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	Topics Cornwall County Council Topic Home , home to Cornwall County Council]] Cornwall County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall Cornwall Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain.... , in the United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe.... . It currently consists of 82 councillors, and is controlled by the Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP.... , who have 48 councillors, versus 19 independents Independent (politician) In politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. Independents may hold a Centrism viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses.... , 9 Conservatives Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom.... , 5 Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again.... councillors, and one from the small Liberal Party Liberal Party (UK, 1989) The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of people who felt that the merger of the old Liberal Party with the Social Democratic Party to form the Liberal Democrats had ended the spirit of the Liberal Party, claiming that the new Liberal Democrat party was dominated by Social Democrats.... . The council has a tradition of large groups of independents, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s. tions are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the six district councils in the county. le class="wikitable">
1973 United Kingdom local elections, 1973 The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act 1972 took place in 1973....
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1981
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1997 United Kingdom local elections, 1997 The United Kingdom local elections took place on the 1 May, 1997. Elections took place for all of the English Shire county, some English Unitary Authority and all of the Districts of Northern Ireland....
2001 United Kingdom local elections, 2001 Local elections took place in some parts of the United Kingdom on the 7 June, 2001. Elections took place for all of the English Shire county, some English Unitary Authority and all of the Districts of Northern Ireland....
2005 United Kingdom local elections, 2005 Elections for Local government in the United Kingdom were held in the England and Northern Ireland on May 5, 2005 along with the UK general election, 2005 across the entire United Kingdom....

December 2007 Cornwall's move to unitary status was confirmed by the Government.

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, home to Cornwall County Council]] Cornwall County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall

Cornwall

Cornwall , constitutional Duchy and palatine, is a metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of England, United Kingdom, located at the tip of the south-western peninsula of Great Britain....
, in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
. It currently consists of 82 councillors, and is controlled by the Liberal Democrats

Liberal Democrats

Independent (politician)

In politics, an independent is a politician who is not affiliated with any political party. Independents may hold a Centrism viewpoint between those of major political parties, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do not feel that any major party addresses....
, 9 Conservatives

Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in the United Kingdom....
, 5 Labour

Labour Party (UK)

The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century, it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the Left-wing politics in England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland, where it has only recently organised again....
councillors, and one from the small Liberal Party

Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

The Liberal Party is a United Kingdom political party. It was formed in 1989 by a group of people who felt that the merger of the old Liberal Party with the Social Democratic Party to form the Liberal Democrats had ended the spirit of the Liberal Party, claiming that the new Liberal Democrat party was dominated by Social Democrats....
. The council has a tradition of large groups of independents, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s.

Composition

Elections are held every four years, interspersed by three years of elections to the six district councils in the county.

Party		Councillors	Change (on 2001)
48	+13
19	-6
9	-
5	-4
1	-
Total		82	+3
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Council history

Year	Control
1973 United Kingdom local elections, 1973 The first elections to the new local authorities established by the Local Government Act 1972 in England and Wales and the new Northern Ireland district councils created by the Local Government Act 1972 took place in 1973....
1977
1981
1985
1989
1993
1997 United Kingdom local elections, 1997 The United Kingdom local elections took place on the 1 May, 1997. Elections took place for all of the English Shire county, some English Unitary Authority and all of the Districts of Northern Ireland....
2001 United Kingdom local elections, 2001 Local elections took place in some parts of the United Kingdom on the 7 June, 2001. Elections took place for all of the English Shire county, some English Unitary Authority and all of the Districts of Northern Ireland....
2005 United Kingdom local elections, 2005 Elections for Local government in the United Kingdom were held in the England and Northern Ireland on May 5, 2005 along with the UK general election, 2005 across the entire United Kingdom....

New Cornwall unitary authority

On 5 December 2007 Cornwall's move to unitary status was confirmed by the Government. Cornwall’s Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems or just Lib Dem, are a Liberalism political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party ; the two parties had been SDP-Liberal Alliance for seven years, from shortly after the formation of the SDP....
councillors implemented plans to create a unitary authority for the region, abolishing the current six district councils. The districts will be abolished as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England

2009 structural changes to local government in England

It is planned that during 2009 there will be structural changes to local government in England, whereby a number of new unitary authority will be created in parts of the country which currently operate a 'two-tier' system of Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England and Districts of England....
. The new authority will be known as Cornwall Council.

The proposed new logo and motto for Cornwall's new unitary authority were met with widespread criticism from the general public with demands for the old logo and motto to be kept. On January 29 2009 the Cornwall Council Implementation Executive deceided to revert to using the former County Council logo with a change in name from "Cornwall County Council" to "Cornwall Council".

Cornwall County Council

Composition

Council history

New Cornwall unitary authority

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