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5 days ago
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'Delighted' council leader announces new cabinet
Cornwall Council's leader has announced the appointment of his new cabinet. Liberal Democrat councillor Leigh Frost was voted leader with coalition support from the Independent group for Cornwall with 53 votes for and 25 abstentions, on 20 May. Reform UK won 28 seats in the local election, the largest number won by a party, but it fell short of the 44 seats needed for a majority. Frost said he was "delighted" with the new the new cabinet team, adding it was "united by a shared commitment to improving the lives of people across Cornwall". "We'll be working closely with residents, businesses, and community groups to shape a Cornwall that works for everyone," he said. "We are driven by common sense principles. Every decision we make will be focused on putting people first." Deputy leader, Adam Paynter, added: "Despite the situation we have inherited we are determined to deliver services that people can rely on." Councillor Leigh Frost – leader of Cornwall Council Councillor Adam Paynter – deputy leader and portfolio holder for resources Councillor Jim McKenna – cabinet member for adult social care and health partnerships Councillor Hilary Frank – cabinet member for children, families and schools Councillor Sarah Preece – cabinet member for tourism, localism and planning Councillor Thalia Marrington – cabinet member for community safety and public health Councillor Loic Rich – cabinet member for environment and climate change Councillor Tim Dwelly – cabinet member for economic regeneration and investment Councillor Peter La Broy – cabinet member for housing Councillor Dan Rogerson – cabinet member for transport More news stories for Cornwall Listen to the latest news for Cornwall Follow BBC Cornwall on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@ Reform in opposition as council leader elected Council leader pledges 'getting back to basics' Cornwall Council
BBC News
5 days ago
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- BBC News
Cornwall Council leader announces new cabinet
Cornwall Council's leader has announced the appointment of his new Democrat councillor Leigh Frost was voted leader with coalition support from the Independent group for Cornwall with 53 votes for and 25 abstentions, on 20 UK won 28 seats in the local election, the largest number won by a party, but it fell short of the 44 seats needed for a said he was "delighted" with the new the new cabinet team, adding it was "united by a shared commitment to improving the lives of people across Cornwall". 'Common sense' "We'll be working closely with residents, businesses, and community groups to shape a Cornwall that works for everyone," he said."We are driven by common sense principles. Every decision we make will be focused on putting people first."Deputy leader, Adam Paynter, added: "Despite the situation we have inherited we are determined to deliver services that people can rely on." Full list of cabinet members Councillor Leigh Frost – leader of Cornwall CouncilCouncillor Adam Paynter – deputy leader and portfolio holder for resourcesCouncillor Jim McKenna – cabinet member for adult social care and health partnershipsCouncillor Hilary Frank – cabinet member for children, families and schoolsCouncillor Sarah Preece – cabinet member for tourism, localism and planningCouncillor Thalia Marrington – cabinet member for community safety and public healthCouncillor Loic Rich – cabinet member for environment and climate changeCouncillor Tim Dwelly – cabinet member for economic regeneration and investmentCouncillor Peter La Broy – cabinet member for housingCouncillor Dan Rogerson – cabinet member for transport
BBC News
20-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Cornwall Council leader to be decided at crunch meeting
A meeting will be held later to decide who will run Cornwall Council for the next four party won a majority on the authority at the local elections meaning different groups need to work together in an UK, which won the most seats, has withdrawn from the race after other parties said they would not support Liberal Democrats said they would now seek to work with the Independent group to form a coalition. The council was left under no overall control after the elections on 1 May and parties have since been in negotiations over who will be in charge. Reform UK won 28 seats - but were still a long way short of the 44 needed for a majority to win votes in the council chamber. However, they have been unable to find a willing coalition partner and accused other parties of "playing politics". 'Party politics' Councillor Robert Parsonage, Reform UK group leader, said: "They do not want anything to do with Reform UK whatsoever through their own party politics."He admitted he was "disappointed" not to be able to reach an agreement and claimed voters would be unhappy. "It really shows disrespect to the people of Cornwall. I think the voters will look back on this and feel disappointed that the other parties didn't engage with us to take Cornwall forward," he argued. The Liberal Democrats - who came second in the elections with 26 seats - said they would now seek to form an administration supported by Adam Paynter, Independent group leader, refuted Reform's suggestions that other groups had been playing "political games". He explained: "We were happy to speak to all the groups and listen but they [Reform] had no proposals at all. The only party who gave us a proposal were the Liberal Democrats." Liberal Democrat group leader Councillor Leigh Frost, said his party felt it had to "step into the fray" after Reform's failure to form a coalition. He explained: "Cornwall has some big decisions to make over the next four years with things like the next local plan and devolution."We need a strong and stable administration and we can't leave Cornwall rudderless."What we've lacked in the last four years is that collaborative approach and that's something that I would be really keen to do." Councillors are due to vote on the next leader at a meeting of the full council in Truro on Tuesday.
