1997 Cornwall County Council election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1997 Cornwall County Council election{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydd2RJQnZOZFlZZGM/view | title=Local Election Summaries 1997| publisher=The Elections Centre|accessdate=1 July 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Cornwall-County.pdf|title=Cornwall County Council Election Results 1973-2005|publisher=Elections Centre}}

| country = Cornwall

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = yes

| previous_election = 1993 Cornwall County Council election

| previous_year = 1993

| next_election = 2001 Cornwall County Council election

| next_year = 2001

| seats_for_election = All 79 seats of Cornwall County Council

| majority_seats = 40

| election_date = 1 May 1997

| image1 = File:No image wide.svg

| party1 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| last_election1 = 41 seats, 41.5%

| seats_before1 =

| seats1 = 39

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}2

| popular_vote1 = 104,550

| percentage1 = 39.1%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}2.4%

| image2 = File:No image wide.svg

| party2 = Independent (politician)

| last_election2 = 21 seats, 19.5%

| seats_before2 =

| seats2 = 23

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}2

| popular_vote2 = 62,647

| percentage2 = 23.4%

| swing2 = {{increase}}3.9%

| image3 = File:No image wide.svg

| party3 = Labour Party (UK)

| last_election3 = 8 seats, 12.3%

| seats_before3 =

| seats3 = 8

| seat_change3 = {{nochange}}

| popular_vote3 = 48,324

| percentage3 = 18.1%

| swing3 = {{increase}}5.8%

| image4 = File:No image wide.svg

| party4 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election4 = 6 seats, 22.4%

| seats_before4 =

| seats4 = 7

| seat_change4 = {{increase}}1

| popular_vote4 = 39,974

| percentage4 = 15.0%

| swing4 = {{decrease}}7.4%

| image5 = File:No image wide.svg

| party5 = Mebyon Kernow

| last_election5 = 1 seat, 1.9%

| seats_before5 =

| seats5 = 1

| seat_change5 = {{nochange}}

| popular_vote5 = 6,890

| percentage5 = 2.6%

| swing5 = {{increase}}0.7%

| image6 = File:No image wide.svg

| party6 = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)

| last_election6 = 1 seat, 1.2%

| seats_before6 =

| seats6 = 1

| seat_change6 = {{nochange}}

| popular_vote6 = 3,036

| percentage6 = 1.1%

| swing6 = {{decrease}}0.1%

| map_image = Cornwall UK locator map 2010.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = The County of Cornwall within England

| title = Council control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| before_election = Liberal Democrats

| before_party =

| after_election = No overall control

| after_party =

}}

The 1997 Cornwall County Council election, was an election for all 79 seats on the council. Cornwall County Council was a county council that covered the majority of the ceremonial county of Cornwall, with the exception of the Isles of Scilly which had an independent local authority. The elections took place concurrently with other local elections across England and Northern Ireland. The Liberal Democrats lost control of the council, which fell under no overall control.