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The Cornwall Council Elections will take place on Thursday 6 May 2021 following this election timetable.
Candidates standing for election
The candidates standing for election in each electoral division are listed below. You can also view the notice of election agents for all areas.
If you have any issues with any of these documents please contact us using the details on this page.
- Statement As To Persons Nominated Full List
- Altarnun & Stoke Climsland ED
- Bodmin St Mary's & St Leonard ED
- Bodmin St Petroc's ED
- Bude ED
- Callington & St Dominic ED
- Calstock ED
- Camborne Roskear & Tuckingmill ED
- Camborne Trelowarren ED
- Camborne West & Treswithian ED
- Camelford & Boscastle ED
- Constantine, Mabe & Mawnan ED
- Crowan & Wendron ED
- Falmouth Arwenack ED
- Falmouth Boslowick ED
- Falmouth Penwerris ED
- Falmouth Trescobeas & Budock ED
- Feock & Kea ED
- Four Lanes, Beacon & Troon ED
- Fowey, Tywardreath & Par ED
- Gloweth Malabar & Shortlanesend ED
- Gwinear Gwithian & Hayle East ED
- Hayle West ED
- Helston North ED
- Helston South & Meneage ED
- Illogan & Portreath ED
- Land's End
- Lanivet, Blisland & Bodmin St Lawrence ED
- Lanner, Stithians & Gwennap ED
- Launceston North & North Petherwin ED
- Launceston South ED
- Liskeard Central ED
- Liskeard South & Dobwalls ED
- Long Rock, Marazion & St Erth
- Looe East & Deviock ED
- Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos ED
- Lostwithiel & Lanreath ED
- Ludgvan, Madron, Gulval & Heamoor ED
- Lynher ED
- Mevagissey & St Austell Bay ED
- Mousehole, Newlyn & St Buryan
- Mullion & St Keverne ED
- Mylor, Perranarworthal & Ponsanooth ED
- Newquay Central & Pentire ED
- Newquay Porth & Tretherras ED
- Newquay Trenance ED
- Padstow ED
- Penryn ED
- Penwithick & Boscoppa ED
- Penzance East ED
- Penzance Promenade ED
- Perranporth ED
- Pool & Tehidy ED
- Porthleven, Breage & Germoe ED
- Poundstock ED
- Probus & St Erme ED
- Rame Peninsula & St Germans ED
- Redruth Central, Carharrack & St Day ED
- Redruth North ED
- Redruth South ED
- Roche & Bugle ED
- Saltash Essa ED
- Saltash Tamar ED
- Saltash Trematon & Landrake ED
- St Agnes ED
- St Austell Bethel & Holmbush ED
- St Austell Central & Gover ED
- St Austell Poltair & Mount Charles ED
- St Blazey ED
- St Cleer & Menheniot ED
- St Columb Major, St Mawgan & St Wenn ED
- St Columb Minor & Colan ED
- St Dennis & St Enoder ED
- St Goran, Tregony & The Roseland ED
- St Ives East, Lelant & Carbis Bay ED
- St Ives West & Towednack ED
- St Mewan & Grampound ED
- St Newlyn East, Cubert & Goonhavern ED
- St Stephen In Brannel ED
- St Teath & Tintagel ED
- Stratton, Kilkhampton & Morwenstow ED
- Threemilestone & Chacewater ED
- Torpoint ED
- Truro Boscawen & Redannick ED
- Truro Moresk & Trehaverne ED
- Truro Tregolls ED
- Wadebridge East & St Minver
- Wadebridge West & St Mabyn ED
Polling stations
You can view a list of the polling stations in Cornwall.
Candidates’ election expenses
The most a candidate can spend on their election campaign has increased. The spending limit for candidates at local government elections in England is now £806 per electoral area. Plus 7p per elector. The election expenses report shows what candidates can spend in each electoral area.
Election notices
- Notice of Election - Cornwall Council Elections 2021 - published 22 March 2021
Working at the election
We are currently recruiting people to work on election duties. There is more information on our Election staff 2021 page.
Are you registered to vote?
The electoral register, also known as the electoral roll, is a list of everyone who is entitled to vote.
You must be on the register to be able to vote at an election.
Anyone who has never registered, or has recently moved, must have registered by Monday 19 April 2021.
You must re-register if you have changed address, name or nationality.
If you are already registered you do not need to apply again unless your circumstances have recently changed.
To register to vote, please go to our Register to vote page.
Read more about registering to vote on the Electoral Commission website. There is also a step-by-step easy read guide to registering to vote online.
Different ways to vote
You can vote in an election in different ways:
- In person
- By post
- By proxy - you can appoint someone else to vote for you.
There is more information on our different ways to vote page.
Boundary changes
From the May 2021 Cornwall Council elections, there will be 87 Electoral Divisions in Cornwall. Each division will elect one Cornwall councillor.
More details are available on our boundary reviews and changes page.
There will also be changes to some parish and town council warding arrangements.
Please note:
From the May 2021 elections, some parish and town council boundaries will also change.
Some areas of land have moved from one parish area to another by Cornwall Council after the recent Community Governance Review.
Some of these changes affect an electoral division boundary for Cornwall Council elections. Where appropriate a division has also changed to match the new parish boundary. Any such changes have been approved by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.
Need help?
Most issues can be resolved online, it's the quickest and most convenient way to get help.
Use our contact us form- Elections team
- Cornwall Council
3S County Hall
Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY - 0300 1231 115
- voter-registration@cornwall.gov.uk