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 Increase15 Increase2 Decrease7
Popular vote 58,890 49,900 33,950
Percentage 35.2% 29.8% 20.3%
Swing Increase10.9% Increase6.8% Decrease1.6%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Mebyon Kernow
Last election 8 seats, 8.1% 4 seats, 4.8%
Seats won 5 4
Seat change Decrease3 Steady
Popular vote 13,421 5,555
Percentage 8.0% 3.3%
Swing Decrease0.1% Decrease1.5%

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.

  1. ^ "Upcoming elections & referendums". Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Cornwall Council and Parish and Town Council Elections - 4 May 2017: Bodmin St Petroc Division – Poll Countermanded". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 21 June 2017.