2001 Cornwall County Council election

2001 Cornwall County Council election^[1][2][3]

← 1997 7 June 2001 2005 →
All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council 40 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Conservative Last election 39 seats, 39.1% 23 seats, 23.4%% 7 seats, 15.0% Seats before 30 31 8 Seats won 35 25 9 Seat change 4 2 2 Popular vote 87,700 56,410 61,026 Percentage 36.3% 23.3% 25.2% Swing 2.8% 0.1% 10.2%   Fourth party Fifth party   Party Labour Liberal Last election 8 seats, 18.1% 1 seat, 1.1% Seats before 8 1 Seats won 9 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 26,368 1,932 Percentage 10.9% 0.8% Swing 7.2% 0.3%
The County of Cornwall within England
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election No overall control

The 2001 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 council remained under no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party.

Election result

2001 Cornwall County Council election^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	35			4	44.3	36.3	87,700	2.8
	Independent	25			2	31.6	23.3	56,410	0.1
	Conservative	9			2	11.4	25.2	61,026	10.3
	Labour	9			1	11.4	10.9	26,368	7.2
	Liberal	1				1.3	0.8	1,932	0.3
	Mebyon Kernow	0			1	0.0	3.5	8,405	0.9

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