| Cornwall Council Konsel Kernow |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Leadership | |
| Chief Executive | Kevin Lavery |
| Chairman | Alec Robertson |
| Structure | |
| Members | 123 |
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| Political groups | Conservative Party Liberal Democrats Independents Mebyon Kernow |
| Election | |
| Voting system | First past the post |
| Last election | 4 June 2009 |
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| New County Hall, Truro | |
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| www.cornwall.gov.uk | |
Cornwall Council is the unitary authority for Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. The council has a tradition of large groups of independents, having been controlled by independents in the 1970s and 1980s.
Cornwall Council provides a wide range of services to more than half a million residents, has an annual budget of more than £1 billion and is the biggest employer in Cornwall with a staff of over 22,000.[1][2] It is responsible for schools, social services, rubbish collection, roads, planning and more.
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Establishment of the unitary authority
Before April 2009, Cornwall was administered as a non-metropolitan county of England by Cornwall County Council with six districts, Caradon, Carrick, Kerrier, North Cornwall, Penwith, and Restormel. The Council of the Isles of Scilly was and remains a separate unitary authority.
On 5 December 2007 the Government confirmed that Cornwall would move to unitary status.[3] This was enacted by statutory instrument as part of the 2009 structural changes to local government in England,[4] despite being defeated in a referendum.
The changes took effect on 1 April 2009. On that date the six districts and Cornwall County Council were abolished and were replaced by Cornwall Council.
Logo controversy
The original proposals for a new logo and motto for Cornwall's new unitary authority were met with widespread criticism from the general public with demands that the old logo and motto be kept. [5][6][7][8] On 29 January 2009 the Cornwall Council Implementation Executive decided to revert to using the former County Council logo with just a change in name from "Cornwall County Council" to "Cornwall Council".[9]
In March 2009 the leader of Cornwall County Council David Whalley announced he would be standing down as a councillor, complaining of personal attacks against him.[10]
2009 Cornwall Council elections
Elections for the new unitary Cornwall Council were held on 4 June 2009 and there were 123 members elected, replacing the previous 82 councillors on Cornwall County Council and the 249 on the six district councils.[11] The outgoing Cornwall County Council had 48 Liberal Democrat members, nine Conservatives, five Labour, one from the small Liberal Party with the remaining 19 seats held by Independent candidates. Mebyon Kernow had no county councillors, but nine district councillors, before the two-tier system was abolished.[12]
2009 Cornwall Council results
The Lib Dems lost overall control of Cornwall Council to 'no overall control' - this means that no single party has overall control of the new council despite the Conservatives have the largest number of councillors, however they do not have enough for a majority control.[13] The Conservatives received 34% of the vote (50 seats), followed by the Liberal Democrats on 28% (38 seats), the Independents on 23% (32 seats) and Mebyon Kernow on 4% (3 seats). The turnout was 41%. Labour, the Green Party, UKIP and the BNP failed to secure any seats in Cornwall.[14]
| Party | Councillors | |
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| Conservative | 50 | |
| Liberal Democrat | 38 | |
| Independent | 32 | |
| Mebyon Kernow | 3 | |
| Total | 123 | |
| Source: [15] | ||
Council history
The following table shows party control of the Cornwall Council and its predecessor Cornwall County Council, following each election since 1973.
| Year | Control | |
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| 1973 | Independent | |
| 1977 | Independent | |
| 1981 | Independent | |
| 1985 | No overall control | |
| 1989 | No overall control | |
| 1993 | Liberal Democrat | |
| 1997 | No overall control | |
| 2001 | No overall control | |
| 2005 | Liberal Democrat | |
| 2009 | No overall control | |
References
- ^ "We shall overcome – on polling day". www.thisiscornwall.co.uk. Cornwall & Devon Media Ltd. 2009-04-28. http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/shall-overcome-8211-polling-day/article-943996-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Council elections 2009: Cornwall". BBC. 2009-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8026530.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Unitary status agreed for council". BBC. 2007-12-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7129905.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008". Office of Public Sector Information. 2008-02-25. http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/uksi_20080491_en_1. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Motto mauled as 'sop to Cornish'". BBC. 2008-11-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7715956.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Council logo 'a waste of money'". BBC. 2008-07-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7530986.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Council logo 'like Don King hair'". BBC. 2008-06-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7470564.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Mebyon Kernow votes against new logo". Mebyon Kernow. http://www.mebyonkernow.org/?q=news/167. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Implementation Executive decide on logo for new Cornwall Council". Cornwall Council. 2009-01-28. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17448. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Cornwall Council leader David Whalley quits". BBC. 2009-03-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7936554.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Electoral divisions". Cornwall County. 2009-09-02. http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=17444. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "First election for new authority". BBC. 2009-05-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8046155.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Lib Dems lose control of Cornwall". BBC. 2009-06-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/8084706.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Cornwall Council elections - Thursday, 4th June, 2009". Cornwall Council. http://democracy.cornwall.gov.uk/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=1&RPID=112094&TPID=112100&. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
- ^ "Elections 2009 - Cornwall Council". BBC. 2009-06-06. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/09/html/4159.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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