2005 Cornwall County Council election

2005 Cornwall County Council election

5 May 2005
All 82 seats of Cornwall County Council 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 35 seats, 36.3% 24 seats, 23.3% Seats before 35 25 Seats won 48 20 Seat change 13 4 Popular vote 93,734 55,823 Percentage 36.6% 21.8% Swing 0.3% 1.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 9 seats, 25.2% 9 seats, 10.9% Seats before 10 9 Seats won 9 5 Seat change 4 Popular vote 61,939 29,211 Percentage 24.2% 11.4% Swing 1.0% 0.5%
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. 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.

Election result

2005 Cornwall Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	48			13	58.5	36.6	93,734	0.3
	Independent	20			5	24.4	21.8	55,823	1.5
	Conservative	9			1	11.0	24.2	61,939	1.0
	Labour	5			4	6.1	11.4	29,211	0.5
	Mebyon Kernow	0				0.0	3.7	9,421	0.2
	Green	0				0.0	0.9	2,257	New
	UKIP	0				0.0	0.9	2,232	New
	Liberal	0				0.0	0.5	1,388	0.3

External links

• Election results at Cornwall Council website
• BBC News Cornwall Council results