Cornwall Council elections and politics

Elections, by-elections, party changes, defections and the politics of Cornwall Council.

Decisions, press coverage and daily-brief activity on elections and politics in Cornwall, drawn together in one place.

In the press

Recent Cornwall elections & politics coverage

Reform councillor in Cornwall leaves party
BBC Cornwall22 May 2026
Reform UK councillor Jamie Hanlon left the party to become independent, following two other Cornwall councillors who quit in April.
Another Reform councillor quits
Cornwall Reports21 May 2026
Cornwall councillor Jamie Hanlon, elected as Reform UK candidate for Penwithick and Boscoppa in May last year, has quit the party.
By-election candidates revealed after councillor dies
BBC Cornwall4 Apr 2026
Six candidates will stand in a by-election for Cornwall Council's Newquay Porth and Tretherras division following the death of Reform councillor Kevin Towill.

Items from recent daily briefs touching elections & politics