2005 Cornwall County Council election^[1][2][3][4]

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All 82 seats ofCornwall County Council 43 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Liberal Democrats Independent Last election 35 seats, 36.3% 24 seats, 23.3% Seats before 35 25 Seats won 48 20 Seat change 13 4 Popular vote 93,734 55,823 Percentage 36.6% 21.8% Swing 0.3% 1.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Conservative Labour Last election 9 seats, 25.2% 9 seats, 10.9% Seats before 10 9 Seats won 9 5 Seat change 4 Popular vote 61,939 29,211 Percentage 24.2% 11.4% Swing 1.0% 0.5%
Results by division
Council control before election No overall control Council control after election Liberal Democrats

The2005 Cornwall County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, concurrently with otherlocal elections across England and Wales. It was the first election to take place under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of seats from 79 to 82.^[5]Cornwall County Council was acounty council that covered the majority of theceremonial county ofCornwall, with the exception of theIsles of Scilly which had an independent localauthority. TheLiberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

2005Cornwall Council election^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	48			13	58.5	36.6	93,734	0.3
	Independent	20			5	24.4	21.8	55,823	1.5
	Conservative	9			1	11.0	24.2	61,939	1.0
	Labour	5			4	6.1	11.4	29,211	0.5
	Mebyon Kernow	0				0.0	3.7	9,421	0.2
	Green	0				0.0	0.9	2,257	New
	UKIP	0				0.0	0.9	2,232	New
	Liberal	0				0.0	0.5	1,388	0.3

• Election results at Cornwall Council website
• BBC News Cornwall Council results

• 2005 English local elections
• Cornwall Council elections
• 2000s in Cornwall

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