 990 vote majority over second placed Peter Swann (Reform UK).

It was a similar situation in Bodmin St Petroc’s, where Leigh Frost, the Liberal Democrat group leader and potential next leader of Cornwall Council held on strongly to his seat with 1,113 votes in comparison to second-placed Tony Wright, who won 462 votes for Reform UK.

Meanwhile, in the neighbouring seat, it was a passing of a family dynasty with former MP Dan Rogerson taking the mantle from his mother, outgoing councillor Pat Rogerson in Bodmin St Leonard’s and St Mary’s.

Four of the Liberal Democrat gains came at the expense of the Conservatives in the area.

In Lanivet, Blisland and Bodmin St Lawrence, veteran Liberal Democrat campaigner and former councillor Chris Batters stormed to a return to the seat he lost by seven votes in 2021 at the expense of the Conservative’s Jenny Cruse, who was beaten into third place by Neil Ferris of Reform UK.

In Camelford and Boscastle, one of the seats heavily targeted by the Liberal Democrats, Mark Burnett claimed victory by just 26 votes over Mike Robins of Reform UK with incumbent Barry Jordan (Conservative) coming in third with 459 votes.

Elsewhere, the Liberal Democrats claimed victory in Stratton, Kilkhampton and Morwenstow, with Faye Emery defeating Shorne Tilbey (Conservative), with Mr Tilbey finishing in last in that ward with Reform taking second place and John Walter for the Green Party coming a credible third.

Prior to the election, Wadebridge East and St Minver was anticipated to be a tight race, with the ward’s candidates comprising of several well-known local figures and campaigners vying to take the seat from the incumbent, Cllr Carol Mould for the Conservatives and former portfolio holder in the now-previous administration.

It was Liberal Democrat campaigner Rosie Moore who came out on top of the race by a relatively comfortable margin, gaining 776 votes.

In second place was Labour parliamentary candidate turned Reform UK council candidate Robyn Harris, with 472 votes with Ms Mould finishing in third with 442 votes.

Former Conservative turned independent John Conway lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats, with Damon Dennis winning Launceston South by 606 votes to Mr Conway’s 541.

For Reform UK, only two of their 28 seats in a barnstorming victory across the Duchy came from North Cornwall, however their gains were at the expense of two independent big hitters in St Columb.

A tight race in St Columb Major, St Mawgan and St Wenn saw Reform’s Rowland O’Connor come out on top with 546 votes, closely followed by Mat Appleton for the Liberal Democrats with 489 and incumbent Paul Wills (Independent) with 412 votes.

In the neighbouring constituency, Christine Parsonage won St Columb Minor and Colan by 507 votes to 414 for veteran independent councillor John Fitter.

Three independents held onto their seats, with former Liberal Democrat Peter La Broy holding the seat in a tight race against Kevin Colwill, representing Mr La Broy’s former party.

Former Liberal Democrat leader Adam Paynter also kept his seat in Launceston North and North Petherwin, with 1,011 votes to Reform UK’s Paul Radley in second.

The other independent to keep their seat was Robin Moorcroft in Wadebridge West and St Mabyn with a spectacular result.

Mr Moorcroft got 1,504 votes to 386 for Nicole Russo (Reform UK) with a majority of 1,118 seismic in the scale of local election results. Debbie Lambert (Liberal Democrats) came third with 314.

Vivian Thomas Chavasse Hall (Conservative) - 261

Adrian Alan Parsons (Liberal Democrats) - 1666

Peter James Swann (Reform UK) - 676

Earl Terris (Green Party) – 175

Liberal Democrats retain seat

Sylvia Berry (Conservative) - 56

Jeremy Peter Cooper (Independent) - 201

Lisa Jayne O’Connor (Reform UK) - 367

Dan Rogerson (Liberal Democrats) – 770

Liberal Democrats retain seat

Leigh Lansbury Frost (Liberal Democrats) - 1113

Clare Helen Pooley (Conservative) - 150

Tony Shane Wright (Reform UK) – 462

Liberal Democrats retain seat

Kevin Shane Colwill (Liberal Democrats) - 536

Peter John La Broy (Independent) - 579

Christopher John Lynch (Reform UK) - 324

Calum McGrath (Conservative) - 298

Francis George Richens (Green Party) – 61

Independent retains seat

Mark Peter Burnett (Liberal Democrats) - 687

George Hitchman-Smith (Green Party) - 120

Barry Jordan (Conservative) - 459

Mike Robins (Reform UK) – 661

Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Conservatives

Chris Batters (Liberal Democrats) - 907

Len Croney (Green Party) - 109

Jenny Cruse (Conservative) - 482

Neil Ferris (Reform UK) – 557

Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Conservatives

Dylan Harvey Billson (Labour) - 54

Davey Green (Liberal Democrats) - 475

Adam Richard Paynter (Independent) - 1011

Paul Henry James Radley (Reform UK) - 659

Raymond Peter Tindle (Conservative) – 147

Independent retain seat.

John Charles Conway (Independent) 541

Damon Siegfried Dennis (Liberal Democrats) 606

Lisa Parry (Reform UK) 402

Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Independent

Richard Harrison (Reform UK) - 553

Oscar Gregory Max Livesey-Lodwick (Conservative) - 233

James O’Keefe (Liberal Democrats) – 1002

Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Conservatives.

Nicky Chopak (Liberal Democrats) - 859

Gillian Denise Faiers (Green Party) - 84

Aaron Thomas Lynch (Reform UK) - 531

Tom Martin O’Sullivan (Independent) - 377

Stephen William Sobey (Conservative) – 462

Liberal Democrats retain seat.

Mathew Scott Appleton (Liberal Democrats) - 489

Rowland O’Connor (Reform UK) - 546

Sarah Elizabeth Thomson (Green Party) - 213

Paul Wills (Independent) – 412

Reform UK GAIN seat from Independent

Pauline Avery (Liberal Democrats) - 118

John Fitter (Independent) - 414

Mark Anthony Formosa (Conservative) - 238

Nigel James May (Independent) - 15

Christine Morrison Parsonage (Reform UK) - 507

Nicola Dawn Tettmar (Labour) – 120

Reform UK GAIN seat from Independent

Faye Elizabeth Emery (Liberal Democrats) - 915

Nigel Thomas Shaw (Reform UK) – 631

Shorne Leslie Tilbey (Conservative) - 279

John Martyn Walter (Green Party) – 502

Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Conservatives

Angie Crawford (Green Party) 113

David Michael Garrigan (Liberal Democrats) 1113

Kevin Johnson (Reform UK) 604

Karen Jordan (Conservative) 274

Liberal Democrats retain seat.

Robyn Harris (Reform UK) - 472

Rosie Moore (Liberal Democrats) -776

Caroll Ann Mould (Conservative) - 442

Amanda Alice Pennington (Green Party) - 291

Andy Penny (Independent) – 160

Liberal Democrats GAIN seat from Conservatives.

Debbie Lambert (Liberal Democrats) - 314

Robin Edward Moorcroft (Independent) - 1504

Nicole Russo (Reform UK) - 386

Independent retains seat.