Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council

*Konsel Kernow*
Cornwall Council ; Konsel Kernow
Whole council elected every four years
	Coat of arms
	Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority with combined authority powers
History
Founded	1 April 1889
Leadership
Chair	Pauline Giles, ; Conservative ; since 25 May 2021
Leader	Linda Taylor, ; Conservative ; since 25 May 2021
Chief Executive	Kate Kennally ; since 11 January 2016
Structure
Seats	87 (44 needed for a majority)
Political groups	Administration (45) Conservative (45) Other parties (42) Independent (18) Liberal Democrat (13) Labour (5) Mebyon Kernow (5) Green Party (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	6 May 2021
Next election	1 May 2025
Meeting place
	Lys Kernow, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY
Website
	www.cornwall.gov.uk

Cornwall Council (Cornish: Konsel Kernow), known between 1889 and 2009 as Cornwall County Council (Cornish: Konteth Konsel Kernow), is the local authority which governs the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall in South West England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having taken over district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished. The non-metropolitan county of Cornwall is slightly smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes the Isles of Scilly. The council has had a Conservative Party majority since the 2021 local elections. Its headquarters is Lys Kernow (also known as New County Hall) in Truro.

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