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Local elections to Northumberland County Council , a county council in the north east of England, were held on 1 May 2008, resulting in a council with no overall control and with Liberal Democrat members forming the largest political group on the new unitary authority Council. [2]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Liberal Democrats | 26 | 36.5 | 36,586 | ||||||
| Conservative | 17 | 29.7 | 29,777 | ||||||
| Labour | 17 | 22.2 | 22,257 | ||||||
| Independent | 7 | 11.0 | 11,077 | ||||||
| Green | 0 | 0.4 | 425 | ||||||
| UKIP | 0 | 0.2 | 159 | ||||||
| BNP | 0 | 0.1 | 88 | ||||||
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