• Julia Goldsworthy (LD)
• Dan Rogerson (LD)
• Colin Breed (LD)
• Andrew George (LD)
• Matthew Taylor (LD)

1. Penwith
2. Kerrier
3. Carrick
4. Restormel
5. Caradon
6. North Cornwall
7. Isles of Scilly (Unitary)

The administrative centre and only city is Truro, while the historic capital is Bodmin. Including the Isles of Scilly, located 28 miles (45 km) offshore, Cornwall covers an area of 1,376 square miles (3,563 km²). There is a population of 513,527 with a population density of 144 people per square kilometre, or 373 per square mile.Office for National Statistics, 2003 Population estimates. For a comparison of population and population density see List of ceremonial counties of England by population. Tourism forms a significant part of the local economy. However, it is the poorest area in the United Kingdom with the lowest contribution to the national economy,Office for National Statistics, 2003. "Top 5 and Bottom 5 GVA per head of population." (just behind Merseyside and the Tees Valley and Durham). Cornwall is the only area in Southern Britain to qualify for Objective One funding (GDP per capita for the region must be below 75% of the EU average).DEFRA, n.d. "Objective 1 and 2 areas in England."

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