2025 Cornwall Council election

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2025 Cornwall Council election
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All 87 seats in the Cornwall Council
44 seats needed for a majority
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LeaderLinda TaylorLoic RichColin Martin
Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats
Current seats451613
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 28Increase2.svg 31
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LeaderJayne Kirkham Dick Cole Tamsyn Widdon
Party Labour Co-op Mebyon Kernow Green
Current seats551
Seats neededIncrease2.svg 39Increase2.svg 39Increase2.svg 43
Cornwall Council political divisions May 2021 map.svg
Map showing the composition of Cornwall Council following the 2021 election.
Incumbent Leader

Linda Taylor
Conservative



The 2025 Cornwall Council election will be held on Thursday 1 May 2025 to elect all 87 councillors to Cornwall Council in England. It will take place on the same day as other council elections in the United Kingdom. [1]

Contents

Cornwall Council is currently held by the Conservatives, who won the previous Council election in 2021. [2]

Background

Cornwall Council is a unitary authority which has held elections every four years since its creation in 2009. [3] In the previous election in 2021, the Conservative Party won a majority of seats, taking over governance of the council [4] from the previous Liberal Democrat coalition with independent councillors. [5]

Cornwall Council has sought a devolution agreement from the Westminster Government. In 2022 a Level Three Devolution deal, similar to English combined authorities, was offered. This deal would have required a transition from the Leader/Cabinet model, to a Directly-Elected Mayor/Cabinet system. [6] Following decision not to pursue a level three deal, due in part to opposition to a Directly elected mayor for Cornwall, a level two deal was negotiated and passed in late 2023. [7] This deal agreed to devolved powers and additional funding over Adult Education, Green Energy, and Cornish Cultural activities. [8]

In January 2023, Paul Willis, Independent Councillor for the St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn ward, aligned himself to the Conservative group. [9] [10]

During December 2023, Cllr. Steve Arthur, who represents Perranporth, resigned from the Conservative group. [11] Cllr Arthur, who now sits non-aligned as "Stand Alone Conservative", [12] stated complaints with the strategic planning committee over the approval of a solar farm within his ward. [13]

Council composition

After 2021 electionBefore 2025 election2025 election result
PartySeatsPartySeatsPartySeats
Conservative 47 Conservative 45 Conservative
Liberal Democrats 13 Independent 35 Independent
Independent 33 Liberal Democrats 13 Liberal Democrats
Labour 5 Labour 5 Labour
Mebyon Kernow 5 Mebyon Kernow 5 [note 1] Mebyon Kernow
Green 1 Green 0 Green
  1. ↑ Mebyon Kernow and Green councillor sit together

By-elections 2021-present

Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth by-election 2023

Following the resignation of Conservative councillor Tara Sherfield-Wong, due to health concerns, a by-election was called on 16th of February 2023. [14] [15]

Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Martin 811 45.4 +22.0
Conservative Will Elliott50328.1-8.3
Green Catherine Hayes24413.6+2.5
Labour Nastassia Player23012.9+1.2
Majority30817.3N/A
Turnout 1,78832.4-10.6
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +15.1

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos by-election 2024

Following the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Edwina Hannaford, due to "an aggressive form of cancer", [16] a by-election was called on 27th of February 2024. The poll took place on Thursday 4 April 2024. [17] The seat was retained by the Liberal Democrats with reduced vote share, securing 44.8% of the vote. [18]

Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Jim Candy 604 44.8 -16.6
Conservative Richard Dorling41430.7+0.5
Labour Amy Ladd25418.9+10.5
Green Paul Clark755.6New
Majority21015.5
Turnout 135328.28
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

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