2008 Tamworth Borough Council election

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Results of the 2008 Tamworth Borough Council election

The 2008 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Background

Before the election the Conservatives held 23 seats, Labour had 6 and there was 1 independent councillor. [3] 10 seats were being contested, with the Conservatives defending 8 and Labour 2. [3] Among the councillors defending seats were the former Conservative council leader Ron Cook in Spittal ward and the Mayoress Mary Oates in Wilnecote. [3] Labour would have needed to gain every Conservative seat that was being contested in order to deprive the Conservatives of a majority. [3]

Election result

The results in Tamworth were one of the first local election results to be declared and saw just one seat change hands. [4] The Conservative party gained Galscote ward from the Labour to hold 24 seats, compared to 5 for Labour. [4] [5] Galscote was taken by Conservative, Nicola Annandale, who was the fiancee of the leader of the council Jeremy Oates. [6] Overall turnout was 29.97%. [6]

The Conservative leader of the council Jeremy Oates said that voters were "fed up of party politics and have voted on the delivery of services". [6] However the Labour member of parliament for Tamworth, Brian Jenkins said that people had wanted "to give the Government a kicking" and that the election had been "all about national issues". [6]

Tamworth Local Election Result 2008 [7]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 910+190.049.58,477+4.5%
  Labour 101-110.036.76,285-1.0%
  Independent 000006.31,072-2.6%
  Liberal Democrats 000005.7981-0.4%
  BNP 000001.7293-0.5%

Ward results

Amington [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Evelyn Rowe88748.7+5.5
Labour Mark Fielding68037.3−1.6
Independent James Mckay25514.0−3.9
Majority20711.4+7.1
Turnout 1,82230.1−1.9
Conservative hold Swing
Belgrave [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Robert Pritchard78550.1+1.3
Labour John Harper58737.4+1.6
Independent Kevin Harcourt-Taylor19612.5−2.9
Majority19812.7−0.3
Turnout 1,56828.6−0.5
Conservative hold Swing
Bolehall [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Faulkner86454.9−3.1
Conservative Simon Clements71045.1+3.1
Majority1549.8−6.2
Turnout 1,57428.6−2.9
Labour hold Swing
Castle [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Chippy Lees96352.6+5.0
Labour Garry Hirons65135.6−2.6
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Pinkett21611.8−2.4
Majority31217.0+7.6
Turnout 1,83033.6−0.9
Conservative hold Swing
Glascote [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Nicola Annandale67551.6+25.0
Labour Dennis Powick63448.4+15.9
Majority413.2
Turnout 1,30924.3−1.3
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Mercian [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Samuel Munn76340.2+3.7
Labour Neil Fuller52627.7−1.3
Independent Richard Kingstone40321.3−1.0
Liberal Democrats Geoffrey Blake20410.8−1.4
Majority23712.5+5.0
Turnout 1,89636.3−1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Spital [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Ronald Cook1,05351.3−1.6
Labour Mike Cooke72835.4+3.2
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Blake27313.3−1.6
Majority32515.9−4.8
Turnout 2,05437.2−1.3
Conservative hold Swing
Stonydelph [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Danny Cook68947.8+9.2
Labour Margaret Clarke45831.8−4.5
BNP Lynne Smith29320.3−4.8
Majority23116.0+13.7
Turnout 1,44025.0−2.4
Conservative hold Swing
Trinity [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Gerald Pinner1,01757.3+3.1
Labour David Foster47126.5−5.4
Liberal Democrats Roger Jones28816.2+2.3
Majority54630.8+8.5
Turnout 1,77630.2−3.8
Conservative hold Swing
Wilnecote [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Mary Oates93550.8−2.9
Labour Kenneth Lewis68637.3−9.0
Independent Andrew Whiles21811.9+11.9
Majority24913.5+6.1
Turnout 1,83927.1−1.9
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Tamworth". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 3 May 2008. p. 45.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Thandi, Gurdip (16 April 2008). "Blue defence almost impregnable". Birmingham Mail . p. 14.
  4. 1 2 "Tories pick up a seat in Tamworth". Coventry Telegraph . 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  5. "BNP makes gains in Stoke-on-Trent". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Fiancee helps to tighten the grip in Tamworth". Birmingham Mail . 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  7. "Local elections Results". The Times. London. 2 May 2008. p. 28.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tamworth". Coventry Telegraph . Retrieved 8 May 2011.