2017 Cornwall Council election

2017 Cornwall Council election

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123 seats to Cornwall Council 62 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 31 seats, 24.3% 36 seats, 23.0% 37 seats, 21.9% Seats won 46 38 30 Seat change 15 2 7 Popular vote 58,890 49,900 33,950 Percentage 35.2% 29.8% 20.3% Swing 10.9% 6.8% 1.6%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Mebyon Kernow Last election 8 seats, 8.1% 4 seats, 4.8% Seats won 5 4 Seat change 3 Popular vote 13,421 5,555 Percentage 8.0% 3.3% Swing 0.1% 1.5%
Map showing the composition of Cornwall Council following the election. Blue showing Conservative, red showing Labour, yellow showing Liberal Democrats, grey showing independents and old gold showing Mebyon Kernow.
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

The 2017 Cornwall Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom.^[1] 122 councillors were elected from the 121 electoral divisions of Cornwall Council, which returned either one or two councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office. Although originally scheduled to take place on the same day, the election in the Bodmin St Petroc ward was countermanded following the death of Liberal Democrat candidate Steve Rogerson and was held on 8 June.^[2]

The Conservatives increased their seat tally to win a plurality of seats, but the Liberal Democrat/Independent coalition continued with a reduced majority.