Before (end of 1984) (79 seats, Elections Centre)
Other 45 · Conservative 16 · SDP-Liberal Alliance 12 · Labour 6
After (end of 1985) (79 seats, Elections Centre)
SDP-Liberal Alliance 30 · Other 28 · Conservative 16 · Labour 5
Ward results
Altarnun1 seat · turnout 52.4%
| L. Hooper | Independent | 686 ✓ |
| R. Budge | Conservative | 591 |
| A. Brown | Independent | 459 |
| E. Clark | Labour | 161 |
Biscovey1 seat · turnout 35.5%
| S. Wells | Lib/Sdp | 698 ✓ |
| J. Wakeford | Independent | 655 |
| J. Woodroffe | Conservative | 363 |
Bodmin St Mary's1 seat
| A. Quinnell | Lib/Sdp | 669 ✓ |
| F. Jordan | Labour | 306 |
| F. Wallace | Independent | 267 |
Bodmin St Petroc1 seat · turnout 26.0%
| W. Taylor | Lib/Sdp | 752 ✓ |
| J. Roberts | Labour | 225 |
| R. Trevallion | Ind Li | 93 |
Breage1 seat · turnout 44.3%
| D. Roberts | Independent | 1,498 ✓ |
| G. Shaw | Conservative | 305 |
Callington1 seat
| J. Tamblyn | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Calstock1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| T. Smale | Labour | 1,114 ✓ |
| C. Boundy | Conservative | 745 |
| A. Hilborne | Ind Con | 183 |
| N. Miles | Ecol | 161 |
Camborne North1 seat · turnout 30.7%
| B. Waters | Conservative | 640 ✓ |
| M. Cosgrove | Labour | 540 |
| P. Robinson | Lib/Sdp | 318 |
Camborne South1 seat · turnout 39.2%
| J. Geach | Labour | 934 ✓ |
| G. Ford | Lib/Sdp | 564 |
| M. Pascoe | Conservative | 389 |
Camborne West1 seat · turnout 34.0%
| A. Heffer | Lib/Sdp | 906 ✓ |
| K. Bowden | Conservative | 691 |
Camelford1 seat · turnout 51.6%
| H. Northcott | Independent | 1,030 ✓ |
| R. Ellison | Independent | 602 |
| H. Huntley | Labour | 205 |
Constantine1 seat · turnout 42.4%
| D. Eccleshall | Conservative | 742 ✓ |
| O. Carne | Independent | 503 |
| W. Rickard | Independent | 437 |
Dobwalls1 seat · turnout 34.5%
| G. Matthews | Conservative | 613 ✓ |
| R. Edwards | Independent | 546 |
Falmouth Arwenack1 seat · turnout 40.5%
| G. Evans | Conservative | 1,132 ✓ |
| M. Hollebon | Lib/Sdp | 1,001 |
Falmouth Penwerris1 seat · turnout 35.1%
| A. Nelson | Labour | 878 ✓ |
| P. Davis | Independent | 365 |
| E. Jones | Lib/Sdp | 294 |
Falmouth Smithick1 seat · turnout 37.6%
| G. Harrison | Conservative | 831 ✓ |
| G. Greene | Labour | 602 |
| C. Alexander | Lib/Sdp | 538 |
Feock And Kea1 seat · turnout 55.6%
| M. Child | Lib/Sdp | 1,194 ✓ |
| P. Lobb | Conservative | 1,004 |
Fowey and Lostwithiel1 seat · turnout 48.8%
| H. Kerr | Conservative | 608 ✓ |
| R. Thomas | Lib/Sdp | 586 |
| S. Kneebone | Independent | 526 |
| J. Saundry | Cnp | 223 |
Grampound1 seat
| F. Williams | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Hayle North1 seat · turnout 30.1%
| H. Johns | Independent | 733 ✓ |
| M. Reynolds | Conservative | 585 |
Hayle South1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| T. Laity | Independent | 585 ✓ |
| W. Cock | Independent | 449 |
Helland1 seat
| J. Thomson | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Helston North1 seat · turnout 24.6%
| R. Curnow | Independent | 447 ✓ |
| C. Climo | Independent | 430 |
| D. Grayson | Independent | 262 |
| R. Olliff | Independent | 61 |
Illogan And Portreath1 seat · turnout 29.2%
| P. Holmes | Lib/Sdp | 777 ✓ |
| R. Stone | Conservative | 617 |
Illogan South1 seat · turnout 28.5%
| R. Godolphin | Lib/Sdp | 866 ✓ |
| K. Bennie | Conservative | 497 |
Launceston1 seat · turnout 41.9%
| L. Baker | Lib/Sdp | 1,787 ✓ |
| L. Clark | Labour | 244 |
Liskeard1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| M. Eliot | Conservative | 1,127 ✓ |
| E. Moss | Independent | 758 |
| J. Minns | Labour | 266 |
| D. Cullingford | BNP | 24 |
Looe1 seat · turnout 42.6%
| H. Bonson | Independent | 1,101 ✓ |
| P. Langmaid | Conservative | 595 |
Marazion1 seat · turnout 40.2%
| E. Barnard | Conservative | 551 ✓ |
| T. Thomas | Independent | 464 |
| J. Brooke | Independent | 455 |
Meneage and South Helston1 seat · turnout 35.4%
| P. Lyne | Independent | 1,081 ✓ |
| R. Bryant | Conservative | 327 |
Menheniot1 seat · turnout 48.1%
| A. Simmons | Lib/Sdp | 1,144 ✓ |
| M. Higgins | Conservative | 348 |
| R. Trehane | BNP | 24 |
Newquay Central1 seat · turnout 31.7%
| P. Cocks | Lib/Sdp | 1,132 ✓ |
| A. Trevena | Independent | 366 |
Newquay North1 seat · turnout 45.2%
| W. Hosking | Lib/Sdp | 1,476 ✓ |
| J. Bedford | Conservative | 421 |
Newquay West1 seat · turnout 43.5%
| A. Mitchell | Lib/Sdp | 975 ✓ |
| L. Mountford | Independent | 742 |
Penzance East1 seat · turnout 46.3%
| S. Large | Labour | 1,247 ✓ |
| J. Nicholas | Conservative | 1,082 |
Penzance South1 seat · turnout 41.1%
| C. Lawry | MK | 1,037 ✓ |
| D. Marsh | Conservative | 970 |
Penzance West1 seat
| K. Furse | Conservative | 0 ✓ |
Perranporth1 seat
| W. Rowse | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Poltair1 seat
| M. Curtice | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Porthleven1 seat · turnout 43.3%
| D. Richards | Independent | 694 ✓ |
| G. Andrews | Independent | 637 |
| P. Prior | MK | 246 |
Probus1 seat · turnout 28.0%
| G. Mannell | Lib/Sdp | 1,112 ✓ |
| T. Grose | Conservative | 0 |
Rame1 seat · turnout 58.0%
| L. Carew Pole | Independent | 1,790 ✓ |
| M. Crowley | Labour | 267 |
Redruth North1 seat
| P. Neville | Labour | 0 ✓ |
Redruth South1 seat
| A. Davey | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Roche1 seat · turnout 42.7%
| P. Burnett | Independent | 942 ✓ |
| S. Gregor | Lib/Sdp | 728 |
Saltash East1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| B. Spring | Lib/Sdp | 785 ✓ |
| K. Hodge | Independent | 707 |
| B. Smith | Independent | 487 |
| D. Eggins | Labour | 327 |
| G. Cummins | BNP | 22 |
Saltash West1 seat · turnout 44.2%
| J. Scannell | Lib/Sdp | 1,102 ✓ |
| K. Avery | RES | 673 |
| J. Griffiths | Labour | 336 |
St Agnes1 seat · turnout 43.4%
| F. Cheshire | Lib/Sdp | 1,169 ✓ |
| T. Thewlis | Independent | 858 |
St Blaise1 seat · turnout 41.5%
| T. Alexander | Independent | 1,066 ✓ |
| T. Ford | Lib/Sdp | 703 |
| W. Atherton | Labour | 317 |
St Cleer1 seat · turnout 37.5%
| O. England | Lib/Sdp | 815 ✓ |
| J. Olliver | Independent | 699 |
St Stephen1 seat · turnout 34.6%
| D. Harris | Independent | 1,258 ✓ |
| K. Hughes | Lib/Sdp | 806 |
St. Austell West1 seat · turnout 38.2%
| A. Smith | Lib/Sdp | 1,099 ✓ |
| G. Down | Conservative | 643 |
St. Day Lanner & Carharrack1 seat · turnout 36.6%
| E. Spargo | Conservative | 483 ✓ |
| A. McGough | Lib/Sdp | 447 |
| T. Wayne | Labour | 330 |
| D. James | Independent | 190 |
St. Germans1 seat · turnout 51.7%
| W. Harding | Conservative | 861 ✓ |
| M. Millard | Lib/Sdp | 833 |
St. Ives North1 seat · turnout 42.5%
| H. Storer | Conservative | 845 ✓ |
| S. Parker | Labour | 526 |
St. Ives South1 seat · turnout 37.3%
| O. Eddy | Independent | 693 ✓ |
| D. Milton | Conservative | 689 |
St. Keverne1 seat · turnout 48.0%
| A. Hendy | Conservative | 1,356 ✓ |
| L. Wilkes | Independent | 744 |
Stithians1 seat
| J. Plummer | Independent | 0 ✓ |
Stokeclimsland1 seat
| S. Davey | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Tintagel1 seat · turnout 45.8%
| F. Whiting | Independent | 1,372 ✓ |
| C. Herries | Labour | 239 |
Torpoint1 seat · turnout 46.7%
| R. Cross | Lib/Sdp | 1,738 ✓ |
| C. Callender | RES | 523 |
| T. Vernon | Labour | 327 |
Trevarna1 seat · turnout 38.0%
| A. Horn | Lib/Sdp | 1,021 ✓ |
| J. Gallagher | Conservative | 652 |
Treverbyn1 seat
| E. Vincent | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Truro East1 seat
| J. Hurst | Lib/Sdp | 0 ✓ |
Truro South1 seat · turnout 47.6%
| D. Ansari | Lib/Sdp | 1,434 ✓ |
| N. James | Conservative | 478 |
Truro West1 seat · turnout 48.4%
| M. Pryor | Lib/Sdp | 1,201 ✓ |
| W. Flooks | Conservative | 427 |
| M. Jenner | Labour | 157 |
| J. Whetter | Cnp | 82 |
Wadebridge1 seat
| I. Fisher | Independent | 0 ✓ |
