| Election Name: | 1989 Cornwall County Council election[1] |
| Country: | Cornwall |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1985 Cornwall County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1985 |
| Next Election: | 1993 Cornwall County Council election |
| Next Year: | 1993 |
| Seats For Election: | All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 40 |
| Election Date: | 4 May 1989 |
| Party1: | Social and Liberal Democrats |
| Last Election1: | 30 seats, 32.7% |
| Seats1: | 32 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 49,347 |
| Percentage1: | 36.2% |
| Swing1: | 3.5% |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election2: | 27 seats, 30.6% |
| Seats2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 25,318 |
| Percentage2: | 18.6% |
| Swing2: | 12.0% |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 16 seats, 23.7% |
| Seats3: | 14 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 44,012 |
| Percentage3: | 32.3% |
| Swing3: | 8.6% |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 5 seats, 9.2% |
| Seats4: | 8 |
| Seat Change4: | 3 |
| Popular Vote4: | 12,112 |
| Percentage4: | 8.9% |
| Swing4: | 0.3% |
| Party5: | Mebyon Kernow |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 2.0% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,809 |
| Percentage5: | 1.3% |
| Swing5: | 0.7% |
| Party6: | Voice of the People |
| Last Election6: | 0 seats, 1.7% |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Seat Change6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 3,811 |
| Percentage6: | 2.8% |
| Swing6: | 1.1% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 1989 Cornwall County Council election to the Cornwall County Council was held on 4 May 1989, as part of the wider 1989 local elections.[2]
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