2008 Purbeck District Council election

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Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 1 May 2008. Nine of the twenty-four seats on the council were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. [1] Overall turnout was 44.86%. [2]

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A big issue in the election was housing with much criticism of plans to build over five thousand homes in the district by 2026. [3] The nominations for the election saw an unusual event when Liberal Democrat candidate Alexandra Brenton signed the nomination papers for her friend and Labour party candidate Selby Bennett. [4] Two seats were contested in Lytchett Matravers after Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Peacock stood down in February. [5]

The results saw the Liberal Democrat party gained Wareham and Wool wards from the Conservative party to pull level on the Council. The Conservative party took Swanage South from Liberal Democrat Colin Bright who had defected from the Conservatives the previous month. [6]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Purbeck Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 521+155.645.66,174+3.8%
  Conservative 412-144.447.36,399+8.7%
  Labour 000004.8653-2.3%
  Independent 000002.2304-3.2%

Ward results

Lytchett Matravers (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Martyn Colvey785
Conservative David Cross729
Liberal Democrats Alexandra Brenton715
Conservative Colin Gibb692
Labour James Selby Bennett50
Turnout 2,97152.7+0.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Lytchett Minster and Upton East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Wendy Starr69257.6-4.1
Conservative Simon Williams50942.4+4.1
Majority18315.2-8.2
Turnout 1,20139.1-0.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Lytchett Minster and Upton West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Paul Johns82965.3+15.8
Liberal Democrats Mark Howlett39130.8-19.7
Labour Ruth Cade503.9+3.9
Majority43824.5
Turnout 1,27042.6-6.3
Conservative hold Swing
St Martin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Beryl Ezzard56356.2-0.9
Conservative Jane Thomas43843.8+10.3
Majority12512.4-11.2
Turnout 1,00146.5+0.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Swanage North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gloria Marsh91759.3+8.2
Liberal Democrats Philippa Keeling49732.1+7.1
Labour Margaret Storey1328.5-2.3
Majority42027.2+1.1
Turnout 1,54646.2-3.4
Conservative hold Swing
Swanage South
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alison Patrick93250.6+10.6
Liberal Democrats Colin Bright56130.5+1.1
Labour Marilyn Larthe de Langladure34818.9+0.6
Majority37120.1+9.5
Turnout 1,84138.5+0.0
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Wareham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Keith Critchley1,24557.6-4.6
Conservative Roy Anderson91542.4+4.6
Majority33015.2-9.2
Turnout 2,16047.0+4.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Wool
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Holmes72547.1+0.7
Conservative Malcolm Shakesby43828.4-6.1
Independent Rosemary Grey-Hodder30419.7+19.7
Labour Rosemary Phillips734.7-2.6
Majority28718.7+6.8
Turnout 1,54046.5+2.9
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing

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