North Cornwall District Council elections

North Cornwall District Council was elected every four years. On 1 April 2009 Cornwall Council became a unitary authority and the Cornish district councils were abolished.

Political control

Independent 1973 - 2007

No overall control 2007 - 2009

Council elections

• North Cornwall District Council election, 1999
• North Cornwall District Council election, 2003
• North Cornwall District Council election, 2007

By-election results

Launceston North By-Election 12 September 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		512	70.8
	Independent		212	29.3
Majority			300	41.5
Turnout			724	23.6
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Ottery By-Election 11 December 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		207	53.1
	Liberal Democrat		183	46.9
Majority			24	6.2
Turnout			390
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrat		Swing

Trigg By-Election 29 October 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		270	63.2
	Conservative		157	36.8
Majority			113	26.4
Turnout			427	33.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

St Minver By-Election 9 September 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		372	55.3
	Independent		279	41.5
	Independent		22	3.3
Majority			93	13.8
Turnout			673
	Independent hold		Swing

Rumford By-Election 1 March 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat		355	56.7	+13.7
	Conservative		271	43.3	+43.3
Majority			84	13.4
Turnout			626	43.0
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Poughill and Stratton By-Election 16 September 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Nathan Bale	715	59.5	+17.8
	Conservative		277	23.1	+4.0
	Independent		142	11.8	-27.4
	Independent		67	5.6	+5.6
Majority			438	36.4
Turnout			1,201	32.0
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bude By-Election 5 May 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Nigel Pearce	unopposed
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Bodmin St Mary's By-Election 16 February 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Tristan Trevenna	825	69.1	+31.0
	Conservative	Lance Kennedy	368	30.8	+15.6
Majority			457	38.3
Turnout			1,193	23.5
	Liberal Democrat gain from Independent		Swing

Bude By-Election 16 March 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Paula Dolphin	651	63.8	+17.7
	Conservative	Keith Marshall	288	28.2	+9.1
	Independent	Brian Dixon	82	8.0	+8.0
Majority			363	35.6
Turnout			1,021	28.3
	Liberal Democrat gain from Mebyon Kernow		Swing

Bodmin St Petroc By-Election 27 April 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Arwen Folkes	821	63.9	+23.9
	Conservative	John Phillips	463	36.1	+17.7
Majority			358	27.8
Turnout			1,284	25.8
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

External links

• North Cornwall Council