Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council Konsel Kernow
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type	Unitary authority with combined authority powers of Cornwall
History
Founded	1 April 1889
Leadership
Chair	Rob Nolan, Liberal Democrat since 20 May 2025[1]
Vice-Chair	John Thomas, Independent since 20 May 2025[1]
Leader	Leigh Frost, Liberal Democrat since 20 May 2025[1]
Chief Executive	Kate Kennally since 11 January 2016[2]
Structure
Seats	87
Political groups	Reform UK (28)   Liberal Democrat (26)   Conservative (7)   Labour (4)   Green Party (3)   Mebyon Kernow (3)   Independent (16)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	1 May 2025
Next election	3 May 2029
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 is under no overall control since July 2024, when the Conservatives lost their majority.^[3] The Council continuted to be under no overall control since the May 2025 Local Elections. Its headquarters is Lys Kernow (also known as New County Hall) in Truro.