Pedyr Prior

Pedyr Prior (died 4 June 2018) was a Cornish politician and a noted figure in the Cornish nationalist politics, being Chairman of Mebyon Kernow from 1985 to 1986 and later Chair of the Labour Party in Cornwall. This candidacy did not happen, as he stood down in favour of the MK candidate for the constituency, and subsequently he defected to MK. In 1979, he stood for the St Ives South seat on Cornwall County Council; although he was not elected, he took one of the party's best vote shares.

In 1981, Prior was elected as Treasurer of Mebyon Kernow, and at the 1983 general election, he was the party's candidate for the St Ives seat, taking fourth place with 1.2% of the vote. He was elected as MK's chairman in 1985, serving for one year. He deteriorated over 3 weeks in critical care and could not be cured. He was married to the artist Mary Fletcher.