Cornwall Council election, 2017

Cornwall Council election, 2017

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123 seats to Cornwall Council 62 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Conservative Liberal Democrat Independent Last election 31 seats, 24% 36 seats, 23% 37 seats, 22% Seats won 46 37 30 Seat change 15 1 7 Percentage 35% 30% 19% Swing 11% 7% 3%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Mebyon Kernow Last election 8 seats, 8% 4 seats, 5% Seats won 5 4 Seat change 3 Percentage 7% 4% Swing 1% 1%
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.
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The 2017 Cornwall Council election was held on 4 May 2017 as part of the 2017 local elections in the United Kingdom. 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.

The elections for Cornwall Council is the third 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 previous two elections resulted in no group gaining a majority, requiring the support of independents for any single party to govern.

All wards were to be contested in the election, with a total of 123 wards being contested (Bude electing 2 councillors for a total of 123 available seats overall). The Liberal Democrats fielded a candidate in every single ward, followed closely by the Conservatives with 119 candidates. Labour fielded 58, the Green Party and UKIP each stood 21, and Cornish nationalist party Mebyon Kernow stood 19. The Liberal Party in Cornwall and TUSC stood two candidates each. 83 independents were also standing, with some wards having multiple independent candidates.