Voters in Porthleven have been slammed by the port's mayor after less than a quarter of people voted in this month's election.

Porthleven Town Council finally filled its vacant seats after four attempts, when Trevor Toms polled 287 of the 592 votes cast on September 6.

However, while congratulating Trevor on his win and thanking the other candidates Spencer Hawes and Christine Hosey for standing, mayor Andrew Wallis spoke of his anger at the "shameful indifference and apathetic way people treat elections."

It is after only 23 per cent of Porthleven's voting population actually cast their vote at the election.

He said: "The very fact three people put their names forward to be on the town council should be enough for you to give up ten minutes of your time and pick one.

"The election cost the taxpayer of Porthleven near £5,000. As it is your money being spent, don’t you think you should actually vote?"

He added that anyone arguing they did not know enough about the candidates could have carried out their research and that those who "did not know there was an election on" would have received a letter acting as a polling card.