Current elections and referendums
Penzance Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Information statement - Penzance Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 23 June 2025
- Information for voters - Penzance Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 23 June 2025
- Notice of referendum - Penzance Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 26 June 2025
Hayle Town Council Central Ward - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Notice of election - Hayle Town Council Central Ward - published 26 June 2025
- Statement of persons nominated - Hayle Town Council Central Ward - published 4 July 2025
Hayle Town Council East Ward - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Notice of election - Hayle Town Council East Ward - published 26 June 2025
- Statement of persons nominated - Hayle Town Council East Ward - published 4 July 2025
Hayle Town Council West Ward - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Notice of election - Hayle Town Council West Ward - published 26 June 2025
- Statement of persons nominated - Hayle Town Council West Ward - published 4 July 2025
Saltash Town Council Tamar Ward - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Notice of election - Saltash Town Council Tamar Ward - published 26 June 2025
- Statement of persons nominated - Saltash Town Council Tamar Ward - published 4 July 2025
Wadebridge Town Council Wadebridge East Ward - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Notice of election - Wadebridge Town Council Wadebridge East Ward - published 26 June 2025
- Statement of persons nominated - Wadebridge Town Council Wadebridge East Ward - published 4 July 2025
Wadebridge Town Council Wadebridge West Ward - Polling day: Thursday 31 July 2025
- Notice of election - Wadebridge Town Council Wadebridge West Ward - published 26 June 2025
- Statement of persons nominated - Wadebridge Town Council Wadebridge West Ward - published 4 July 2025
Voter ID
Voter ID is required for all elections and referendums.
Please see our Voter ID page
Voting by post or proxy
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
Neighbourhood Planning
For information on neighbourhood planning, please visit the Neighbourhood Planning in Cornwall 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
- Cornwall Council elections - 1 May 2025
- Parish and Town Council elections - 1 May 2025
- Cornwall Council - Falmouth Penwerris Electoral Division - 19 September 2024
- Parliamentary Election 4 July 2024
- 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.
- Cornwall Council - Looe West, Pelynt, Lansallos & Lanteglos Electoral Division - 4 April 2024
- Constantine Parish Poll - 14 December 2023
- 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
Future elections
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.
Cornwall Council and Town and Parish Council Elections - The full council elections are held every four years. They are next due on Thursday 3 May 2029.
UK Parliamentary Election - The maximum term of a Parliament is five years from the day it first met after the last general election. The next general election must be called by August 2029, but the government can choose to hold it before then.