Election Name: | 1993 Cornwall County Council election[1] [2] |
Country: | Cornwall |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 1989 Cornwall County Council election |
Previous Year: | 1989 |
Next Election: | 1997 Cornwall County Council election |
Next Year: | 1997 |
Seats For Election: | All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council |
Majority Seats: | 40 |
Election Date: | 6 May 1993 |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 32 seats, 36.2% |
Seats1: | 41 |
Seat Change1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 54,089 |
Percentage1: | 41.5% |
Swing1: | 5.3% |
Party2: | Independent politician |
Last Election2: | 23 seats, 18.6% |
Seats2: | 21 |
Seat Change2: | 2 |
Popular Vote2: | 25,427 |
Percentage2: | 19.5% |
Swing2: | 0.9% |
Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election3: | 8 seats, 8.9% |
Seats3: | 8 |
Popular Vote3: | 16,049 |
Percentage3: | 12.3% |
Swing3: | 3.4% |
Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 14 seats, 32.3% |
Seats4: | 6 |
Seat Change4: | 8 |
Popular Vote4: | 29,140 |
Percentage4: | 22.4% |
Swing4: | 9.9% |
Party5: | Mebyon Kernow |
Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.3% |
Seats5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 2,452 |
Percentage5: | 1.9% |
Swing5: | 0.6% |
Party6: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
Last Election6: | N/A |
Seats6: | 1 |
Seat Change6: | 1 |
Popular Vote6: | 1,617 |
Percentage6: | 1.2% |
Swing6: | 1.2% |
Party7: | Voice of the People |
Last Election7: | 1 seats, 2.8% |
Seats7: | 1 |
Popular Vote7: | 1,060 |
Percentage7: | 0.8% |
Swing7: | 2.0% |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | No overall control |
After Election: | Liberal Democrats |
Elections to Cornwall County Council were held on 6 May 1993, as part of the wider 1993 local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.
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