2005 Cornwall County Council election

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| election_name = 2005 Cornwall County Council election{{cite web|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwA-5RleSBydd2RJQnZOZFlZZGM/view | title=Local Election Summaries 2005| 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}}{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/locals/html/3852.stm|title=Local election results: Cornwall|publisher=BBC News}}{{cite web|url=https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2005/375/|title=Local Election Results 2005|publisher=Local Elections Archive Project|author=Andrew Teale}}

| country = Cornwall

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = yes

| previous_election = 2001 Cornwall County Council election

| previous_year = 2001

| next_election = 2009 Cornwall County Council election

| next_year = 2009

| seats_for_election = All 82 seats of Cornwall County Council

| majority_seats = 43

| election_date = 5 May 2005

| image1 = File:No image wide.svg

| party1 = Liberal Democrats (UK)

| last_election1 = 35 seats, 36.3%

| seats_before1 = 35

| seats1 = 48

| seat_change1 = {{increase}}13

| popular_vote1 = 93,734

| percentage1 = 36.6%

| swing1 = {{increase}}0.3%

| image2 = File:No image wide.svg

| party2 = Independent (politician)

| last_election2 = 24 seats, 23.3%

| seats_before2 = 25

| seats2 = 20

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}4

| popular_vote2 = 55,823

| percentage2 = 21.8%

| swing2 = {{decrease}}1.5%

| image4 = File:No image wide.svg

| party4 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election4 = 9 seats, 25.2%

| seats_before4 = 10

| seats4 = 9

| seat_change4 = {{nochange}}

| popular_vote4 = 61,939

| percentage4 = 24.2%

| swing4 = {{decrease}}1.0%

| image5 = File:No image wide.svg

| party5 = Labour Party (UK)

| last_election5 = 9 seats, 10.9%

| seats_before5 = 9

| seats5 = 5

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}}4

| popular_vote5 = 29,211

| percentage5 = 11.4%

| swing5 = {{increase}}0.5%

| map_image = File:Cornwall UK ward map 2005.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = Results by division

| title = Council control

| posttitle = Council control after election

| before_election = No overall control

| before_party =

| after_election = Liberal Democrats

| after_party =

}}

The 2005 Cornwall County Council election took place on 5 May 2005, concurrently with other local elections across England and Wales. It was the first election to take place under new ward boundaries, which increased the number of seats from 79 to 82.{{cite web|url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/168/made|title=The County of Cornwall (Electoral Changes) Order 2005|publisher=legislation.gov.uk|date=1 February 2005}} 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 Liberal Democrats gained control of the council, which had previously been under no overall control.