Editing Cornwall (section)

===Local politics===
{{See also|List of electoral divisions and wards in Cornwall}}<!-- Commenting out image while there are questions about its accuracy [[File:Cornwall Council Electoral Divisions Map.PNG|thumb|Cornwall Council electoral divisions by political control, 2012{{clarify|which colour represents which party?|date=January 2013}}]] -->
[[File:New County Hall.jpg|thumb|[[Cornwall Council]]'s headquarters in [[Truro]]]]
[[File:CornwallConstituencies2010.gif|thumb|From the 2010 general election, Cornwall has had six parliamentary constituencies.]]
The [[ceremonial county]] of Cornwall is made up of two local government districts; mainland Cornwall, governed by [[Cornwall Council]], and the [[Isles of Scilly]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Cornwall Lieutenancy: Role and Responsibilities of the Lord-Lieutenant | url = https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/cornwall-lieutenancy/#roles | publisher = Cornwall Council | access-date = 12 September 2017 | archive-date = 12 September 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170912144626/https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/cornwall-lieutenancy/#roles | url-status = live }}</ref> Cornwall Council, formerly ''Cornwall County Council'' until 2009, is a [[unitary authority]] based at [[Lys Kernow]] in [[Truro]]. The Isles of Scilly are governed by the ''[[sui generis]]'' [[Council of the Isles of Scilly]] based in [[Hugh Town]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Cornwall (Structural Change) Order 2008, part 2 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/491/part/2/made |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact us {{!}} Council of the ISLES OF SCILLY |url=https://scilly.gov.uk/contact-us |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=scilly.gov.uk}}</ref> and have been administered by their own unitary authority since 1890. They are grouped with Cornwall for other administrative purposes, such as the [[National Health Service (England)|National Health Service]] and [[Devon and Cornwall Constabulary|Devon and Cornwall Police]].<ref name=iosuatt>{{cite web | title = Isles of Scilly; Cornwall through time | url = http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10076742&c_id=10171878 | publisher = visionofbritain.org.uk | access-date = 19 January 2007 | archive-date = 6 May 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070506230430/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10076742&c_id=10171878 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name=iosrdtt>{{cite web|title=Isles of Scilly RD; Cornwall through time |url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10026210&c_id=10001043 |publisher=visionofbritain.org.uk |access-date=19 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506230150/http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10026210&c_id=10001043 |archive-date=6 May 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/AboutUs/Pages/Aboutyourlocalpolice.aspx |title=About your local police |access-date=23 September 2009 |publisher=[[Devon and Cornwall Constabulary|Devon and Cornwall Police]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007202640/http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/AboutUs/Pages/Aboutyourlocalpolice.aspx |archive-date=7 October 2009 }}</ref> [[Truro Crown Court|The county's Crown Court]] is based at the Courts of Justice in Truro. Magistrates' Courts are found in Truro (but at a different location to the Crown Court) and at [[Bodmin]].

Cornwall County Council was established in 1889 under the [[Local Government Act 1888]], and the [[Local Government Act 1972]] reorganised the county's second tier of administration with the formation of six district councils: [[Caradon]], [[Carrick, Cornwall|Carrick]], [[Kerrier]], [[North Cornwall]], [[Penwith]], and [[Restormel]]. In 2009, [[2009 structural changes to local government in England|structural changes to local government in England]] resulted in the abolition of the six district councils and turned Cornwall Council into a unitary authority. While projected to streamline services, cut [[red tape]] and save around £17&nbsp;million a year, the reorganisation was met with wide opposition, with a poll in 2008 showing 89% disapproval from Cornish residents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=37570 |title=One Cornwall – A unified council for Cornwall |publisher=Cornwall County Council |access-date=22 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501144913/http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=37570 |archive-date=1 May 2008 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.onecornwall.cornwall.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=44400] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011004253/http://www.onecornwall.cornwall.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=44400|date=11 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| publisher = BBC| title = Cornwall super-council go-ahead| date = 25 July 2007| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6914947.stm| access-date = 25 July 2007| archive-date = 19 May 2009| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090519214839/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/6914947.stm| url-status = live}}</ref>

The [[2009 Cornwall Council election|first elections]] for the unitary authority were held on 4 June 2009. At the [[2021 Cornwall Council election|most recent council election in 2021]], the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] won 47 of the 87 seats. Also elected were 16 [[independent politician|independent]] councillors, 13 [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]], five from the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]], five from [[Mebyon Kernow]] and one [[Green Party of England and Wales|Green Party]] representative. Before the creation of the unitary council, the former county council had 82 seats, the majority of which were held by the Liberal Democrats, elected at the [[2005 United Kingdom local elections|2005 county council elections]]. The six former districts had a total of 249 council seats, and the groups with greatest numbers of councillors were Liberal Democrats, Conservatives and Independents.