Cornwall Council elections

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Cornwall Council in England, UK, was established in 2009 and is elected every four years. From 1973 to 2005 elections were for Cornwall County Council, with the first election for the new unitary Cornwall Council held in June 2009. This election saw 123 members elected, replacing the previous 82 councillors on Cornwall County Council and the 249 on the six district and borough councils (Caradon, Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith, and Restormel). [1] In June 2013 the Local Government Boundary Commission for England announced a public consultation on its proposal that Cornwall Council should have 87 councillors in future. [2]

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Political control

Since 1973 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: [3] [4]

Non-metropolitan county

Party in controlYears
Independent 1973-1985
No overall control 1985-1993
Liberal Democrats 1993-1997
No overall control 1997-2005
Liberal Democrats 2005-2009

Unitary authority

Party in controlYears
No overall control 2009–2021
Conservative 2021–present

Council elections

Non-metropolitan county elections

Unitary authority elections

County result maps

By-election results

1997-2001

Truro West By-Election 20 November 1997
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 59845.4+45.4
Conservative 36627.8-1.2
Liberal Democrats 23617.9-29.1
Labour 1168.8-15.2
Majority23217.6
Turnout 1,316
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
St Ives South By-Election 5 February 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 43838.5+16.8
Independent 35931.6-19.7
Labour 17715.6+15.6
Liberal Democrats 16314.3-12.7
Majority796.9
Turnout 1,13726.6
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Tintagel By-Election 12 November 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 87163.0
Conservative 35125.3
Mebyon Kernow 16111.5
Majority52037.7
Turnout 1,38335.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing
Newquay North By-Election 26 November 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative 59431.4+9.4
Independent 45223.9+23.9
Liberal Democrats 43523.0-37.0
Independent 41321.8+21.8
Majority1427.5
Turnout 1,89439.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Marazion By-Election 6 May 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 82450.6+12.0
Conservative 80349.4+9.0
Majority211.2
Turnout 1,62737.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Callington By-Election 29 July 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 76758.5+58.5
Liberal Democrats 47135.9-34.5
Mebyon Kernow 745.6-8.7
Majority29622.6
Turnout 1,312
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Roche By-Election 28 October 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 65047.0-10.4
Independent 29121.0+21.0
Conservative 23717.1+2.6
Labour 15311.1-17.0
Mebyon Kernow 523.8+3.8
Majority35926.0
Turnout 1,38328.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
St Day & Lanner By-Election 13 April 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 43236.9+36.9
Liberal Democrats 30626.1-23.8
Conservative 24821.2+2.2
Labour 18615.9-11.8
Majority12610.8
Turnout 1,17227.6
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Poltair By-Election 1 June 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent 42939.5+12.4
Liberal Democrats 40837.6-4.7
Conservative 20318.7+18.7
Mebyon Kernow 464.2+4.2
Majority211.9
Turnout 1,08620.8
Independent gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Hayle North By-Election 20 July 2000
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats 54439.2+8.2
Conservative 53338.4+38.4
Independent 20114.5-12.8
Independent 533.8-15.7
UKIP 493.5+3.5
Independent 70.5+0.5
Majority110.8
Turnout 1,38726.2
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2001-2005

Illogan North By-Election 7 February 2002 [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Terence Rowe79240.5+12.9
Liberal 78540.1+12.5
Independent 23412.0+12.0
Labour 1457.4-15.3
Majority70.4
Turnout 1,95635.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal Swing
Looe By-Election 10 July 2003 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Armand Toms84848.2+17.4
Liberal Democrats Walter ThomasScarah71640.7+11.8
Independent Donald Webb1659.4-30.9
Labour Graham McGrath301.7+1.7
Majority1327.5
Turnout 1,75940.3
Conservative gain from Independent Swing
Porthleven By-Election 6 November 2003 [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Curnow51275.5+13.0
Conservative Fiona Kemp11617.1+17.1
Independent George Dyer507.4+7.4
Majority39658.4
Turnout 67817.1
Independent hold Swing
Redruth North By-Election 11 March 2004 [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour 29829.7-12.0
Independent 22722.6+22.6
Conservative 20520.4-1.0
Liberal Democrats 17617.5-0.9
Independent 686.8-4.8
Mebyon Kernow 161.6+1.6
Liberal 141.4-5.5
Majority717.1
Turnout 1,00421.0
Labour hold Swing

2005-2009

Illogan & Portreath By-Election 24 November 2005 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Paul Holmes32429.6+10.6
Liberal Democrats David Ekinsmyth26824.5+5.1
Independent Thomas Bray21619.7-3.3
Conservative Mary Anson20218.5+0.5
Labour Anthony Bunt847.7-8.6
Majority565.1
Turnout 1,09420.5
Liberal gain from Independent Swing
Penryn By-Election 8 February 2007
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Cait Hutchings45638.6+4.3
Independent Mary May36030.5+8.6
Conservative Gill Grant20717.5+6.0
Labour Charlotte MacKenzie948.0-12.7
Independent Georgina Fryer635.3+5.3
Majority968.1
Turnout 1,18024.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

2009-2013

St Austell Bay By-Election 26 November 2009 [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Oxenham69048.2+14.7
Conservative Bob Davidson67547.2-12.3
Labour Margaret Pitches664.6-2.4
Majority151.0
Turnout 1,43141.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Camborne North By-Election 13 January 2011 [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jude Robinson23032.4+21.7
Conservative Dennis Pascoe20328.6-8.3
Liberal Democrats Anna Pascoe15221.4+2.0
Liberal Paul Holmes618.6+6.4
Mebyon Kernow Mike Champion324.5-10.2
Green Jacqui Merrick314.4+4.4
Majority273.8
Turnout 709
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Bude North and Stratton By-Election 27 October 2011 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Parsons95861.2-11.2
Conservative Trevor Macey39525.2-2.4
Labour Adrian Jones1207.7+7.7
Independent Louise Emo935.9+5.9
Majority56336.0
Turnout 157029.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.4
Wendron By-Election 24 November 2011 [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Mebyon Kernow Loveday Jenkin 42736.4+16.5
Liberal Democrats John Martin26222.3+12.3
Conservative Linda Taylor22719.4+3.8
Independent Philip Martin17715.1-16.6
Labour Robert Webber806.8+3.8
Majority16514.1
Turnout 117527.8
Mebyon Kernow gain from Independent Swing +16.6
St Keverne and Meneage By-Election 20 September 2012 [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Walter Sanger58555.3+21.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Driver27926.4+19.8
UKIP Sandy Martin14113.3+13.3
Labour Steven Richards524.9+3.2
Majority30628.9+28.1
Turnout 105728.6-23.4
Conservative gain from Independent Swing

2013-2017

Wadebridge East By-Election 5 September 2013 [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Steve Knightley40831.8+6.9
Independent Tony Rush39931.1N/A
Conservative Stephen Rushworth21716.9+5.6
UKIP Roderick Harrison20215.7+0.1
Labour Adrian Darrell Jones584.5-7.6
Majority90.7+0.5
Turnout 128540.5-1.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing +0.5
Illogan By-Election 10 July 2014 [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats David Raymond Ekinsmyth27723.8+10.1
Mebyon Kernow Stephen Richardson21718.6-6.6
Conservative Adam Desmonde21518.5-10.3
UKIP Clive Polkinghorne15613.4-9.1
Labour Trevor Chalker12911.1+1.3
Liberal Paul Holmes12110.4N/A
Green Jacqueline Merrick504.3N/A
Majority605.2+1.6
Turnout 1,16532.4+2.0
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +10.2
Mabe, Perranarworthal and St Gluvias By-Election 17 July 2014 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Williams40632.6+4.2
Liberal Democrats John Ault40532.5+9.6
UKIP Peter Tisdale27121.7-6.9
Labour Linda Hitchcox1078.6-0.3
Mebyon Kernow Karen Sumser-Lupson584.7N/A
Majority10.1-0.2
Turnout 1,24728.5-11.2
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing +5.6
Mevagissey By-Election 6 November 2014 [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Michael Mustoe34832.2+8.2
UKIP Michael Williams28126.0-1.6
Labour Charmain Nicholas20418.9-10.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Maynard19718.2+4.2
Green Katherine Moseley504.6-0.1
Majority676.2+4.1
Turnout 1,08032.5-8.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +9.5
Constantine, Mawnan & Budock By-Election 7 May 2015 [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Bastin1,43147.6–9.7
Liberal Democrats Rowland Abram43414.4N/A
UKIP Chris Kinder41613.8–15.2
Labour Adam Crickett38412.8–0.8
Mebyon Kernow Charlotte Evans34011.3N/A
Majority997
Turnout 3,00576.7
Conservative hold Swing
Camborne Treswithian By-Election 7 May 2015 [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jude Robinson53829.3+4.1
Conservative David Biggs53028.9+4.1
UKIP Peter Tisdale32117.5-9.1
Liberal Democrats Anna Pascoe26814.6N/A
Mebyon Kernow Zoe Fox1809.8-13.6
Majority80.4
Turnout 1,83760.1+31.6
Labour gain from UKIP Swing +4.8
Camborne Pendarves By-Election 20 August 2015 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John Herd32530.3+0.4
Liberal Democrats Nathan Billings31129.0N/A
Labour Val Dalley22020.5+1.8
UKIP Michael Pascoe898.3–23.5
Mebyon Kernow Deborah Zoe Fox857.9–11.8
Green Jacqueline Merrick312.9N/A
Independent Peter Channon131.2N/A
Majority14
Turnout 1,07432.8
Conservative gain from UKIP Swing
Launceston Central By-Election 14 January 2016 [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Gemma Massey51563.0–7.8
Conservative Val Bugden-Cawsey22627.6+10.4
Green Roger Michael Creagh-Osborne657.6N/A
CPA John Allman121.5N/A
Majority289
Turnout 81831.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Menheniot By-Election 14 April 2016 [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Seeva53240.5+2.5
Liberal Democrats Charles Robert Boney47235.9+11.6
UKIP Duncan Charles Odgers17713.5–17.7
Labour Martin Thomas Menear675.1N/A
Green Richard John Sedgley655.0–1.5
Majority60
Turnout 1,31342.3
Conservative hold Swing
Wadebridge West By-Election 14 April 2016 [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Karen McHugh60443.5+19.2
Conservative Sally Marie Dunn35625.6–39.3
Labour Adrian Darrell Jones22216.0+5.8
Independent Helen Hyland1118.0N/A
Green Amanda Pennington956.8N/A
Majority248
Turnout 1,38847.8
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Newquay Treviglas West By-Election 14 July 2016 [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Paul Summers48657.8+32.9
Conservative Carl Leadbetter21025.0–2.1
Labour Julian Grover8710.3–7.4
Independent Roy George Edwards586.9N/A
Majority276
Turnout 84128.3
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing
St Teath and St Breward West By-Election 14 July 2016 [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Dominic Fairman62044.8+13.0
Independent William Kitto24217.5N/A
Conservative Jeremy Stanford-Davis20214.6–2.1
Independent Susan Theobald18113.1N/A
Independent Edward Jones735.3N/A
Labour David Garrigan664.8N/A
Majority378
Turnout 1,384
Liberal Democrats gain from Independent Swing

[31]

Newlyn & Goonhavern by-election, 28 July 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maggie Vale24724.4N/A
Conservative Paul William Charlesworth23423.1–23.0
Independent Kenneth Yeo16316.1N/A
Mebyon Kernow Rod Toms16115.9-28.1
Labour Vicky Crowther777.6-2.2
Independent James Tucker757.4N/A
Independent Rob Thomas545.3N/A
Majority13
Turnout 1,011
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

[32]

Four Lanes by-election 1 September 2016
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nathan Billings30034.7N/A
Independent Bernard Webb14416.6N/A
Conservative Peter Sheppard12814.8–5.8
Labour Peter Williams12514.5-5.7
Mebyon Kernow Christopher Lawrence11112.8-0.9
UKIP Dan Hall576.6-21.9
Majority15618.1
Turnout 86524.5
Liberal Democrats gain from UKIP Swing

2017-2021

Falmouth Smithick by-election 1 February 2018 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jayne Susannah Kirkham64360.2+19.9
Liberal Democrats John Martin Spagro18417.2-1.7
Conservative Richard David Cunningham18417.2-7.2
Green Tom Martin Scott575.3-11.1
Majority45943.0+27.1
Turnout 1,06831.1-4.5
Labour hold Swing +13.6
Newquay Treviglas by-election 9 August 2019 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mark Anthony Formosa36345.4+13.6
Liberal Democrats Steven Daniell30638.3-29.9
Labour Brod Ross13116.4+16.4
Majority577.1+21.8
Turnout 80025.7-9.3
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing +13.6

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