Before (end of 1980) (79 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 65 · Conservative 13 · Labour 1 · The Liberal Party 0
After (end of 1981) (79 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 45 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Labour 6
Ward results
Bodmin2 seats · turnout 28.6%
| A. Quinnell | LIB | 1,430 ✓ |
| H. Kinsman | Independent | 942 ✓ |
| W. Lyne | Independent | 920 |
| J. Fenton | Labour | 761 |
| G. Loftus | Labour | 639 |
Breage1 seat
| D. Roberts | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Budock1 seat · turnout 39.7%
| D. Eccleshall | Conservative | 1,116 ✓ |
| W. Rickard | Independent | 926 |
Callington1 seat · turnout 45.7%
| J. Tamblyn | Independent | 1,359 ✓ |
| E. Burley | Independent | 324 |
Calstock1 seat · turnout 43.6%
| T. Smale | Labour | 630 ✓ |
| J. Martin | Conservative | 584 |
| C. Uren | Independent | 341 |
| S. Venning | Independent | 164 |
Camborne North1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| B. Waters | Conservative | 725 ✓ |
| D. Warren | Labour | 573 |
| G. Ford | LIB | 390 |
| C. Skewes | MK | 116 |
Camborne South1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| A. Bunt | Labour | 1,040 ✓ |
| J. Scantlebury | Independent | 758 |
| B. Close | Conservative | 250 |
Camborne West1 seat · turnout 36.0%
| K. Bowden | Conservative | 748 ✓ |
| C. Haynes-Curtis | Labour | 686 |
| K. Mitchell | MK | 197 |
Camelford1 seat
| H. Northcott | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Falmouth (Trevethan)1 seat · turnout 38.1%
| G. Evans | Conservative | 935 ✓ |
| D. Pellow | Independent | 703 |
Falmouth Arwenack1 seat
| P. Lobb | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Falmouth Penwerris1 seat · turnout 34.9%
| D. Timmins | Labour | 866 ✓ |
| J. Pearce | Independent | 689 |
Falmouth Smithick1 seat · turnout 34.7%
| D. O'Brien | Conservative | 561 ✓ |
| R. O'Neill | Independent | 530 |
Fowey and Lostwithiel1 seat · turnout 46.8%
| H. Court | Independent | 1,002 ✓ |
| T. Meyer | LIB | 661 |
| J. Saundry | MK | 169 |
Grampound1 seat
| F. Williams | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hayle1 seat · turnout 31.9%
| W. Cock | Independent | 975 ✓ |
| J. Ring | Labour | 575 |
| J. Sleeman | Independent | 455 |
Helston (Helston)1 seat · turnout 26.9%
| C. Climo | Independent | 577 ✓ |
| D. Grayson | LIB | 564 |
| G. Gerrard | MK | 228 |
Helston (Porthleven & Sithney)1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| R. Bond | Independent | 563 ✓ |
| G. Andrews | Independent | 543 |
| P. Prior | MK | 125 |
Illogan North1 seat · turnout 32.2%
| R. Stone | Conservative | 1,061 ✓ |
| K. Roberts | Labour | 705 |
Illogan South1 seat · turnout 30.6%
| R. Godolphin | Labour | 522 ✓ |
| P. Dudeney | Conservative | 360 |
| A. Forster | MK | 153 |
Kea & Kenwyn1 seat
| J. Hooker | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Launceston1 seat · turnout 63.1%
| L. Baker | LIB | 1,542 ✓ |
| A. Buckingham | Independent | 1,162 |
| G. Partridge | Labour | 189 |
Linkinhorne1 seat · turnout 47.7%
| A. Simmons | LIB | 784 ✓ |
| K. Trewin | Independent | 601 |
Looe1 seat · turnout 42.8%
| H. Bonson | Independent | 982 ✓ |
| J. Warrington | Conservative | 631 |
Maker1 seat
| J. Carew Pole | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Marazion1 seat
| F. Hosking | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Newquay No. 1 (North)1 seat · turnout 34.4%
| E. Widdon | Independent | 742 ✓ |
| A. Nelson | Labour | 371 |
Newquay No. 21 seat · turnout 43.8%
| P. Cocks | LIB | 1,633 ✓ |
| C. Smith | Conservative | 596 |
| K. Jose | Labour | 240 |
Newquay No. 31 seat · turnout 53.4%
| L. Mountford | Independent | 1,053 ✓ |
| D. Boyle | Labour | 264 |
Padstow1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| W. Kestell | Independent | 1,364 ✓ |
| D. Boyle | Labour | 379 |
Penzance (North)1 seat
| H. Lutey | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Penzance Central1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| J. Batten | Independent | 643 ✓ |
| C. Lawry | MK | 562 |
| M. Rowe | Conservative | 476 |
Penzance East1 seat · turnout 43.0%
| J. Nicholas | Independent | 759 ✓ |
| W. Rogers | Conservative | 596 |
| C. Murley | MK | 433 |
Penzance South1 seat · turnout 35.6%
| G. Cocks | Independent | 797 ✓ |
| J. Ruhrmund | Independent | 409 |
Perranporth1 seat
| W. Rowse | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Redruth North1 seat · turnout 28.3%
| D. White | Labour | 365 ✓ |
| P. Barron | Conservative | 338 |
| J. Ham | Independent | 314 |
| R. Barnes | MK | 226 |
Redruth South1 seat
| A. Davey | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Roche1 seat · turnout 50.6%
| P. Burnett | Independent | 1,008 ✓ |
| I. Hughes | LIB | 931 |
Roseland1 seat · turnout 66.2%
| R. Julyan | Independent | 915 ✓ |
| D. Mennear | LIB | 885 |
| L. Potts | Conservative | 484 |
Saltash2 seats · turnout 38.7%
| K. Hodge | Independent | 1,733 ✓ |
| J. Scannell | LIB | 1,353 ✓ |
| J. Foster | Independent | 1,317 |
| V. Harding | Independent | 1,289 |
| B. Spring | LIB | 831 |
| K. Webb | Labour | 357 |
| D. Colton | Labour | 342 |
St Agnes1 seat · turnout 46.5%
| T. Thewlis | Independent | 796 ✓ |
| J. Sawle | Conservative | 795 |
| O. Richards | Independent | 405 |
St Austell North1 seat · turnout 58.5%
| E. Vincent | LIB | 651 ✓ |
| L. Budge | Labour | 545 |
| T. Scott | Independent | 289 |
| N. Lobb | MK | 17 |
St Cleer1 seat
| J. Olliver | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St Columb1 seat · turnout 54.2%
| A. Parkyn | Vop | 1,498 ✓ |
| P. Harvey | Conservative | 563 |
| E. Hoskin | LIB | 556 |
| R. Hitchens | MK | 35 |
St Day and Lanner1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| K. Wayne | Labour | 509 ✓ |
| F. Smitheram | Independent | 445 |
| W. Pullen | Conservative | 428 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| K. Hughes | LIB | 1,072 ✓ |
| D. Harris | Independent | 992 |
| J. Wakeford | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St. Austell (East)2 seats · turnout 27.6%
| J. Goddard | Independent | 1,510 ✓ |
| H. Williams | Independent | 899 ✓ |
| J. Pennington | Independent | 812 |
| D. Collins | MK | 201 |
St. Austell (South)1 seat · turnout 28.2%
| D. Parsons | Conservative | 944 ✓ |
| J. Whetter | MK | 553 |
St. Austell (West Central)1 seat · turnout 40.6%
| M. Curtice | LIB | 1,280 ✓ |
| J. Gallagher | Independent | 768 |
St. Germans1 seat · turnout 49.8%
| W. Harding | Conservative | 1,138 ✓ |
| G. Spring | LIB | 458 |
| A. Bebb | Labour | 254 |
St. Ives North1 seat · turnout 37.9%
| H. Storer | Conservative | 751 ✓ |
| J. Daniel | Independent | 637 |
St. Ives South1 seat · turnout 32.1%
| O. Eddy | Conservative | 749 ✓ |
| N. Laity | Independent | 678 |
St. Just1 seat
| M. Derrington | Independent | 0 ✓ |
St. Keverne1 seat
| A. Hendy | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stokeclimsland1 seat · turnout 56.5%
| S. Davey | LIB | 1,172 ✓ |
| P. Davis | Independent | 912 |
| D. Leather | Labour | 101 |
Stratton1 seat · turnout 47.9%
| A. Sutton | Independent | 1,062 ✓ |
| P. Vogel | LIB | 805 |
| L. Watkinson | Labour | 102 |
Tintagel1 seat · turnout 48.2%
| F. Whiting | Independent | 1,113 ✓ |
| R. Flower | Independent | 407 |
| R. Pickering | Independent | 49 |
Torpoint1 seat · turnout 40.0%
| R. Cross | LIB | 917 ✓ |
| C. Callender | RES | 592 |
| E. Andrews | Conservative | 357 |
Truro (West)2 seats
| M. Pryor | The Liberal Party | 0 ✓ |
| R. Banfield | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Truro East1 seat · turnout 45.4%
| J. Hurst | LIB | 1,400 ✓ |
| A. Carlyon | Independent | 794 |
Truro West2 seats
| R. Banfield | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
| M. Pryor | LIB | 0 ✓ |
Wadebridge1 seat
| E. Palmer | Independent | 0 ✓ |
