1997 Cornwall County Council election

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1997 Cornwall County Council election [1] [2]
Flag of Cornwall.svg
  1993 1 May 1997 2001  

All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council
40 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Liberal Democrats Independent Labour
Last election41 seats, 41.5%21 seats, 19.5%8 seats, 12.3%
Seats won39238
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote104,55062,64748,324
Percentage39.1%23.4%18.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.4%Increase2.svg3.9%Increase2.svg5.8%

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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Party Conservative Mebyon Kernow Liberal
Last election6 seats, 22.4%1 seat, 1.9%1 seat, 1.2%
Seats won711
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote39,9746,8903,036
Percentage15.0%2.6%1.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.4%Increase2.svg0.7%Decrease2.svg0.1%

Cornwall UK locator map 2010.svg
The County of Cornwall within England

Council control before election

Liberal Democrats

Council control after election

No overall control

The 1997 Cornwall County Council election, was an election for all 79 seats on the council. Cornwall County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which had an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council, which fell under no overall control.

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Election result

1997 Cornwall County Council election [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 39Decrease2.svg249.439.1104,550Decrease2.svg2.4
  Independent 23Increase2.svg229.123.462,647Increase2.svg3.9
  Labour 8Steady2.svg10.118.148,324Increase2.svg5.8
  Conservative 7Increase2.svg18.915.039,974Decrease2.svg7.4
  Mebyon Kernow 1Steady2.svg2.52.66,890Increase2.svg0.7
  Liberal 1Steady2.svg2.51.13,036Decrease2.svg0.1
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.00.1301Decrease2.svg0.2
  Independent Labour 0Steady2.svg0.00.41,176New

References

  1. "Local Election Summaries 1997". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre.
  3. Local Election Results 2005: Cornwall p.2