You have twenty elected, unpaid members (Councillors).
All Councillors are elected by YOU – residents of the Parish.
Councillors represent the four wards in the Penzance Parish, including the distinct communities of Newlyn, Mousehole, Paul, Heamoor, Gulval, and Eastern Green.
They are elected to represent your views, address your concerns, and make decisions on the future of your town and village communities.
They also represent you on outside committees, partnerships, and community groups including, but not limited to:
Read the full list of outside bodies that your Councillors sit on.
All Councillors are governed by a Code of Conduct which outlines the rules, responsibilities, and proper behaviours expected of them.
hey must also declare any personal and/or financial interests that might influence their decisions as an elected Councillor – a register of these interests is available on Cornwall Council’s website under the heading ‘Penzance Town Council’.
Figures of Councillor Attendance at Council and Committee Meetings are published at the end of each municipal year.
Details of Councillors’ attendance for the last municipal year (2024-2025) are available to download here.
The Mayor of Penzance
Cllr Stephen Reynolds
The Deputy Mayor of Penzance
Cllr Nicole Broadhurst
The Mayor and Deputy Mayor sit on all Council Committees and also represent the authority at civic and community events including visits to our twin towns.
Marc Hadley
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Phil Jameson
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Thalia Marrington
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Cllr Marrington is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan.
Penny Osborne
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities, Arts & Culture
Email: [email protected]
Paul Trevail
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes
Email: [email protected]
Karen Baker
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Planning
Email: [email protected]
Nicole Broadhurst
Deputy Mayor of Penzance, Chair of Leisure & Amenities and sits on all four Standing Committees
Email: [email protected]
Peter Lapin
Committee Membership: Chair of Finance & General Purposes, Planning
Email: [email protected]
Jim McKenna
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Chair of Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Cllr McKenna is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Penzance Promenade.
Duncan Paul
Committee Membership: TBC
Email: [email protected]
Penny Young
Committee Membership: Chair of Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Andy Law
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Jonathan How
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Simon Reed
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: Simon[email protected]
Jan Power
Committee Membership: Chair of Planning, Leisure & Amenities, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Jane Pugh
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes
Email: [email protected]
Mark Wilson
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Planning
Email: [email protected]
Bonnie Jackson
Committee Membership: Vice-Chair of Planning, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Stephen Reynolds
Mayor of Penzance and sits on all four Standing Committees and the Personnel Committee
Email: [email protected]
David Smart Knight
Committee membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes
Email: [email protected]
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities, Planning (Vice-Chair)
Committee Membership: The Mayor sits on all Committees
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities, Personnel
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities, Personnel
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Personnel
Cllr Marrington is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan.
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes (Vice-Chair)
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities, Planning (Chair), Personnel
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture (Vice-Chair), Finance & General Purposes
Cllr Simon Reed
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities (Vice-Chair)
Committee Membership: Planning, Finance & General Purposes
Committee Membership: Planning, Finance & General Purposes
Committee Membership: The Deputy Mayor sits on all Committees and is Chair of Leisure & Amenities
Cllr Peter Lapin
Committee Membership: Planning, Finance & General Purposes (Chair)
Committee Membership: Personnel (Chair), Finance & General Purposes
Cllr McKenna is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Penzance Promenade.
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture (Chair), Leisure & Amenities, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel (Vice-Chair)
To see the Parish and Ward boundaries in more detail, visit Cornwall Council’s interactive map.
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