Robert Francis (politician)
Robert Francis | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Council of the Isles of Scilly | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Occupation | Hotelier, politician |
Robert Francis is a British politician and businessman who has served as Chairman of the Council of the Isles of Scilly since 2018.[1][2] He, along with his wife Teresa, have owned the Star Castle hotel since 2003 and the Holy Vale vineyard since 2009.[3][4][5] Previous to this, he built a hotel on St Martin's which opened in 1989, and ran the Polurrian Hotel in Mullion, on the Lizard Peninsular.[6]
Electoral record[edit]
2017 Council of the Isles of Scilly election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Robert D Francis | 576 | |||
| Independent | Frances M Grottick | 538 | |||
| Independent | Adrian J G Davis | 520 | |||
| Independent | Joel Williams | 514 | |||
| Independent | Avril W Mumford | 493 | |||
| Independent | Edward W Moulson | 481 | |||
| Independent | Stephen J Watt | 436 | |||
| Independent | A Euan Rodger | 430 | |||
| Independent | Daniel M Marcus | 428 | |||
| Independent | Andrew S Guy | 420 | |||
| Independent | Michael A Nelhams | 408 | |||
| Independent | Stephen M Sims | 376 | |||
| Independent | Amanda J Martin | 321 | |||
| Independent | J Nicola Guthrie | 319 | |||
| Independent | Bethany J Hilton | 311 | |||
| Independent | Fraser V Hicks | 297 | |||
| Independent | Andrew J Combes | 250 | |||
| Independent | Thomas Mitchell | 25 | |||
2021 Council of the Isles of Scilly election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| no description | Avril Mumford | 518 | |||
| no description | Robert Francis | 492 | |||
| Independent | Tim Dean | 491 | |||
| no description | Joel Williams | 490 | |||
| no description | Anita Bedford | 470 | |||
| Independent | Fran Grottick | 458 | |||
| no description | Alexander Rodger | 419 | |||
| no description | Steve Sims | 419 | |||
| no description | Daniel Marcus | 406 | |||
| Independent | Steve Watt | 378 | |||
| Independent | Andy Guy | 371 | |||
| no description | Michael Nelhams | 367 | |||
| Independent | Tim Jones | 272 | |||
| Turnout | |||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Councillors and Committees | Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY". committees.scilly.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ scillynowandthen (2019-05-14). "Robert Francis remains Chair of Scilly's Council". thisisscillynews. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Villa-Clarke, Angelina. "Star Castle Hotel: It's A Feast Of The Senses In The Scillies". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Bond, Amanda (2022-06-28). "The amazing entrepreneurs of Scilly". Great British Life. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Star Castle". The Telegraph. 2017-10-03. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ Green, David (22 April 1989). Mumford, Clive (ed.). "Hotelier Makes A Dream A Reality". The Scillonian. p. 21.
- ^ Pritchard, Susan (2017-04-04). "Statement as to the Persons Nominated for election as Councillor for ST MARY'S, ISLES OF SCILLY" (PDF). Council of the Isles of Scilly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "COUNCIL OF THE ISLES OF SCILLY LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS 6 MAY 2021" (PDF). Council of the Isles of Scilly. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Declaration of Result" (PDF). Council of the Isles of Scilly. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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