Council profile

Cornwall

Data through 26 October 2026

Unitary authority · South West · 87 seats in 87 wards · All seats elected every four years · Next election 3 May 2029

Cornwall Council is run by a Liberal Democrats / Independent coalition. The council has 87 councillors in 87 wards. Seats by party: Lib Dem 26, Other 25, Reform 20, Conservative 7, Labour 4, Green 3, Restore Britain 2. The next election is on 3 May 2029.

Seats by party

Liberal Democrats / Independent Coalition
87 seats - 44 for a majority
20
4
7
26
3
2
25
Reform 20Labour 4Conservative 7Lib Dem 26Green 3Restore Britain 2Other 25
Seat changes since the 1 May 2025 election Other +6 Restore Britain +2 Reform −8
Vote share at the 1 May 2025 election (87 seats, all wards)
ShareSeats won
Reform29.0%28
Lib Dem24.4%26
Other17.7%19
Conservative15.7%7
Labour9.2%4
Green3.9%3
Next election
3 May 2029
all 87 seats up, then every four years
Largest party
Lib Dem 26
18 short of the 44 needed for a majority
Closest result
Green won by 7 votes over Reform, 1 May 2025
Latest by-election
Reform hold, 23 April 2026 (5 since 2021)
Constituencies
2024Now
Voted Leave in 2016
56%
GB 52%

Who holds each ward

Altarnun & Stoke ClimslandBodmin St Mary's & St LeonardBodmin St Petroc'sBudeCallington & St DominicCalstockCamborne Roskear & TuckingmillCamborne TrelowarrenCamborne West & TreswithianCamelford & BoscastleConstantine, Mabe & MawnanCrowan, Sithney & WendronFalmouth ArwenackFalmouth BoslowickFalmouth PenwerrisFalmouth Trescobeas & BudockFeock & KeaFour Lanes, Beacon & TroonFowey, Tywardreath & ParGloweth, Malabar & ShortlanesendGwinear-Gwithian & Hayle EastHayle WestHelston NorthHelston South & MeneageIllogan & PortreathLand's EndLanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St LawrenceLanner, Stithians & GwennapLaunceston North & North PetherwinLaunceston SouthLiskeard CentralLiskeard South & DobwallsLong Rock, Marazion & St ErthLooe East & DeviockLooe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & LanteglosLostwithiel & LanreathLudgvan, Madron, Gulval & HeamoorLynherMevagissey & St Austell BayMousehole, Newlyn & St BuryanMullion & St KeverneMylor, Perranarworthal & PonsanoothNewquay Central & PentireNewquay Porth & TretherrasNewquay TrenancePadstowPenrynPenwithick & BoscoppaPenzance EastPenzance PromenadePerranporthPool & TehidyPorthleven, Breage & GermoePoundstockProbus & St ErmeRame Peninsula & St GermansRedruth Central, Carharrack & St DayRedruth NorthRedruth SouthRoche & BugleSaltash EssaSaltash TamarSaltash Trematon & LandrakeSt AgnesSt Austell Bethel & HolmbushSt Austell Central & GoverSt Austell Poltair & Mount CharlesSt BlazeySt Cleer & MenheniotSt Columb Major, St Mawgan & St WennSt Columb Minor & ColanSt Dennis & St EnoderSt Goran, Tregony & the RoselandSt Ives East, Lelant & Carbis BaySt Ives West & TowednackSt Mewan & GrampoundSt Newlyn East, Cubert & GoonhavernSt Stephen-in-BrannelSt Teath & TintagelStratton, Kilkhampton & MorwenstowThreemilestone & ChacewaterTorpointTruro Boscawen & RedannickTruro Moresk & TrehaverneTruro TregollsWadebridge East & St MinverWadebridge West & St Mabyn
LabourConservativeLib DemReformGreenRestore BritainIndependentOther

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillorsLast election
Altarnun & Stoke Climsland
Adrian Parsons
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 61.5% lead 36.6 pts
Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard
Dan Rogerson
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 55.2% lead 28.9 pts
Bodmin St Petroc's
Leigh Frost
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 65.9% lead 38.6 pts
Bude
Peter La Broy
1 May 2025
Independent 32.2% lead 2.4 pts
Callington & St Dominic
Andrew Long
1 May 2025
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 42.1% lead 7.6 pts
Calstock
Angus Black
1 May 2025
Reform 29.6% lead 2.4 pts
Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill
James Ball
1 May 2025
Independent 37.4% lead 4.7 pts
Camborne Trelowarren
Paul White
1 May 2025
Independent 49.9% lead 23.0 pts
Camborne West & Treswithian
Karen Knight
1 May 2025
Reform 40.2% lead 17.3 pts
Camelford & Boscastle
Mark Burnett
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 41.7% lead 10.6 pts
Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan
Anna Thomason-Kenyon
1 May 2025
Reform 23.5% lead 0.8 pts
Crowan, Sithney & Wendron
Loveday Jenkin
1 May 2025
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 46.9% lead 15.3 pts
Falmouth Arwenack
Laurie Magowan
1 May 2025
Labour 37.1% lead 12.3 pts
Falmouth Boslowick
Debra Clegg
1 May 2025
Labour 31.0% lead 2.1 pts
Falmouth Penwerris
Alan Rowe
1 May 2025
Labour 36.2% lead 11.7 pts
Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock
David Saunby
1 May 2025
Independent 38.5% lead 16.8 pts
Feock & Kea
Martyn Alvey
1 May 2025
Conservative 34.8% lead 5.1 pts
Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon
Bruce Craze
1 May 2025
Reform 44.0% lead 27.3 pts
Fowey, Tywardreath & Par
Ian Wilson
1 May 2025
Reform 31.7% lead 10.0 pts
Gloweth, Malabar & Shortlanesend
Karen La Borde
1 May 2025
Green 34.7% lead 5.2 pts
Gwinear-Gwithian & Hayle East
Rob Heslington
1 May 2025
Reform 37.5% lead 11.6 pts
Hayle West
Peter Channon
1 May 2025
Reform 40.1% lead 16.4 pts
Helston North
Mike Thomas
1 May 2025
Independent 45.8% lead 17.3 pts
Helston South & Meneage
Nicola Boase
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 38.3% lead 10.9 pts
Illogan & Portreath
Cliff Crawford
1 May 2025
Reform 35.6% lead 8.0 pts
Land's End
Brian Clemens
1 May 2025
Independent 50.4% lead 31.3 pts
Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence
Chris Batters
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 43.9% lead 16.4 pts
Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap
John Thomas
1 May 2025
Independent 34.3% lead 3.1 pts
Launceston North & North Petherwin
Adam Paynter
1 May 2025
Independent 43.8% lead 15.2 pts
Launceston South
Damon Dennis
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 39.1% lead 4.2 pts
Liskeard Central
Kevin Grey
1 May 2025
Reform 36.7% lead 0.7 pts
Liskeard South & Dobwalls
Jane Pascoe
1 May 2025
Conservative 41.5% lead 9.0 pts
Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
John Martin
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 44.4% lead 15.4 pts
Looe East & Deviock
Mark Gibbons
1 May 2025
Independent 38.9% lead 13.4 pts
Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos
Jim Candy
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 36.9% lead 1.5 pts
Lostwithiel & Lanreath
Sarah Preece
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 49.8% lead 20.2 pts
Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor
Juliet Line
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 36.4% lead 4.0 pts
Lynher
Jim Gale
1 May 2025
Reform 36.3% lead 4.2 pts
Mevagissey & St Austell Bay
James Mustoe
1 May 2025
Conservative 51.1% lead 31.9 pts
Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
Thalia Marrington
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 51.8% lead 27.8 pts
Mullion & St Keverne
Rory Gow
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 40.1% lead 15.0 pts
Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth
Ruth Gripper
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 48.7% lead 28.4 pts
Newquay Central & Pentire
Joanna Kenny
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 34.7% lead 2.7 pts
Newquay Porth & Tretherras
Lyndon Harrison
1 May 2025
Reform 37.9% lead 11.7 pts
Newquay Trenance
Drew Creek
1 May 2025
Green 31.8% lead 0.4 pts
Padstow
James O'Keefe
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 55.7% lead 24.4 pts
Penryn
Dean Evans
1 May 2025
Green 35.7% lead 10.1 pts
Penwithick & Boscoppa
Jamie Hanlon
1 May 2025
Reform 34.3% lead 4.5 pts
Penzance East
Tim Dwelly
1 May 2025
Independent 42.9% lead 16.6 pts
Penzance Promenade
Jim McKenna
1 May 2025
Independent 44.7% lead 25.6 pts
Perranporth
Louise Blackman
1 May 2025
Reform 28.9% lead 5.0 pts
Pool & Tehidy
Susanne Desmonde
1 May 2025
Reform 51.5% lead 34.2 pts
Porthleven, Breage & Germoe
Jay Hodgetts
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 28.8% lead 2.0 pts
Poundstock
Nicky Chopak
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 42.7% lead 16.3 pts
Probus & St Erme
Karen Glasson
1 May 2025
Conservative 42.2% lead 9.8 pts
Rame Peninsula & St Germans
Kate Ewert
1 May 2025
Labour 47.1% lead 18.0 pts
Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day
Connor Donnithorne
1 May 2025
Conservative 44.0% lead 14.6 pts
Redruth North
Roger Tarrant
1 May 2025
Reform 48.0% lead 25.1 pts
Redruth South
Sally Harrison
1 May 2025
Reform 35.3% lead 5.2 pts
Roche & Bugle
Steve Trevelyan
1 May 2025
Reform 40.6% lead 12.8 pts
Saltash Essa
Hilary Frank
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 49.6% lead 20.3 pts
Saltash Tamar
Keith Johnson
1 May 2025
Reform 32.5% lead 2.5 pts
Saltash Trematon & Landrake
Paul Cador
1 May 2025
Reform 25.4% lead 0.5 pts
St Agnes
Pete Mitchell
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 61.6% lead 43.1 pts
St Austell Bethel & Holmbush
Jordan Rowse
1 May 2025
Conservative 44.1% lead 7.2 pts
St Austell Central & Gover
Jack Yelland
1 May 2025
Reform 35.6% lead 6.7 pts
St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles
Paul Ashton
1 May 2025
Reform 38.1% lead 18.9 pts
St Blazey
Pauline Giles
1 May 2025
Conservative 39.3% lead 3.5 pts
St Cleer & Menheniot
Sean Smith
1 May 2025
Reform 39.2% lead 4.8 pts
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn
Rowland O'Connor
1 May 2025
Reform 32.9% lead 3.4 pts
St Columb Minor & Colan
Heinz Glanville
1 May 2025
Reform 35.9% lead 6.6 pts
St Dennis & St Enoder
Dick Cole
1 May 2025
Mebyon Kernow - The Party for Cornwall 58.2% lead 26.6 pts
St Goran, Tregony & the Roseland
Julian German
1 May 2025
Independent 57.8% lead 37.9 pts
St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay
Luke Rogers
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 40.0% lead 14.2 pts
St Ives West & Towednack
Andrew Mitchell
1 May 2025
Independent 41.6% lead 8.7 pts
St Mewan & Grampound
Julie Cunningham
1 May 2025
Reform 32.4% lead 1.1 pts
St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern
Richard Barker
1 May 2025
Reform 31.2% lead 5.8 pts
St Stephen-in-Brannel
Elaine Kist
1 May 2025
Reform 36.6% lead 10.8 pts
St Teath & Tintagel
David Garrigan
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 53.3% lead 24.8 pts
Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow
Faye Emery
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 45.1% lead 14.0 pts
Threemilestone & Chacewater
Dulcie Tudor
1 May 2025
Independent 36.3% lead 6.9 pts
Torpoint
Rob Parsonage
1 May 2025
Reform 42.3% lead 11.6 pts
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Rob Nolan
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 41.7% lead 21.3 pts
Truro Moresk & Trehaverne
Steven Webb
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 18.9% lead 1.5 pts
Truro Tregolls
Loic Rich
1 May 2025
Independent 73.6% lead 59.9 pts
Wadebridge East & St Minver
Rosie Moore
1 May 2025
Lib Dem 36.2% lead 14.2 pts
Wadebridge West & St Mabyn
Robin Moorcroft
1 May 2025
Independent 68.2% lead 50.7 pts

Changed party since the election

9 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

WardCouncillorElected asNow
Camborne West & TreswithianKaren KnightReform 2025Independent
Constantine, Mabe & MawnanAnna Thomason-KenyonReform 2025Independent
Four Lanes, Beacon & TroonBruce CrazeReform 2025Restore Britain
Penwithick & BoscoppaJamie HanlonReform 2025Independent
Pool & TehidySusanne DesmondeReform 2025Independent
Redruth NorthRoger TarrantReform 2025Restore Britain
St BlazeyPauline GilesConservative 2025Independent
St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St WennRowland O'ConnorReform 2025Independent
TorpointRob ParsonageReform 2025Conservative

Every council by-election since 2021

5 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

DateWardResultWinner's share
23 April 2026Newquay Porth & TretherrasReform hold30.2%
18 December 2025St Columb Minor & ColanReform hold32.0%
19 September 2024Falmouth PenwerrisLabour hold
7 April 2024Looe West Pelynt Lansallos & LanteglosLib Dem hold
17 February 2023Long Rock MarazionLib Dem gain from Conservative

Parliamentary constituencies

ConstituencyShare of council2024 winnerProjected now
St Austell and Newquay18%LabourLabour 34%
Camborne and Redruth17%LabourLabour 38%
Truro and Falmouth17%LabourLabour 37%
South East Cornwall17%LabourLabour 33%
North Cornwall17%Lib DemLib Dem 39%
St Ives15%Lib DemLib Dem 42%

Share of the council: the proportion of its census neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs) in each seat. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

Who lives in Cornwall

570,302 residents in 250,535 households

Voted Leave in 2016
56% 4 above GB
Degree or higher
31% 3 below GB
No qualifications
16% 2 below GB
Own their home
66% 5 above GB
Rent from a council or housing association
13% 4 below GB
Rent privately
20% same as GB
Aged 15 to 34
24% 7 below GB
Aged 65 and over
30% 8 above GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

Councils most like this one

Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

In wards electing more than one councillor, a party's share counts only its leading candidate (the Rallings and Thrasher method). Independents count individually. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.