Cornwall Council election, 2013

Cornwall Council election, 2013

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All 123 seats to Cornwall Council 62 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Independent Liberal Democrat Conservative Seats won 37 36 31 Seat change 4 2 18   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Party Labour UKIP Mebyon Kernow Seats won 8 6 4 Seat change 8 6 1
Map showing the results of the 2013 Cornwall Council elections results by electoral division. Blue showing Conservative, Red showing Labour, Yellow showing Liberal Democrats, Purple showing UKIP, Grey showing Independents, "Old Gold" showing Mebyon Kernow and Green showing the Green Party.
Council control before election No Overall Control Council control after election No Overall Control

No Overall Control

No Overall Control

The Cornwall Council election, 2013, was an election for all 123 seats on the council. Cornwall Council is a unitary authority that covers the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which have an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales.

The elections for Cornwall Council were the second since its creation in 2009. Cornwall had previously been administered as a non-metropolitan county, with local government powers split between Cornwall County Council and the six non-metropolitan districts of Caradon, Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith and Restormel. These were abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England, which created a singular unitary authority. The elections in 2009 resulted in no group gaining a majority. The Conservative and Independent councillors formed a coalition to control the Council, choosing the Conservative Alec Robertson as the leader.