Cornwall Council

Cornwall Council

Konsel Kernow
Whole council elected every four years
Coat of arms
Council logo
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1889
Leadership
Pauline Giles,
Conservative
since 25 May 2021[1]
Linda Taylor,
Conservative
since 25 May 2021
Kate Kennally
since 11 January 2016[2]
Structure
Seats87 (44 needed for a majority)
Cornwall Council composition
Political groups
Administration (43)
  Conservative (42)
Other parties (44)
  Independent (20)
  Liberal Democrat (13)
  Labour (6)
  Mebyon Kernow (5)
  Green Party (1)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
6 May 2021
Next election
1 May 2025
Meeting place
Lys Kernow, Treyew Road, Truro, TR1 3AY
Website
www.cornwall.gov.uk

Cornwall Council (Cornish: Konsel Kernow), known between 1889 and 2009 as Cornwall County Council (Cornish: Konteth Konsel Kernow), is the local authority which governs the non-metropolitan county of Cornwall in South West England. Since 2009 it has been a unitary authority, having taken over district-level functions when the county's districts were abolished. The non-metropolitan county of Cornwall is slightly smaller than the ceremonial county, which additionally includes the Isles of Scilly. The council is under no overall control since July 2024, when the Conservatives lost their majority.[3] Its headquarters is Lys Kernow (also known as New County Hall) in Truro.

  1. ^ "Council minutes, 25 May 2021". Cornwall Council. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ Johnstone, Peter (19 January 2016). "New Cornwall Council chief executive is in for the long haul". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BBC2024-07-26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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