Current elections and referendums
Voter ID is required for all elections and referendums.
Please see our Voter ID page
You can now apply for a postal or proxy vote online. For more information, please visit the Electoral Commission website.
Visit the Electoral Commission website
Cornwall Council and parish/town council elections - Thursday 1 May 2025
All councillor seats on Cornwall Council and all parish and town councils in Cornwall are due for election in May 2025.
You will be able to vote for candidates to fill:
- all of Cornwall Council's 87 seats in the 87 divisions
- all parish/town council seats (if contested).
For more information, please go to our 2025 Cornwall Council and parish/town council elections page.
Interested in election work?
If you interested in temporary work at election time please go to our 'Elections Recruitment' page and complete our short form. We can then add you to our election staff database.
We will consider staff on the database for work at election time.
(If you have worked for us at an election in recent years, your details will already be on our database. There is no need to reapply.)
Election results and information
- Result of poll - Cornwall Council - Falmouth Penwerris Electoral Division - 19 September 2024
- Parliamentary Election 4 July 2024
- Result of poll - Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon and Cornwall - 2 May 2024. For Cornwall verification and count totals, please visit our Police and Crime Commissioner Election 2024 page.
- Result of poll - Cornwall Council - Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos Electoral Division - 4 April 2024
- Result of Constantine Parish Poll - 14 December 2023
- Result of poll - Cornwall Council - Long Rock, Marazion and St Erth Electoral Division - 16 February 2023
- Parish and Town Council By-elections
- Neighbourhood Plan Referendums
- Business Improvement District (BID) ballots
- Looe Harbour Commissioners election – 13 October 2022
- Cornwall Council By-elections 2009 to 2022
- Cornwall Council Elections 6 May 2021
- Parish and Town Council Elections 6 May 2021
- Police and Crime Commissioner Election 6 May 2021
- Parliamentary Election 12 December 2019
- Cornwall Council Elections 4 May 2017
- Police and Crime Commissioner Election 5 May 2016
- Referendums Notice 2025-26
Neighbourhood Planning
For information on neighbourhood planning, please visit the Neighbourhood Planning in Cornwall page.
Future elections
Cornwall Council and Town and Parish Council Elections - The full council elections are held every four years. They are next due on Thursday 1 May 2025.
By-elections and referendums - When these polls occur, we will update this web page with the official notices. These notices should also be displayed locally on public notice boards.
Police and Crime Commissioner Election - These elections are held every four years. They are next due on Thursday 4 May 2028.