Penwith District Council elections

Penwith was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1986
	No overall control	1986–2009

Council elections

• 1973 Penwith District Council election
• 1976 Penwith District Council election
• 1979 Penwith District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[2]
• 1980 Penwith District Council election
• 1982 Penwith District Council election
• 1983 Penwith District Council election
• 1984 Penwith District Council election
• 1986 Penwith District Council election
• 1987 Penwith District Council election
• 1988 Penwith District Council election
• 1990 Penwith District Council election
• 1991 Penwith District Council election
• 1992 Penwith District Council election
• 1994 Penwith District Council election
• 1995 Penwith District Council election
• 1996 Penwith District Council election
• 1998 Penwith District Council election
• 1999 Penwith District Council election
• 2000 Penwith District Council election
• 2002 Penwith District Council election
• 2003 Penwith District Council election
• 2004 Penwith District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• 2006 Penwith District Council election
• 2007 Penwith District Council election

Results maps

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  2004 results map
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  2006 results map
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  2007 results map

By-election results

St Just By-Election 20 March 1997

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		655	40.4
	Liberal Democrats		426	26.4
	Conservative		425	26.2
	Independent		117	7.2
Majority			229	14.0
Turnout			1,623
	Labour hold		Swing

St Ives South By-Election 5 February 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		275	39.9
	Liberal Democrats		267	38.7
	Labour		148	21.4
Majority			8	1.2
Turnout			690	24.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

St Ives North By-Election 17 June 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		442	39.0	−11.4
	Independent		318	28.1	+28.1
	Labour		223	19.7	−29.9
	Conservative		149	13.2	+13.2
Majority			124	10.9
Turnout			1,132
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Lelant and Carbis Bay By-Election 22 February 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		650	70.8	+24.7
	Liberal Democrats		268	29.2	−7.1
Majority			382	41.6
Turnout			918	27.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

Hayle Gwinear By-Election 26 April 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats		687	50.1	+18.8
	Conservative		426	31.1	+31.1
	Labour		258	18.8	+18.8
Majority			261	19.0
Turnout			1,371	28.7
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

St Buryan By-Election 7 June 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Eric Care	1,245	67.3	+5.2
	Independent	Joby Jackson	606	32.7	+32.7
Majority			639	34.6
Turnout			1,851
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penzance West By-Election 15 November 2001

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Stokes	351	37.1	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Reed	330	34.9	+34.9
	Labour	Timothy Pullen	191	20.2	−1.9
	Independent	Malcolm Lawrence	53	5.6	−19.8
	Independent	Joby Akira	20	2.1	−10.2
Majority			21	2.2
Turnout			945	34.8
	Conservative hold		Swing

St Buryan By-Election 14 November 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		685	56.7
	Independent		264	21.8
	Labour		125	10.3
	Independent		119	9.8
	Independent		16	1.3
Majority			421	34.9
Turnout			1,209	46.2
	Conservative hold		Swing

Penzance Central By-Election 2 October 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jan Ruhrmund	454	39.4
	Conservative	Samuel Ryan	451	39.2
	Labour	Timothy Pullen	150	13.0
	Independent	Malcolm Lawrence	90	7.8
	Independent	Joby Akira	6	0.5
Majority			3	0.2
Turnout			1,151	42.1
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Hayle South By-Election 10 November 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Bennett	374	67.4	+14.3
	Labour	Jayne Ninnes	181	32.6	+19.3
Majority			193	34.8
Turnout			555	19.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Penzance Central By-Election 17 November 2005

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Derek Thomas	223	29.5	−6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Squire	208	27.5	−18.7
	Labour	Cornelius Olivier	195	25.8	+8.0
	Mebyon Kernow	Phillip Rendle	92	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Stephen Dicker	38	5.0	+5.0
Majority			15	2.0
Turnout			756	26.2
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Gwinear, Gwithian and Hayle East By-Election 25 October 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ray Tovey	493	57.7	+4.6
	Independent	Derek Elliott	192	22.5	+22.5
	Labour	Jayne Ninnes	170	19.9	+19.9
Majority			301	35.2
Turnout			855	27.1
	Conservative hold		Swing