Kerrier District Council elections

Kerrier was a non-metropolitan district in Cornwall, England. It was abolished on 1 April 2009 and replaced by Cornwall Council.

Political control

The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council from 1973 until the council's abolition in 2009 was held by the following parties:^[1]

Party in control		Years
	Independent	1973–1979
	No overall control	1979–2009

Leadership

The leaders of the council from 2007 until the council's abolition were:

Councillor	Party		From	To
Rex Sadler[2]		Independent		2007
Graeme Hicks		Independent	2007	2009

Council elections

• 1973 Kerrier District Council election
• 1976 Kerrier District Council election
• 1979 Kerrier District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[3]
• 1983 Kerrier District Council election
• 1987 Kerrier District Council election
• 1991 Kerrier District Council election
• 1995 Kerrier District Council election
• 1999 Kerrier District Council election
• 2003 Kerrier District Council election (New ward boundaries)^[4]
• 2007 Kerrier District Council election

Results maps

• 
  2003 results map
• 
  2007 results map

By-election results

Illogan South By-Election 12 December 1996

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		629	56.8
	Independent		236	21.3
	Liberal Democrats		155	14.0
	Liberal		88	7.9
Majority			393	35.5
Turnout			1,108	21.3
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Helston North By-Election 5 March 1998

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative		369	42.9	+25.1
	Independent		222	25.8	−14.0
	Liberal Democrats		111	12.9	−29.5
	Independent		96	11.2	+11.2
	Labour		62	7.2	+7.2
Majority			147	17.1
Turnout			860	22.2
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

St Day & Lanner By-Election 13 April 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		485	41.3	+41.3
	Conservative		269	22.9	+22.9
	Labour		217	18.5	−17.2
	Liberal Democrats		204	17.4	−46.9
Majority			216	18.4
Turnout			1,175	27.6
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Porthleven By-Election 4 April 2002

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent		585	54.8	−1.3
	Independent		217	20.3	−6.7
	Liberal Democrats		187	17.5	+0.6
	Conservative		48	4.5	+4.5
	Labour		30	2.8	+2.8
Majority			368	34.5
Turnout			1,067	41.7
	Independent hold		Swing

Porthleven and Sithney By-Election 29 April 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Strike	544	87.2	+14.4
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Gunter	70	11.2	−16.0
	Independent	Andrew Menzies-Grant	10	1.6	+1.6
Majority			474	76.0
Turnout			624	22.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Porthleven and Sithney By-Election 18 November 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Mebyon Kernow	Jane Acton	177	33.1	+33.1
	Independent	William Rowe	107	20.0	−68.7
	Liberal Democrats	Rosemary Gunter	102	19.1	+7.9
	Conservative	Alfred Mesropians	92	17.2	+17.2
	UKIP	Andrew Menzies-Grant	56	10.5	+10.5
Majority			70	13.1
Turnout			534	18.8
	Mebyon Kernow gain from Independent		Swing

Redruth South By-Election 16 March 2006

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Pascoe	443	45.6	−1.8
	Liberal Democrats	William Turner	206	21.2	+3.2
	Independent	Barbara Ellenbroek	138	14.2	+14.2
	Labour	Linda Moore	104	10.7	−2.7
	Conservative	Ian Bosworth	80	8.2	−5.9
Majority			237	24.4
Turnout			971	20.8
	Independent hold		Swing

Helston North By-Election 29 November 2007

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Linda Taylor	315	37.1
	Independent	Tanya Dyer	226	26.6
	Independent	Dave Swift	194	22.8
	Mebyon Kernow	Alan Sanders	115	13.5
Majority			89	10.5
Turnout			850	17.8
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing