| Election Name: | 2001 Cornwall County Council election[1] [2] [3] |
| Country: | Cornwall |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 1997 Cornwall County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 1997 |
| Next Election: | 2005 Cornwall County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
| Seats For Election: | All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 40 |
| Election Date: | 7 June 2001 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 39 seats, 39.1% |
| Seats Before1: | 30 |
| Seats1: | 35 |
| Seat Change1: | 4 |
| Popular Vote1: | 87,700 |
| Percentage1: | 36.3% |
| Swing1: | 2.8% |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election2: | 23 seats, 23.4%% |
| Seats Before2: | 31 |
| Seats2: | 25 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| Popular Vote2: | 56,410 |
| Percentage2: | 23.3% |
| Swing2: | 0.1% |
| Party3: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election3: | 7 seats, 15.0% |
| Seats Before3: | 8 |
| Seats3: | 9 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Popular Vote3: | 61,026 |
| Percentage3: | 25.2% |
| Swing3: | 10.2% |
| Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 8 seats, 18.1% |
| Seats Before4: | 8 |
| Seats4: | 9 |
| Seat Change4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 26,368 |
| Percentage4: | 10.9% |
| Swing4: | 7.2% |
| Party5: | Liberal Party (UK, 1989) |
| Last Election5: | 1 seat, 1.1% |
| Seats Before5: | 1 |
| Seats5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 1,932 |
| Percentage5: | 0.8% |
| Swing5: | 0.3% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | No overall control |
The 2001 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 council remained under no overall control, with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party.
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