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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]
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]
In January 2023, Paul Willis, Independent Councillor for the St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn ward, aligned himself to the Conservative group.[6][7]
During December 2023, Cllr. Steve Arthur, who represents Perranporth, resigned from the Conservative group.[8] Cllr Arthur, who now sits non-aligned as "Stand Alone Conservative",[9] stated complaints with the strategic planning committee over the approval of a solar farm within his ward.[10]
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.[11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | John Martin | 811 | 45.4 | +22.0 | |
| Conservative | Will Elliott | 503 | 28.1 | -8.3 | |
| Green | Catherine Hayes | 244 | 13.6 | +2.5 | |
| Labour | Nastassia Player | 230 | 12.9 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 308 | 17.3 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 1,788 | 32.4 | -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",[13] a by-election was called on 27th of February 2024. The poll took place on Thursday 4 April 2024.[14] The seat was retained by the Liberal Democrats with reduced vote share, securing 44.8% of the vote.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Democrats | Jim Candy | 604 | 44.8 | -16.6 | |
| Conservative | Richard Dorling | 414 | 30.7 | +0.5 | |
| Labour | Amy Ladd | 254 | 18.9 | +10.5 | |
| Green | Paul Clark | 75 | 5.6 | New | |
| Majority | 210 | 15.5 | |||
| Turnout | 1353 | 28.28 | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ "Elections and referendums - Cornwall Council". www.cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Cornwall Council elections 6 May 2021 - Cornwall Council". www.cornwall.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008 No. 491". 2009-04-23. Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Elections 2021: Conservatives take Cornwall Council". BBC News. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "LocalGov.co.uk - Your authority on UK local government - Lib Dems and Independents regain Cornwall Council". www.localgov.co.uk. 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
- ^ "Tories strengthen their grip on Cornwall Council as Independent defects". Cornwall Reports. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Councillor details - Paul Wills". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Councillor resigns in light of planning decision". The Voice. 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Councillor details - Steve Arthur". democracy.cornwall.gov.uk. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Cornwall councillor quits Tory group saying – 'we've done f*** all'". Falmouth Packet. 2023-12-18. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Lib Dems win Cornwall Council by-election". BBC News. 2023-02-17. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Whitehouse, Richard (2023-02-17). "Liberal Democrats win Cornwall Council by-election". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ "Edwina Hannaford: Tributes paid to long-serving Cornwall councillor". BBC News. 2024-02-02. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos and Lanteglos Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
- ^ Pack, Mark (2024-04-05). "Lib Dems hold seat in Cornish council by-election". Mark Pack. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
