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.
They 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 ‘Town and Parish Council Information’.
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 (2023-2024) are available to download here.
The Mayor of Penzance
Cllr Stephen Reynolds
The Deputy Mayor of Penzance
Cllr Will Elliott
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.
Sue Bosworth
Committee Membership: Planning, Finance & General Purposes
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07973 555509
Nigel Davis
Committee Membership: Planning, Finance & General Purposes
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07554 618706
Thalia Marrington
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07702 704004
Cllr Marrington is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan.
Penny Osborne
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07970 000716
Simon Reed
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07564870902
Nicole Broadhurst
Committee Membership: Chair of Leisure & Amenities, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07935 127875
Simon Elliott
Committee Membership: Vice-Chair of Finance & General Purposes, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07956 719956
Will Elliott
Deputy Mayor of Penzance, Chair of Planning and sits on all four Standing Committees
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07969 842956
Jim McKenna
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Vice-Chair of Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07764 347910
Cllr McKenna is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Penzance Promenade.
Nigel Pengelly
Committee Membership: Chair of Finance & General Purposes, Planning
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07811 154439
Penny Young
Committee Membership: Chair of Personnel, Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07921 120775
Joan Beveridge
Committee Membership: Chair of Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07488 317209
Jonathan How
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07846 658193
Zach Lawlor
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07565 647120
Jan Power
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities, Planning
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07977 212254
Nadine Tonner
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07989 446104
1 x Councillor Vacancy
Bonnie Jackson
Committee Membership: Vice-Chair of Planning, Leisure & Amenities, Personnel
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 01736 361768
Stephen Reynolds
Mayor of Penzance and sits on all four Standing Committees and the Personnel Committee
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07917 868470
Richard Sorrell
Committee membership: Vice-Chair of Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07979 514618
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities, Vice-Chair of Planning, Personnel
Tel: 07818 828524
Mayor – sits on all standing Committees
Tel: 07917 868470
Committee Membership: Vice-Chair of Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07979 514618
Committee Membership: Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07702 704004
Cllr Marrington is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan.
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07970 000716
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07564 870902
Committee Membership: Chair of Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel
Tel: 07488 317209
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07846 658193
Committee Membership: Finance & General Purposes, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07565 647120
Cllr Nadine Tonner
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Finance & General Purposes
Tel: 07989 446104
Committee Membership: Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07790 709256
Committee Membership: Chair of Leisure & Amenities, Finance & General Purposes, Personnel
Tel: 07935 127875
Committee Membership: Vice-Chair of Finance & General Purposes, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07956 719956
Deputy Mayor – Chair of Planning & sits on all standing Committees
Tel: 07969 842956
Committee Membership: Vice-Chair of Personnel, Finance & General Purposes
Tel: 07764 347910
Cllr McKenna is also the Cornwall Council elected division councillor for Penzance Promenade.
Committee Membership: Chair of Finance & General Purposes, Planning
Tel: 07811 154439
Committee Membership: Chair of Personnel, Arts & Culture, Leisure & Amenities
Tel: 07921 120775
To see the Parish and Ward boundaries in more detail, visit Cornwall Council’s interactive map.
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