North Cornwall District Council elections

North Cornwall was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–2006
	No overall control	2006–2009

Council elections

• 1973 North Cornwall District Council election
• 1976 North Cornwall District Council election
• 1979 North Cornwall District Council election (New ward boundaries & district boundary changes also took place)
• 1983 North Cornwall District Council election
• 1987 North Cornwall District Council election
• 1991 North Cornwall District Council election
• 1995 North Cornwall District Council election
• 1999 North Cornwall District Council election
• 2003 North Cornwall District Council election (New ward boundaries)
• 2007 North Cornwall District Council election

Results maps

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  2003 results map
• 
  2007 results map

By-election results

Launceston North By-Election 12 September 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		512	70.8
	Independent		212	29.3
Majority			300	41.5
Turnout			724	23.6
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Ottery By-Election 11 December 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		207	53.1
	Liberal Democrats		183	46.9
Majority			24	6.2
Turnout			390
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Trigg By-Election 29 October 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		270	63.2
	Conservative		157	36.8
Majority			113	26.4
Turnout			427	33.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

St Minver By-Election 9 September 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		372	55.3
	Independent		279	41.5
	Independent		22	3.3
Majority			93	13.8
Turnout			673
	Independent hold		Swing

Rumford By-Election 1 March 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		355	56.7	13.7
	Conservative		271	43.3	43.3
Majority			84	13.4
Turnout			626	43.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Poughill and Stratton By-Election 16 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nathan Bale	715	59.5	17.8
	Conservative		277	23.1	4.0
	Independent		142	11.8	−27.4
	Independent		67	5.6	5.6
Majority			438	36.4
Turnout			1,201	32.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bude By-Election 5 May 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Pearce	unopposed
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Bodmin St Mary's By-Election 16 February 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tristan Trevenna	825	69.1	31.0
	Conservative	Lance Kennedy	368	30.8	15.6
Majority			457	38.3
Turnout			1,193	23.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Bude By-Election 16 March 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paula Dolphin	651	63.8	17.7
	Conservative	Keith Marshall	288	28.2	9.1
	Independent	Brian Dixon	82	8.0	8.0
Majority			363	35.6
Turnout			1,021	28.3
	Liberal Democrats gain from Mebyon Kernow		Swing

Bodmin St Petroc By-Election 27 April 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Arwen Folkes	821	63.9	23.9
	Conservative	John Phillips	463	36.1	17.7
Majority			358	27.8
Turnout			1,284	25.8
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

External links

• North Cornwall Council