Upcoming elections and referendums
Voter ID is required for all elections and referendums. Please see our Voter ID page.
New postal vote and proxy vote rules. You can now apply for a postal vote online. You will need to give your National Insurance Number (NINo) on your application form. For more information, please visit the Electoral Commission website.
Carn Brea Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - Polling day: Thursday 1 August 2024
- Information statement - Carn Brea Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 24 June 2024
- Information for voters - Carn Brea Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 24 June 2024
- Notice of referendum - Carn Brea Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 27 June 2024
- Notice of poll - Carn Brea Parish Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 24 July 2024
Penzance Town Council - Newlyn and Mousehole Ward - Polling day: Thursday 22 August 2024
- Notice of election - Penzance Town Council Newlyn and Mousehole Ward - published 18 July 2024
- Statement of persons nominated - Penzance Town Council Newlyn and Mousehole Ward - published 26 July 2024
St Hilary Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - Polling day: Tuesday 3 September 2024
- Information statement - St Hilary Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 24 July 2024
- Information for voters - St Hilary Neighbourhood Plan Referendum - published 24 July 2024
Interested in election work?
Are you interested in temporary work at election time? If so, please go to our Elections Recruitment page and complete our short form so we can 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
- 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.
- Parish and Town Council electorate statistics
- 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 2024-25
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 in 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.
