2008 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Elections to Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.

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Election result

Sefton Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 910+139.13%31.04%21 025
  Labour 800034.78%22.98%15 569
  Conservative 601-126.09%34.15%23 135
  UKIP 00000%7.22%4 888
 Southport Party00000%1.81%1 229
  BNP 00000%1.74%1 177
  Socialist Alternative 00000%0.55%373
  Green 00000%0.31%210
  Communist 00000%0.16%105

Wards

Ainsdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Pauline Collier98623.43%
UKIP John Leech1683.99%
Conservative Brenda Porter *2 90368.99%
Labour Frank Warner2235.30%
Turnout 4 20843.96%
Birkdale
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Terry Durance39411.51%
Liberal Democrats Richard Hands *1 70249.74%
Conservative Cath Regan1 10532.29%
Labour Frank Robinson2136.22%
Turnout 3 42235%
Blundellsands
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Kevin Donnellon57818.01%
Labour Constance McCarthy73122.78%
Conservative Paula Parry *1 89358.99%
Turnout 3 20936.2%
Cambridge
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Thomas Glover *2 07649.39%
Labour Muriel Langley2295.45%
Liberal Democrats Aiden McGuire1 88944.94%
Turnout 4 20345.12%
Church
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Brian Cook42617.23%
Labour Paul Cummins *1 21649.19%
Communist Ian Davis602.43%
UKIP Joseph Nugent31512.74%
Liberal Democrats Carol Tonkiss44818.12%
Turnout 2 47228.59%
Derby
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Carol Gustafson *1 03051.22%
BNP Dean McGraine984.87%
UKIP Paul Nuttall76337.94%
Conservative Kenneth Parry1085.37%
Turnout 2 01123.33%
Dukes
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Cathine Cookson2978.31%
SouthportHarry Forster49713.90%
Conservative David Pearson *1 97955.36%
Liberal Democrats Mary Shavaksha79022.10%
Turnout 3 57537.9%
Ford
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Owen Brady *1 33060.78%
Conservative Jessamine Hounslea28713.12%
BNP Michael McDermott30113.76%
UKIP Phillip Wordley26512.11%
Turnout 2 18824.21%
Harington
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alfred Doran *2 52767.80%
Liberal Democrats Druscilla Haydon66317.79%
Labour Maurice Newton52614.11%
Turnout 3 72738.56%
Kew
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Maureen Fearn *1 40447.12%
Labour Stephen Jowett2036.81%
SouthportJohn Lee45515.27%
UKIP Val Pollard1003.36%
Conservative Anthony White80927.15%
Turnout 2 98032.99%
Linacre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Helen Barber1408.45%
Communist John Byrne452.72%
Liberal Democrats Carol Hill19211.59%
Labour Doreen Kerrigan *1 05063.41%
UKIP Robin Thompson21913.22%
Turnout 1 65621.48%
Litherland
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP John Bryant45824.96%
Labour Patricia Hardy *1 07858.68%
Conservative Alex McIvor28815.68%
Turnout 1 83722.39%
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats John Gibson *1 49340.54%
Labour Paula Gouldbourn73820.04%
Conservative David McIvor1 42338.64%
Turnout 3 68337.72%
Meols
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SouthportMargaret Brown2777.90%
UKIP Nigel Cecil2095.96%
Liberal Democrats John Dodd *1 71448.86%
Labour Maureen Stoker1684.79%
Conservative Mike Swift1 13432.33%
Turnout 3 50835.69%
Molyneux
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Linda Cluskey53618.55%
Conservative Edwina Cook46316.03%
UKIP Peter Harper51417.79%
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Howe *1 37047.42%
Turnout 2 88929.07%
Netherton and Orrell (2)
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Jennifer Atherton21310.23%
Conservative Viv Becker30614.69%
Labour Susan Bradshaw *98247.14%
Labour Robert Brennan *1 03649.76%
UKIP Andrew Dobson29714.26%
UKIP Pat Gaskell27012.96%
Socialist Alternative Peter Glover37317.91%
Conservative Helen Huxley1939.27%
Turnout 2 08323.65%
Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Tony Crabtree74423.21%
Liberal Democrats Ronnie Fearn *1 73554.13%
BNP Margaret McEllenborough1845.74%
Labour Michael Nolan2909.05%
UKIP Graham Taylor2437.58%
Turnout 3 20532.4%
Park
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Martyn Ball84425.70%
Liberal Democrats Robbie Fenton *1 80554.96%
BNP Alan Marshman2026.15%
Labour Sandra Williams41812.73%
Turnout 3 28433.75%
Ravenmeols
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Paul Flodman76223.01%
Conservative Barry Griffiths *1 95058.88%
Liberal Democrats Colin Trollope38411.59%
Green Richard Willis2106.34%
Turnout 3 31235.33%
St Oswald
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BNP Carol Atherton1799.13%
Liberal Democrats Linda Hough22911.69%
UKIP David Jones572.91%
Conservative Doreen MacPherson21510.97%
Labour James Mahon *1 26964.78%
Turnout 1 95923.21%
Sudell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
UKIP Linda Harper3069.92%
Conservative Simon Jamieson67621.92%
Labour Stephen Kermode48215.63%
Liberal Democrats Clifford Mainey *1 61452.33%
Turnout 3 08430.46%
Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Giles Blundell76220.87%
Liberal Democrats Anthony Hill *2 02955.56%
Conservative Sharon Hutchinson64617.69%
UKIP Mike Kelly2055.61%
Turnout 3 65235.36%
Preceded by
2007 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election
Sefton local elections Succeeded by
2010 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council election

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