2008 Redditch Borough Council election

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Elections to Redditch Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33.2%. [1]

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This was the first time in 26 years that the Conservative party had control of Redditch council. [2] This came after the Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Labour party, with local and national issues being said to be behind the results. [2] The results in Redditch were described as being representative of the mood of the electorate nationally. [3]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Redditch Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 640+466.748.07,815+6.1%
  Labour 204-422.230.04,881+0.7%
  Liberal Democrats 100011.113.92,263-6.8%
  Independent 000004.7768+4.2%
  BNP 000003.4549-4.3%

Ward results

Batchley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jinny Pearce96851.4+21.1
Labour Diane Haywood70937.7−2.0
Liberal Democrats Christopher Hennessey20510.9+2.6
Majority25913.7
Turnout 1,88232.3−3.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Central
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative R Farooqui74447.1+11.1
Labour Greg Chance57136.1−13.3
Liberal Democrats Simone Rudge1539.7−5.0
Independent Isabel Armstrong1137.1+7.1
Majority17311.0
Turnout 1,58134.5−5.0
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Church Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bill Hartnett73339.3−4.3
Conservative James Swansborough72238.7+2.2
Liberal Democrats David Gee23312.5−7.4
Independent Dave Small1769.4+9.4
Majority110.6−6.5
Turnout 1,86430.3−0.6
Labour hold Swing
Greenlands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative William Norton70241.1+17.1
Labour Patie Hill62636.6−0.8
Liberal Democrats Anthony Pitt26315.4+1.4
Independent Orion Moon1197.0+7.0
Majority764.5
Turnout 1,71027.7−5.4
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Peter Anderson1,49362.9+5.1
Labour Dot Dudley55023.2−3.1
Liberal Democrats Ronald Thompson33013.9−1.9
Majority94339.7+8.2
Turnout 2,37334.7−2.7
Conservative hold Swing
Lodge Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Mark Shummer55641.4−4.9
Conservative Paul Swansborough54740.7+5.2
Liberal Democrats Ian Webster14710.9−7.4
Independent Richard Armstrong947.0+7.0
Majority90.7−10.1
Turnout 1,34433.4−0.7
Labour hold Swing
Matchborough
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Anita Clayton85258.5+2.3
Labour Gareth Young35624.4−4.8
Liberal Democrats Fiona Hennessey1419.7−4.9
Independent Rod Mansell1087.4+7.4
Majority49634.1+7.1
Turnout 1,45732.0−1.8
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
West
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Michael Braley1,11271.1+6.4
Labour John Fisher29418.8−4.0
Independent Helen Truman15810.1+10.1
Majority81852.3+10.4
Turnout 1,56435.4−2.5
Conservative hold Swing
Winyates
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Malcolm Hall79131.6+1.5
Conservative John Russell67527.0+9.4
BNP Maurice Field54922.0+0.4
Labour Linda Hammond48619.4−9.0
Majority1164.6+2.9
Turnout 2,50138.7−4.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

References

  1. "No appetite for elected mayor in Redditch". The Redditch Standard. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Tories take control in Redditch". Birmingham Post . 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.[ dead link ]
  3. "Tories gain 'weathervane' council". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.