2008 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

2008 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

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All 73 seats to Caerphilly County Borough Council 37 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Lab Ind Leader Lindsay Whittle Harry Andrews N/A Party Plaid Cymru Labour Independent Leader's seat Penyrheol Gilfach N/A Seats before 26 41 6 Seats won 32 32 9 Seat change 6 9 3 Popular vote 19,607 20,181 9,539 Percentage 36.3% 37.3% 17.6%

The 2008 Caerphilly County Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect 73 members to Caerphilly County Borough Council in Wales, as a part of both the 2008 Welsh local elections, and the 2008 United Kingdom local elections. Labour lost control of the council, and was replaced by a Plaid Cymru-led minority administration.

Results ^[1]

2008 Caerphilly County Borough Council election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Plaid Cymru	32			+6	44	36.3	20,181
	Labour	32			-9	44	37.3	20,181
	Independent	9			+9	12	17.6	9,539
	Conservative	0			0	0	6.3	3,419
	Liberal Democrats	0			0	0.0	2.2	1,214
	Communist	0			0	0	0.2	123

References

1. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2008 - Caerphilly". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2026-01-05.