| Election Name: | 2005 Cornwall County Council election[1] [2] [3] [4] |
| Country: | Cornwall |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2001 Cornwall County Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2001 |
| Next Election: | 2009 Cornwall County Council election |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
| Seats For Election: | All 82 seats of Cornwall County Council |
| Majority Seats: | 43 |
| Election Date: | 5 May 2005 |
| Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 35 seats, 36.3% |
| Seats Before1: | 35 |
| Seats1: | 48 |
| Seat Change1: | 13 |
| Popular Vote1: | 93,734 |
| Percentage1: | 36.6% |
| Swing1: | 0.3% |
| Party2: | Independent (politician) |
| Last Election2: | 24 seats, 23.3% |
| Seats Before2: | 25 |
| Seats2: | 20 |
| Seat Change2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,823 |
| Percentage2: | 21.8% |
| Swing2: | 1.5% |
| Party4: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election4: | 9 seats, 25.2% |
| Seats Before4: | 10 |
| Seats4: | 9 |
| Popular Vote4: | 61,939 |
| Percentage4: | 24.2% |
| Swing4: | 1.0% |
| Party5: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election5: | 9 seats, 10.9% |
| Seats Before5: | 9 |
| Seats5: | 5 |
| Seat Change5: | 4 |
| Popular Vote5: | 29,211 |
| Percentage5: | 11.4% |
| Swing5: | 0.5% |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | No overall control |
| After Election: | Liberal Democrats |
The 2005 Cornwall County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales. It was the first election to take place under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of seats from 79 to 82.[5] 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 Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.
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