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

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