2005 Cornwall County Council election

2005 Cornwall County Council election[1][2][3][4]
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All 82 seats of Cornwall County Council
43 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Blank Blank
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Last election 35 seats, 36.3% 24 seats, 23.3%
Seats before 35 25
Seats won 48 20
Seat change Increase13 Decrease4
Popular vote 93,734 55,823
Percentage 36.6% 21.8%
Swing Increase0.3% Decrease1.5%
  Third party Fourth party
  Blank Blank
Party Conservative Labour
Last election 9 seats, 25.2% 9 seats, 10.9%
Seats before 10 9
Seats won 9 5
Seat change Steady Decrease4
Popular vote 61,939 29,211
Percentage 24.2% 11.4%
Swing Decrease1.0% Increase0.5%
The County of Cornwall within England
Council control before election

No overall control

 Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

The 2005 Cornwall County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales. It was the first election to take place under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of seats from 79 to 82.[5] Cornwall County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which had an independent local authority. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

  1. ^ "Local Election Summaries 2005". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre.
  3. ^ "Local election results: Cornwall". BBC News.
  4. ^ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2005". Local Elections Archive Project.
  5. ^ "The County of Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2005". legislation.gov.uk. 1 February 2005.