1997 Cornwall County Council election
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The 1997 Cornwall County Council election, was an election for all 79 seats on the council. 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 elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
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All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council 40 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Election result
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 39 | 2 | 49.4 | 39.1 | 104,550 | 2.4 | |||
Independent | 23 | 2 | 29.1 | 23.4 | 62,647 | 3.9 | |||
Labour | 8 | 10.1 | 18.1 | 48,324 | 5.8 | ||||
Conservative | 7 | 1 | 8.9 | 15.0 | 39,974 | 7.4 | |||
Mebyon Kernow | 2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 6,890 | 0.7 | ||||
Liberal | 2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3,036 | 0.1 | ||||
Green | 0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 301 | 0.2 | ||||
Independent Labour | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1,176 | New |
References
edit- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1997". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005" (PDF). Elections Centre.
- ^ Local Election Results 2005: Cornwall p.2