Swindon Borough Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008. Swindon UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Swindon council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

The 2008 Swindon Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2008 to elect members of Swindon Unitary Council in Wiltshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. [1]

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Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was

Conservative Party (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Conservative Party, officially the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom. Presently led by Theresa May, it has been the governing party since 2010. It presently has 314 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 249 members of the House of Lords, and 18 members of the European Parliament. It also has 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 9,008 local councillors. One of the major parties of UK politics, it has formed the government on 45 occasions, more than any other party.

The Labour Party is a centre-left political party in the United Kingdom which has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The party's platform emphasises greater state intervention, social justice and strengthening workers' rights. Labour is a full member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. As of 2017, the party was considered the "largest party in Western Europe" in terms of party membership, with more than half a million members.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal, centrist political party in the United Kingdom. They presently have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, and one member of the European Parliament. They also have five Members of the Scottish Parliament and a member each in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. The party reached the height of its influence in the early 2010s, forming a junior partner in a coalition government from 2010 to 2015. It is presently led by Vince Cable.

Campaign

Several unusual events attracted attention during the campaign with one of the Labour candidates, James Grant, having to withdraw a campaign leaflet after it was sent out with his name spelt wrongly as Jim Gant. [3] In another incident a yorkshire terrier was reported as having received a polling card for the election, [4] with his owner being faced with being charged with supplying false electoral information and as a result had to write a letter of apology. [5] Meanwhile, Swindon council got a look-alike of Captain Jack Sparrow to hand out balloons and leaflets on the election in an attempt to increasse interest in the election. [6]

A look-alike, double, or doppelgänger is a person, real or fictitious, who closely resembles another person—respectively, real or fictitious—in appearance.

Election result

The results saw each party end with the same number of seats as before the election with the Conservatives remaining in control with 43 seats. [2] The Conservatives gained one seat from Labour in Park ward but Labour also took a seat back from the Conservatives in Central ward. [7] In total 15 councillors were re-elected with Labour staying on 12 seats, the Liberal Democrats 3 and 1 independent. [2]

A Councillor is a member of a local government council.

Swindon Local Election Result 2008 [8] [9]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 1711077.354.825,109+8.0%
  Labour 411018.225.311,567-3.6%
  Liberal Democrat 10004.514.56,644+1.3%
  UKIP 000005.02,301+1.3%
  Independent 000000.4181+0.1%

Ward results

Map of the results of the 2008 Swindon council election with ward names. Coloured by party which finished top in each ward. Swindon 2008 election map.png
Map of the results of the 2008 Swindon council election with ward names. Coloured by party which finished top in each ward.
Abbey Meads [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Vera Tomlinson1,83675.9+6.6
Labour Gerald Lawson26611.0-4.9
Liberal Democrat Richard Law2269.3+0.7
UKIP Robin Tingey903.7+3.7
Majority1,57064.9+11.4
Turnout 2,418
Conservative hold Swing
Central [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Junab Ali90244.1-3.0
Conservative Kevin Leakey66432.5+3.9
Liberal Democrat Hannah Pajak22411.0-2.0
UKIP Eric Bagwell1306.4+6.4
Independent David Cox1256.1+1.6
Majority23811.6-6.9
Turnout 2,045
Labour gain from Conservative Swing
Covingham and Nythe [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dale Heenan1,36257.6+3.4
Labour Joanne Dilley58624.8-2.1
UKIP Cynthia Desmond26411.2-0.5
Liberal Democrat David Pajak1526.4-0.8
Majority77632.8+5.5
Turnout 2,364
Conservative hold Swing
Dorcan (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Kevin Parry1,326
Conservative Roderick Bluh1,292
Labour Cindy Matthews447
Labour Samuel James430
UKIP Robert Sheppard294
Liberal Democrat Ellen Aylett286
Turnout 4,075
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Eastcott [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Stanley Pajak1,23758.6+19.0
Conservative Paul Gregory49623.5-1.4
Labour Sarah Bush37817.9-5.8
Majority74135.1+20.3
Turnout 2,111
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Freshbrook and Grange Park [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Peter Greenhalgh1,18460.4+11.4
Liberal Democrat Judith Peppitt53527.3-1.2
Labour Jamal Miah24012.3-4.4
Majority64933.1+12.5
Turnout 1,959
Conservative hold Swing
Gorse Hill and Pinehurst [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ericqua Ballman73644.6-0.2
Conservative Louise Gallavin68741.6+16.0
Liberal Democrat Leslie Wood22913.9+5.8
Majority493.0-16.3
Turnout 1,652
Labour hold Swing
Haydon Wick [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rex Barnett1,36361.0
Labour John Keepin44019.7
UKIP Michael Stuckey24611.0
Liberal Democrat Tel Hudson1868.3
Majority92341.3
Turnout 2,235
Conservative hold Swing
Highworth [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Anthony Peake1,34562.3+5.5
Labour Phillip Beaumont49222.8-3.7
Liberal Democrat Jennifer Shorten32114.9+7.9
Majority85339.5+9.2
Turnout 2,158
Conservative hold Swing
Moredon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Colin Lovell1,11054.4+6.7
Labour James d'Avila59028.9-6.7
UKIP Kathleen Webb22911.2+2.4
Liberal Democrat Heidi Teague1115.4-2.5
Majority52025.5+13.4
Turnout 2,040
Conservative hold Swing
Old Town and Lawn [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Michael Bawden2,01564.2+5.5
Liberal Democrat Mark Wheaver53817.1+1.5
Labour Walid Meah40913.0-0.4
UKIP Noel Gardner1775.6+0.4
Majority1,47747.1+4.0
Turnout 3,139
Conservative hold Swing
Parks (2) [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stephen Allsopp815
Conservative Graham Cherry746
Labour Mark Dempsey703
Conservative Claire Ellis628
UKIP Terence Hayward248
Liberal Democrat Mark Grant153
Liberal Democrat John Kurton125
Turnout 3,418
Labour hold Swing
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Ridgeway [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Andrew Bennett65261.6+6.9
Liberal Democrat Thomas Pajak35133.1-2.8
Labour Mary Gladman565.3-4.1
Majority30128.4+9.5
Turnout 1,059
Conservative hold Swing
Shaw and Nine Elms [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Nicholas Martin1,29170.5+14.4
Liberal Democrat James Farr33318.2+0.5
Labour Mohammad Talukdar20811.4-5.5
Majority95852.3+13.9
Turnout 1,832
Conservative hold Swing
St Margaret [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Raymond Fisher1,33759.2+7.4
Labour Michael Spry51722.9-5.6
UKIP Robert Feal-Martinez2179.6+0.2
Liberal Democrat Ann Morgan1878.3-2.0
Majority82036.3+12.9
Turnout 2,258
Conservative hold Swing
St Philip [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Maire Darker1,30052.7+10.8
Labour Joseph Tray77131.3-9.4
UKIP Peter Thompson-Watt2329.4+2.3
Liberal Democrat Ann Richards1636.6+0.4
Majority52921.5+20.3
Turnout 2,466
Conservative hold Swing
Toothill & Westlea [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Dwynwen Martin96160.7+8.4
Labour Abdul Amin41226.0+4.1
Liberal Democrat Christopher Shepherd20913.2-2.7
Majority54934.7+4.4
Turnout 1,582
Conservative hold Swing
Walcot [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mavis Childs78346.2+7.2
Labour Carol Heavens64838.3+1.6
Liberal Democrat Kathleen McCarthy26315.5+2.6
Majority1358.0+5.7
Turnout 1,694
Conservative hold Swing
Western [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour James Grant1,16145.6-3.8
Conservative Peter Heaton-Jones99038.9+13.4
UKIP Gregory Heathcliffe1746.8-0.5
Liberal Democrat Clive Hooper1666.5-3.0
Independent Michael Morton562.2-0.1
Majority1716.7-17.1
Turnout 2,547
Labour hold Swing
Wroughton and Chiseldon [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Ford1,74163.3+8.0
Liberal Democrat Victor Godman64923.6+1.2
Labour Sandra Parsons36013.1-1.7
Majority1,09239.7+6.8
Turnout 2,750
Conservative hold Swing

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  2. 1 2 3 "Ups and downs but few surprises in poll results ; Across the South West election results held few surprises and little change for local authorities". Western Daily Press . 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2010-11-01.
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  4. ↑ "A Prickly Subject". Edinburgh Evening News. 2008-04-26. p. 22.
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