2008 Newport City Council election

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2008 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations
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2008 elections to Newport City Council were held on 1 May 2008 [1] along with elections to the other 21 local authorities in Wales, community council elections in Wales and 2008 United Kingdom local elections.

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Councillors elected in this election served a four-year term.

The previous election took place in 2004.

The next full election took place on 3 May 2012.

Election results: overview

Newport Council election 2008 [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 22-944.033.313,884-2.9
  Conservative 17+634.035.014,705+8.4
  Liberal Democrats 9+318.021.89,066+0.6
  Plaid Cymru 102.07.22,980-1.6
  Independent 102.02.41,005+2.4
Total50 41,640

Ward results

Allt-yr-yn

Allt-yr-yn (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Evans 1,818
Conservative David Fouweather 1,800
Conservative Leslie Knight 1,622
Labour Fabi Berrettoni722
Liberal Democrats Phil Bennett420
Liberal Democrats Megan Rees Webb411
Liberal Democrats Adrian Summers369
Plaid Cymru Mian Rashid324
Majority
Turnout 7,486
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Alway

Alway (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Raymond Truman 795
Labour John Guy 776
Labour Ken Powell 775
Conservative Sarah Jones434
Conservative Sallie Mogford431
Liberal Democrats Anne Parry348
Liberal Democrats Terry Baulch344
Liberal Democrats Linda Davies309
Plaid Cymru Nagma Arshid251
Majority
Turnout 4,463
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Beechwood

Beechwood (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Hugh Clarke 1,433
Liberal Democrats David Hando 1,321
Liberal Democrats Jeff Evans 1,288
Labour David Collins484
Labour Christopher Evans399
Labour Alan Jones373
Conservative David Hildred220
Conservative Kenneth Cornelious204
Independent Tony Lane202
Conservative Ruth Williams187
Majority
Turnout 6,510
Liberal Democrats gain from Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Swing

Bettws

Bettws (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Noel Trigg 1,128
Labour Val Delahaye 890
Labour Glyn Jarvis 789
Liberal Democrats Susan Baker586
Liberal Democrats Ann Tripp451
Liberal Democrats David Gapper408
Conservative Michael Ryan331
Conservative Debbie Blackbird260
Plaid Cymru Firdaus Asghar75
Independent Vince Marenghi50
Plaid Cymru David Hall49
Independent Stephen Chomyn40
Majority
Turnout 5,057
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Caerleon

Caerleon (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Angela Jones 1,324
Conservative Charles Ferris 1,216
Labour Gail Giles 1,181
Conservative Naomi Macey1,178
Labour Cliff Suller1,094
Labour Paul Huntley1,087
Liberal Democrats Theresa Hughes467
Liberal Democrats Peter Davies308
Liberal Democrats Pam Baulch306
Majority
Turnout 8,161
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Gaer

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Debbie Wilcox, Newport City Council leader since 2016
Gaer (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Whitcutt 921
Labour Herbert Thomas 883
Labour Deborah Wilcox 847
Conservative Adam Wate813
Conservative Michael Wisniewski752
Liberal Democrats John Gibbon405
Liberal Democrats Michael Evans377
Liberal Democrats Mark Wheeldon333
Plaid Cymru Danielle Bennett258
Majority
Turnout 5,589
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Graig

Graig (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Cornelious 1,187
Conservative David Williams 1,070
Labour Andrew Sayer589
Liberal Democrats Sandra Flanagan317
Liberal Democrats Norman Mountain241
Majority
Turnout 3,404
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Langstone

Langstone (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative David Atwell 833
Independent Simon Lane 753
Conservative Carole Atwell615
Liberal Democrats Ynys Edwards303
Liberal Democrats Linda Perry296
Labour Deborah Harvey138
Plaid Cymru Timothy Harvey114
Majority
Turnout 3,052
Conservative hold Swing
Independent gain from Conservative Swing

Liswerry

Liswerry (4 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ken Critchley 1,018
Labour Allan Morris 982
Labour John Richards 879
Labour Andrew Jeavons 972
Conservative Chris Blight728
Conservative Greg Waters683
Conservative John Ferrier644
Liberal Democrats Lisa Berry419
Liberal Democrats Martin Price328
Liberal Democrats Oliver Townsend326
Liberal Democrats Tomas Forsey270
Majority
Turnout 7,249
Labour hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour gain from Swing

Llanwern

Llanwern (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Kellaway 491
Labour Ian Jones358
Liberal Democrats Stuart Bull92
Majority
Turnout 941
Conservative hold Swing

Malpas

Malpas (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Langsford 1,243
Labour David Mayer 1,137
Conservative John Bird 1,131
Conservative Ian Brown1,074
Labour Peter Davies1,064
Conservative Peter Meredith602
Liberal Democrats Susan Davies385
Majority
Turnout 6,636
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Marshfield

Marshfield (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard White 974
Conservative Tom Suller 952
Labour Neil Todd332
Labour Alan Speight283
Liberal Democrats Helena Wheeldon170
Plaid Cymru Susan Bennett162
Liberal Democrats Paul Bevan162
Majority
Turnout 3,034
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing

Pillgwenlly

Pillgwenlly (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Ibrahim Hayat 466
Labour Ron Jones 464
Conservative Tony Ismail377
Plaid Cymru Khalilur Rahman375
Plaid Cymru Anthony Salkeld346
Liberal Democrats Jayne Lewis498
Conservative David Madden327
Liberal Democrats Sofique Miah278
Majority
Turnout 2,964
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Ringland

Ringland (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Fortey 939
Labour Bob Bright 874
Labour Malcolm Linton 871
Liberal Democrats Paul Jordan858
Liberal Democrats Patricia Harris841
Labour Tony Gray783
Conservative Tina Evans264
Conservative Jane Mazey225
Plaid Cymru Keith Bennett175
Majority
Turnout 5,830
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Labour gain from Swing
Labour hold Swing

Rogerstone

Rogerstone (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Valerie Dudley 1,664
Conservative Stephen Jones 1,576
Conservative Andrew Cooksey 1,507
Labour Edward Burke1,450
Labour Jayne Bryant1,349
Labour Victoria Colley Wall1,136
Liberal Democrats Paul Angeli387
Plaid Cymru David Hall325
Liberal Democrats Jason Sullivan309
Liberal Democrats Maurice Bacon258
Majority
Turnout 9,961
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Conservative gain from Swing

St Julians

St.Julians (3 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Ed Townsend 1,148
Liberal Democrats Carmel Townsend 1,029
Liberal Democrats Gill Ford 985
Conservative Chris Blight581
Conservative Roy Lane552
Conservative Dale Hardman542
Labour Ken Goodger492
Labour Kenneth Chandler467
Labour Anthony Jermyn432
Plaid Cymru James Priest111
Majority
Turnout 6,139
Liberal Democrats gain from Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Swing
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Shaftesbury

Shaftesbury (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bob Poole 478
Labour Paul Cockeram 468
Conservative Mike Ryan429
Conservative James Hampson376
Liberal Democrats Julia Varley178
Plaid Cymru Jonathan Clark167
Liberal Democrats Bob Davies139
Plaid Cymru Omer Williams113
Majority
Turnout 2,348
Labour hold Swing
Labour hold Swing

Stow Hill

Stow Hill (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Davies 723
Conservative William Routley 616
Labour Miqdad al-Nuaimi436
Labour Fern Foster418
Plaid Cymru Rhys ab Elis91
Liberal Democrats Nigel Flanagan86
Liberal Democrats Winifred Lee72
Plaid Cymru Shereen Williams7
Majority
Turnout 2,449
Conservative gain from Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Tredegar Park

Tredegar Park (1 seat)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Plaid Cymru James Brunnock 364
Labour Trevor Watkins293
Conservative Gerry Coldham152
Liberal Democrats Andrew Bailey35
Majority 71N/A
Turnout 844
Plaid Cymru gain from Labour Swing

Victoria

Victoria (2 seats)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Mike Hamilton 618
Liberal Democrats Mozadul Hussain 604
Labour Chris Jenkins486
Labour Deb Davies450
Plaid Cymru Firdaus Asghar413
Conservative David Cox231
Plaid Cymru Trefor Puw197
Majority
Turnout 2,999
Liberal Democrats gain from Plaid Cymru Swing
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

References

  1. ↑ Local Election Results 2008 - National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly, 2008
  2. ↑ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008: Newport" . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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