Cornwall local elections

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Cornwall Council is elected every four years.

Contents 1 Political control 2 Council elections 3 By-election results 4 External links

[edit] Political control

Independent 1973 - 1985

No overall control 1985 - 1993

Liberal Democrat 1993 - 1997

No overall control 1997 - 2005

Liberal Democrat 2005 -

[edit] Council elections

Cornwall Council election 2001

Cornwall Council election 2005

[edit] By-election results

Truro West By-Election 20 November 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		598	45.4	+45.4
	Conservative		366	27.8	-1.2
	Liberal Democrats		236	17.9	-29.1
	Labour		116	8.8	-15.2
Majority			232	17.6
Turnout			1,316
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St Ives South By-Election 5 February 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		438	38.5	+16.8
	Independent		359	31.6	-19.7
	Labour		177	15.6	+15.6
	Liberal Democrats		163	14.3	-12.7
Majority			79	6.9
Turnout			1,137	26.6
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Tintagel By-Election 12 November 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		871	63.0
	Conservative		351	25.3
	Mebyon Kernow		161	11.5
Majority			520	37.7
Turnout			1,383	35.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Newquay North By-Election 26 November 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		594	31.4	+9.4
	Independent		452	23.9	+23.9
	Liberal Democrats		435	23.0	-37.0
	Independent		413	21.8	+21.8
Majority			142	7.5
Turnout			1,894	39.3
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Marazion By-Election 6 May 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		824	50.6	+12.0
	Conservative		803	49.4	+9.0
Majority			21	1.2
Turnout			1,627	37.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing

Callington By-Election 29 July 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		767	58.5	+58.5
	Liberal Democrats		471	35.9	-34.5
	Mebyon Kernow		74	5.6	-8.7
Majority			296	22.6
Turnout			1,312
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Roche By-Election 28 October 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		650	47.0	-10.4
	Independent		291	21.0	+21.0
	Conservative		237	17.1	+2.6
	Labour		153	11.1	-17.0
	Mebyon Kernow		52	3.8	+3.8
Majority			359	26.0
Turnout			1,383	28.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Day & Lanner By-Election 13 April 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		432	36.9	+36.9
	Liberal Democrats		306	26.1	-23.8
	Conservative		248	21.2	+2.2
	Labour		186	15.9	-11.8
Majority			126	10.8
Turnout			1,172	27.6
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Poltair By-Election 1 June 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		429	39.5	+12.4
	Liberal Democrats		408	37.6	-4.7
	Conservative		203	18.7	+18.7
	Mebyon Kernow		46	4.2	+4.2
Majority			21	1.9
Turnout			1,086	20.8
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Hayle North By-Election 20 July 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		544	39.2	+8.2
	Conservative		533	38.4	+38.4
	Independent		201	14.5	-12.8
	Independent		53	3.8	-15.7
	UK Independence		49	3.5	+3.5
	Independent		7	0.5	+0.5
Majority			11	0.8
Turnout			1,387	26.2
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Illogan North By-Election 7 February 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		792	40.5	+12.9
	Liberal		785	40.1	+12.5
	Independent		234	12.0	+12.0
	Labour		145	7.4	-15.3
Majority			7	0.4
Turnout			1,956	35.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Liberal		Swing

Looe By-Election 10 July 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Armand Toms	848	48.2	+17.4
	Liberal Democrats	Walter ThomasScarah	716	40.7	+11.8
	Independent	Donald Webb	165	9.4	-30.9
	Labour	Graham McGrath	30	1.7	+1.7
Majority			132	7.5
Turnout			1,759	40.3
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Porthleven By-Election 6 November 2003
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Curnow	512	75.5	+13.0
	Conservative	Fiona Kemp	116	17.1	+17.1
	Independent	George Dyer	50	7.4	+7.4
Majority			396	58.4
Turnout			678	17.1
	Independent hold		Swing

Redruth North By-Election 11 March 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		298	29.7	-12.0
	Independent		227	22.6	+22.6
	Conservative		205	20.4	-1.0
	Liberal Democrats		176	17.5	-0.9
	Independent		68	6.8	-4.8
	Mebyon Kernow		16	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal		14	1.4	-5.5
Majority			71	7.1
Turnout			1,004	21.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Illogan & Portreath By-Election 24 November 2005
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Paul Holmes	324	29.6	+10.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Ekinsmyth	268	24.5	+5.1
	Independent	Thomas Bray	216	19.7	-3.3
	Conservative	Mary Anson	202	18.5	+0.5
	Labour	Anthony Bunt	84	7.7	-8.6
Majority			56	5.1
Turnout			1,094	20.5
	Liberal gain from Independent		Swing

[edit] External links

• Cornwall Council