2017 Cornwall Council election

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.

2017 Cornwall Council election
4 May 2017
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 15 2 7
Popular vote 58,890 49,900 33,950
Percentage 35.2% 29.8% 20.3%
Swing 10.9% 6.8% 1.6%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Party Labour Mebyon Kernow
Last election 8 seats, 8.1% 4 seats, 4.8%
Seats won 5 4
Seat change 3
Popular vote 13,421 5,555
Percentage 8.0% 3.3%
Swing 0.1% 1.5%
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 Conservatives increased their seat tally to win a plurality of seats, but the Liberal Democrat/Independent coalition continued with a reduced majority.

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