1993 Cornwall County Council election

← 1989

6 May 1993

1997 →

All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council
40 seats needed for a majority

The County of Cornwall within England

Council control before election

No overall control

Council control after election

Liberal Democrats

Elections to Cornwall County Council were held on 6 May 1993, as part of the wider 1993 local elections. The Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.

Results summary

Result of 1993 Cornwall County Council election
	Seats	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Liberal Democrats	41	9	51.9	41.5	54,089	6.3
Independent	21	2	26.6	19.5	25,427	0.9
Labour	8		10.1	12.3	16,049	1.2
Conservative	6	8	7.6	22.4	29,140	9.9
Mebyon Kernow	1		1.3	1.9	2,528	0.6
Liberal	1	1	1.3	1.2	1,617	New
Voice of the People	1		0.0	0.0	0	N/A
Green	0		0.0	0.3	425	New
Residents	0		0.0	0.4	564	0.6
Ratepayers	0		0.0	0.3	420	New

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Sui generis	Isles of Scilly

v t e Council elections in Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly
Cornwall Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Council of the Isles of Scilly	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Caradon District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Carrick District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Kerrier District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
North Cornwall District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
Penwith District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 Abolished
Restormel Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 Abolished
See also: Wards Boundary changes

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