| Election Name: | 1997 Cornwall County Council election[1] [2] |
| Country: | Cornwall |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1993 Cornwall County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1993 |
| Next Election: | 2001 Cornwall County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
| Seats For Election: | All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 40 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 1997 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 41 seats, 41.5% |
| Seats1: | 39 |
| Seat Change1: | 2 |
| Popular Vote1: | 104,550 |
| Percentage1: | 39.1% |
| Swing1: | 2.4% |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election2: | 21 seats, 19.5% |
| Seats2: | 23 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 62,647 |
| Percentage2: | 23.4% |
| Swing2: | 3.9% |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 8 seats, 12.3% |
| Seats3: | 8 |
| Popular Vote3: | 48,324 |
| Percentage3: | 18.1% |
| Swing3: | 5.8% |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 6 seats, 22.4% |
| Seats4: | 7 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 39,974 |
| Percentage4: | 15.0% |
| Swing4: | 7.4% |
| Party5: | Mebyon Kernow |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.9% |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 6,890 |
| Percentage5: | 2.6% |
| Swing5: | 0.7% |
| Party6: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
| Last Election6: | 1 seat, 1.2% |
| Seats6: | 1 |
| Popular Vote6: | 3,036 |
| Percentage6: | 1.1% |
| Swing6: | 0.1% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Liberal Democrats |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 1997 Cornwall County Council election, was an election for all 79 seats on the council. Cornwall County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which had an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council, which fell under no overall control.
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