Adam Paynter: councillor for Launceston North & North Petherwin, Cornwall Council

Adam Paynter is a Independent councillor for the Launceston North & North Petherwin ward on Cornwall Council, according to the council's own published list. Adam Paynter is also Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Resources and Group Leader - Independent Group.

Council: Cornwall Council
Ward: Launceston North & North Petherwin
Party: Independent
Posts: Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Resources and Group Leader - Independent Group
Official profile: democracy.cornwall.gov.uk
Source: Cornwall Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Adam Paynter

These are the details Cornwall Council publishes for Adam Paynter, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: cllr.adam.paynter@cornwall.gov.uk
Phone: 07812 929342
Post: New County Hall, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY
Official profile: democracy.cornwall.gov.uk

Independent on Cornwall Council

Independent holds 15 of the 87 seats on Cornwall Council. The largest group is Liberal Democrat, with 26. Seats by party: Liberal Democrat 26, Reform UK 20, Independent 15, Conservative 7, Labour & Cooperative Party 5, Mebyon Kernow 3 and others.

Leaders and post holders on Cornwall Council

Leigh Frost Leader of the Council & Group Leader - Liberal Democrat Group
Andrew Long Deputy Group Leader - Mebyon Kernow Group
James Ball Deputy Group Leader - Independent Group
Anna Thomason-Kenyon Deputy Group Leader - Cornish Independent Non-Aligned Group
Laurie Magowan Deputy Group Leader - Labour and Co-operative Group
Martyn Alvey Deputy Group Leader - Conservative Group
Bruce Craze Deputy Group Leader - Restore Britain Group
Karen La Borde Group Leader - Green Party Group

All 87 councillors of Cornwall Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Launceston North & North Petherwin

Adam Paynter sits on Cornwall Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Cornwall, each with its own page:

Devon and Cornwall Police led by Alison Hernandez, James Vaughan
Camborne and Redruth: Perran Moon (Labour) MP
North Cornwall: Ben Maguire (Liberal Democrat) MP
South East Cornwall: Anna Gelderd (Labour) MP
St Austell and Newquay: Noah Law (Labour) MP
St Ives: Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) MP
Truro and Falmouth: Jayne Kirkham (Labour (Co-op)) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Cornwall, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Cornwall Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Cornwall Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.