2008 Daventry District Council election

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Elections to Daventry District Council in Northamptonshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.

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No seats changed hands at the election with the Conservative party winning 10 of the 12 seats up for election. [1] The British National Party were pleased with the second place they achieved in Drayton ward feeling they could build on the performance but the other parties were happy that they had been defeated. [2]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1000083.360.46,488-8.5%
  Labour 10008.318.82,016+0.0%
  Liberal Democrats 10008.316.61,780+14.0%
  BNP 000004.2451+4.2%

Two Conservative candidates were unopposed. [3]

Ward results

Abbey North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gloria Edwards-Davidson1,04562.9+13.2
Labour Chris Myers35621.4-4.0
Liberal Democrats Neil Farmer26115.7-9.3
Majority68941.5+17.2
Turnout 1,66225.9
Conservative hold Swing
Abbey South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Deanna Eddon68668.1+15.7
Labour Maureen Luke19719.6-0.9
Liberal Democrats John Lathan12412.3+12.3
Majority48948.5+23.2
Turnout 1,00735.4
Conservative hold Swing
Barby & Kilsby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Catherine Lomax79354.4+2.6
Conservative John Richards66645.6-2.6
Majority1278.8+5.2
Turnout 1,45953.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Boughton and Pitsford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative John ShephardUnopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Braunston
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Janet McCarthy44760.3-11.7
Conservative Ian Nott29439.7+11.7
Majority15320.6-23.4
Turnout 74151.8
Labour hold Swing
Brixworth
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Frank WiigUnopposed
Conservative hold Swing
Drayton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Annette Dunn65445.4-10.9
BNP David Jones45131.3+31.3
Labour Peter Luke33723.4-20.3
Majority20314.1+1.5
Turnout 1,44230.8
Conservative hold Swing
Flore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Wendy Amos55378.4+1.5
Labour Beatrice Price9813.9-9.2
Liberal Democrats Liz Pym547.7+7.7
Majority45564.5+10.7
Turnout 70546.0
Conservative hold Swing
Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thelma Hills75170.8+23.8
Labour Nigel Carr31029.2+7.2
Majority44141.6+25.6
Turnout 1,06125.9
Conservative hold Swing
Ravensthorpe
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ian Pasley-Tyler53574.2-5.0
Liberal Democrats Bob Pratchett12317.1+17.1
Labour Sue Myers638.7-12.1
Majority41257.1-1.3
Turnout 72149.8
Conservative hold Swing
Weedon
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David White67970.1-4.8
Liberal Democrats Chris Salaman28929.9+17.2
Majority39040.2-22.0
Turnout 96837.4
Conservative hold Swing
Woodford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Griffin62564.5
Labour Hilary Bradley20821.5
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Adcock13614.0
Majority41743.0
Turnout 96934.0
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "No change as Tories hold Daventry". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  2. ↑ "Election 'is backing for town vision'". Daventry Express. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  3. ↑ "Local elections to be held". Daventry Express. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
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