Local Elections 2008
Local Elections 2008 was held on 1 May 2008. 3,964 seats were filled across 3,475 wards and divisions in 224 councils, from 13,621 candidates. Conservative Party won 1,403, The Labour Party won 1,000 and Liberal Democrats won 792.
- Date
- 1 May 2008
- Seats filled
- 3,964
- Candidates
- 13,621
- Councils
- 224
| Party | Candidates | Seats won | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative Party | 3,287 | 1,403 | 2,820,616 | 34.1% |
| The Labour Party | 3,463 | 1,000 | 2,196,353 | 26.5% |
| Liberal Democrats | 2,743 | 792 | 1,729,015 | 20.9% |
| Independent | 1,207 | 419 | 514,017 | 6.2% |
| PC | 494 | 192 | 236,680 | 2.9% |
| Independent / other | 314 | 80 | 142,481 | 1.7% |
| Green Party | 769 | 17 | 185,594 | 2.2% |
| BNP | 609 | 15 | 236,674 | 2.9% |
| B IndGp | 10 | 9 | 12,616 | 0.2% |
| LIB | 47 | 7 | 15,547 | 0.2% |
| CIIP | 6 | 6 | 5,314 | 0.1% |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 473 | 4 | 103,096 | 1.2% |
| Bath Northeast Somerset Independent Group (BIG) | 7 | 3 | 4,756 | 0.1% |
| MF | 3 | 3 | 4,069 | 0.0% |
| SDP | 4 | 3 | 2,778 | 0.0% |
| Scottish National Party | 3 | 2 | 4,197 | 0.1% |
| STP | 4 | 2 | 2,605 | 0.0% |
| Respect | 12 | 1 | 9,849 | 0.1% |
| Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales | 29 | 1 | 7,807 | 0.1% |
| D Ind | 9 | 1 | 6,389 | 0.1% |
| NIP | 3 | 1 | 4,262 | 0.1% |
| Morley Borough Independents | 1 | 1 | 3,665 | 0.0% |
| Other | 2 | 1 | 1,055 | 0.0% |
| Peop V | 1 | 1 | 232 | 0.0% |
| English Democrats Party - Putting England First | 41 | 0 | 10,022 | 0.1% |
| British National Party | 9 | 0 | 5,863 | 0.1% |
| AGS | 12 | 0 | 1,938 | 0.0% |
| Tees | 2 | 0 | 1,486 | 0.0% |
| SOC LAB | 5 | 0 | 1,279 | 0.0% |
| EDem | 3 | 0 | 1,038 | 0.0% |
| COMM | 12 | 0 | 855 | 0.0% |
| VoiceG | 2 | 0 | 831 | 0.0% |
| NF | 5 | 0 | 570 | 0.0% |
| Pot | 1 | 0 | 509 | 0.0% |
| CmtyG | 1 | 0 | 501 | 0.0% |
| IKHHC | 1 | 0 | 452 | 0.0% |
| FEP | 1 | 0 | 367 | 0.0% |
| Left | 2 | 0 | 290 | 0.0% |
| The Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 4 | 0 | 289 | 0.0% |
| E Dem | 1 | 0 | 280 | 0.0% |
| Council | Wards / divisions | Seats filled | Largest party | Its seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeenshire | 2 | 2 | SNP | 2 |
| Adur | 14 | 18 | Conservative | 16 |
| Amber Valley | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Amber Valley | 13 | 12 | Conservative | 6 |
| Barnet | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Barnsley | 22 | 24 | B IndGp | 9 |
| Barrow-in-Furness | 13 | 36 | Conservative | 17 |
| Basildon | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 10 |
| Basingstoke and Deane | 29 | 57 | Conservative | 32 |
| Bassetlaw | 16 | 14 | Conservative | 11 |
| Birmingham | 40 | 40 | Conservative | 18 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | 22 | 22 | Labour | 8 |
| Blaenau Gwent | 16 | 42 | Independent | 18 |
| Bolton | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 9 |
| Bournemouth | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Bradford | 30 | 30 | Conservative | 14 |
| Brentwood | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 9 |
| Bridgend | 39 | 55 | Labour | 27 |
| Broxbourne | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 11 |
| Burnley | 15 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Bury | 18 | 17 | Conservative | 10 |
| Caerphilly | 33 | 76 | Labour | 33 |
| Calderdale | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 8 |
| Cambridge | 14 | 14 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Camden | 1 | 1 | Green | 1 |
| Cannock Chase | 13 | 14 | Conservative | 8 |
| Cardiff | 29 | 75 | Liberal Democrats | 35 |
| Carlisle | 17 | 17 | Labour | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 57 | 69 | Independent | 31 |
| Carmarthenshire County Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Castle Point | 2 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Castle Point | 11 | 12 | CIIP | 6 |
| Ceredigion | 41 | 42 | PC | 19 |
| Cheltenham | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 9 |
| Cheltenham Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cherwell | 17 | 19 | Conservative | 19 |
| Cheshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Cheshire | 3 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Cheshire East | 27 | 81 | Conservative | 59 |
| Cheshire West & Chester | 23 | 21 | Conservative | 18 |
| Chorley | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 8 |
| City of Durham | 2 | 4 | Labour | 3 |
| Colchester | 19 | 19 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Colchester | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Conwy | 38 | 57 | Conservative | 22 |
| County Durham | 28 | 55 | Labour | 23 |
| Coventry | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 9 |
| Craven | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 8 |
| Crawley | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| Cynon Valley | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Daventry | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 10 |
| Denbighshire | 32 | 45 | Conservative | 17 |
| Derby | 17 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Derry | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Doncaster | 17 | 17 | Labour | 7 |
| Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council | 4 | 1 | Independent | 1 |
| Dorset | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Dudley | 24 | 25 | Conservative | 18 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Durham | 2 | 4 | Labour | 4 |
| Durham | 32 | 56 | Labour | 34 |
| Ealing | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| East Staffordshire | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| East Suffolk | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Eastleigh | 16 | 16 | Liberal Democrats | 14 |
| Elmbridge | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 12 |
| Epping Forest | 21 | 22 | Conservative | 13 |
| Exeter | 14 | 15 | Liberal Democrats | 6 |
| Fareham | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 12 |
| Flintshire | 56 | 66 | Independent | 26 |
| Flintshire County Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Gateshead | 21 | 22 | Labour | 12 |
| Gateshead | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Gloucester | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 5 |
| Gosport | 18 | 17 | Conservative | 10 |
| Great Yarmouth | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| Gwynedd | 73 | 69 | PC | 29 |
| Halton | 20 | 19 | Labour | 12 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Harlow | 10 | 9 | Conservative | 7 |
| Harrogate | 16 | 15 | Conservative | 14 |
| Hart | 12 | 11 | Conservative | 7 |
| Hartlepool | 13 | 13 | Labour | 7 |
| Hartlepool | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Hartlepool Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hastings | 16 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Havant | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 12 |
| Hertsmere | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 12 |
| Huntingdonshire | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| Huntingdonshire County Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Hyndburn | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Hyndburn | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 6 |
| Ipswich | 16 | 20 | Labour | 10 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 40 | 39 | Independent | 22 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Kingston Upon Hull, City of | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 12 |
| Kirklees | 23 | 23 | Conservative | 8 |
| Knowsley | 21 | 20 | Labour | 14 |
| Lambeth | 1 | 2 | Labour | 2 |
| Leeds | 33 | 33 | Labour | 12 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| Liverpool | 30 | 30 | Labour | 16 |
| Maidstone | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 10 |
| Manchester | 32 | 32 | Labour | 19 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 11 | 33 | Independent | 16 |
| Mid Bedfordshire | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Milton Keynes | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| Mole Valley | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 6 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 | 36 | Conservative | 24 |
| Monmouthshire County Council | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| Neath Port Talbot | 42 | 64 | Labour | 38 |
| Newcastle Upon Tyne | 27 | 25 | Liberal Democrats | 16 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 21 | 20 | Conservative | 10 |
| Newport | 20 | 52 | Labour | 23 |
| North East Lincolnshire | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| North Hertfordshire | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 10 |
| North Tyneside | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 11 |
| Northumberland | 55 | 55 | Liberal Democrats | 25 |
| Northumberland County Council | 13 | 4 | Conservative | 3 |
| Norwich | 13 | 13 | Green | 5 |
| Nuneaton and Bedworth | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 10 |
| Oldham | 20 | 18 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Oswestry | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Oxford | 24 | 23 | Labour | 12 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 60 | 60 | Independent | 42 |
| Pendle | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 6 |
| Pendle | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Peterborough | 19 | 20 | Conservative | 16 |
| Plymouth | 19 | 18 | Conservative | 13 |
| Portsmouth | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 8 |
| Powys | 75 | 75 | Independent | 47 |
| Preston | 20 | 17 | Conservative | 7 |
| Purbeck | 8 | 7 | Conservative | 4 |
| Reading | 16 | 16 | Labour | 7 |
| Redditch | 9 | 9 | Conservative | 6 |
| Reigate & Banstead | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 13 |
| Restormel | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 51 | 71 | Labour | 41 |
| Rochdale | 20 | 20 | Liberal Democrats | 11 |
| Rochford | 14 | 15 | Conservative | 15 |
| Rossendale | 12 | 13 | Conservative | 10 |
| Rotherham | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Rotherham | 20 | 19 | Labour | 13 |
| Rugby | 17 | 18 | Conservative | 11 |
| Runnymede | 14 | 17 | Conservative | 14 |
| Rushmoor | 15 | 16 | Conservative | 11 |
| Salford | 20 | 18 | Labour | 10 |
| Sandwell | 24 | 24 | Labour | 14 |
| Sefton | 22 | 23 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Sheffield | 28 | 30 | Liberal Democrats | 17 |
| Slough | 14 | 15 | Labour | 8 |
| Solihull | 15 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Solihull | 2 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Somerset | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| South Cambridgeshire | 19 | 20 | Conservative | 9 |
| South Hams | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| South Lakeland | 45 | 51 | Liberal Democrats | 36 |
| South Tyneside | 18 | 19 | Labour | 9 |
| Southampton | 16 | 17 | Conservative | 15 |
| Southend-On-Sea | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| St Albans | 5 | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 3 |
| St Albans Borough Council | 6 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| St. Albans | 8 | 3 | Liberal Democrats | 2 |
| St. Helens | 16 | 17 | Labour | 10 |
| Staffordshire | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Stevenage | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Stevenage | 12 | 12 | Labour | 7 |
| Stockport | 21 | 21 | Liberal Democrats | 12 |
| Stoke On Trent | 20 | 20 | Ind | 5 |
| Stratford-on-Avon | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 2 |
| Stratford-On-Avon | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 9 |
| Stroud | 17 | 17 | Conservative | 12 |
| Sunderland | 25 | 26 | Labour | 13 |
| Swale | 16 | 15 | Conservative | 9 |
| Swansea | 36 | 69 | Labour | 29 |
| Swindon | 20 | 21 | Conservative | 17 |
| Taff-Ely | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Tameside | 19 | 19 | Labour | 13 |
| Tamworth | 10 | 10 | Conservative | 9 |
| Tandridge | 14 | 14 | Conservative | 11 |
| Taunton Deane | 1 | 1 | Liberal Democrats | 1 |
| Three Rivers | 16 | 17 | Liberal Democrats | 9 |
| Thurrock | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Thurrock | 15 | 14 | Conservative | 8 |
| Torfaen | 24 | 43 | Labour | 18 |
| Tower Hamlets | 2 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Trafford | 21 | 22 | Conservative | 13 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 13 | 12 | Conservative | 12 |
| Tunbridge Wells | 3 | 2 | Conservative | 1 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 22 | 46 | Conservative | 24 |
| Vale Royal | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Wakefield | 21 | 22 | Conservative | 11 |
| Walsall | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 12 |
| Wansbeck | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Warrington | 19 | 19 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Watford | 7 | 6 | Liberal Democrats | 4 |
| Watford Borough Council | 6 | 5 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Waveney | 5 | 4 | Conservative | 4 |
| Waveney | 11 | 11 | Conservative | 7 |
| Welwyn Hatfield | 17 | 46 | Conservative | 38 |
| West Lancashire | 19 | 19 | Conservative | 12 |
| West Lindsey | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 8 |
| West Oxfordshire | 16 | 16 | Conservative | 14 |
| West Somerset | 1 | 1 | Conservative | 1 |
| Weymouth and Portland | 12 | 9 | Liberal Democrats | 5 |
| Wigan | 25 | 25 | Labour | 12 |
| Winchester | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| Winchester | 13 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 8 |
| Winchester Borough Council | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Wirral | 22 | 23 | Conservative | 11 |
| Woking | 13 | 13 | Liberal Democrats | 7 |
| Wokingham | 18 | 18 | Conservative | 15 |
| Wolverhampton | 20 | 20 | Conservative | 12 |
| Worcester | 12 | 12 | Conservative | 5 |
| Worthing | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| Wrexham | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |
| Wrexham | 46 | 50 | Independent | 19 |
| Wyre Forest | 13 | 13 | Conservative | 9 |
| Wyre Forest | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| YEOVIL | 1 | 1 | Labour | 1 |