2008 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election

Results of the 2008 South Tyneside Council election

Elections to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 31
• Independent 12
• South Tyneside Progressive 5
• Liberal Democrat 3
• Conservative 3 ^[1]

Results summary

2008 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election [1] [2] [3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	8	3	44.4	23	31	57.4	16,785	37.4
	Independent	6	3	33.3	6	12	22.2	11,340	25.2
	Conservative	1		5.6	2	3	5.6	7,164	15.9
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,139	9.2
	Progressives	2		11.1	3	5	9.3	2,605	5.8
	Liberal Democrats	1		5.6	2	3	5.6	2,258	5.0
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	628	1.4

See also

• South Tyneside local elections

References

1. Tetteh, Edmund (12 June 2008). "Local elections 2008" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
2. Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
3. Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008 - South Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.