2021 Cornwall Council election

2021 Cornwall Council election

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All 87 seats in the Cornwall Council 44 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Linda Taylor N/A Malcolm Brown[1] Party Conservative Independent Liberal Democrats Last election 46 seats, 37.4% 30 seats, 24.4% 38 seats, 30.9% Seats won 47 16 13 Seat change 1† 14† 25† Popular vote 63,851 26,462 31,201 Percentage 37.9% 16.3% 18.5% Swing 2.7pp 4.0pp 11.3pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Stephen Barnes Dick Cole Party Labour Mebyon Kernow Green Last election 5 seats, 4.1% 4 seats, 3.3% 0 seats, 2.0% Seats won 5 5 1 Seat change 0† 1† 1† Popular vote 18,985 8,897 15,385 Percentage 11.3% 5.3% 9.1% Swing 3.3pp 2.0pp 7.1pp
Map showing the composition of Cornwall Council following the 2021 election. † owing to electoral boundaries changing, this figure is notional
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Conservative

The 2021 Cornwall Council election took place on 6 May 2021 as part of the 2021 United Kingdom local elections. It was contested under new division boundaries as the number of seats on the council falls from 123 to 87. The election was won by the Conservative Party, who took an overall majority of seats.