Vale of Glamorgan Council election, 2008

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2008 election results map, showing numbers of councillors per ward and their party affiliations

The 2008 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The next full council election was on 3 May 2012.

Vale of Glamorgan Council

The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It was run by the Conservative Party after the United Kingdom local elections, 2008, taking over the council from no overall control. Following the 2012 elections, it reverted to no overall control, and remained as such following the 2017 elections.

Wales Country in northwest Europe, part of the United Kingdom

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2011 of 3,063,456 and has a total area of 20,779 km2 (8,023 sq mi). Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous, with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.

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Election result

Forty-seven seats were up for election and the Conservative Party managed to win an overall majority, where previously no party was in overal control. [1] The result took place in the context of Gordon Brown's Labour government falling to its lowest polling since the 1960s, with the Conservatives winning control of eleven other councils in England and Wales. [2]

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. The governing party since 2010, it is the largest in the House of Commons, with 313 Members of Parliament, and also has 249 members of the House of Lords, 18 members of the European Parliament, 31 Members of the Scottish Parliament, 12 members of the Welsh Assembly, eight members of the London Assembly and 8,916 local councillors.

Gordon Brown former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

James Gordon Brown is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.

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.

Vale of Glamorgan Council Election 2008 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 2550+553.243.418,532
  Labour 1325-327.726.511,331
  Plaid Cymru 602-212.712.88,932
  Llantwit First Independent 330+36.44.41,894
  Liberal Democrat 000002.1878
  Independent 003-301.5659
  UKIP 000001.0413
  Liberal 000000.273

Ward results

WardPolitical groupCouncillor [3] Change from last election
Baruc (Barry) Plaid Cymru Nicholas Hodges Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Steffan Wiliam Plaid Cymru hold
Buttrills (Barry) Labour Margaret Alexander Labour hold
Labour Stuart Egan Labour hold
Cadoc (Barry) Labour Fred JohnsonLabour hold
Labour Anne MooreLabour hold
Labour Neil MooreLabour hold
Castleland (Barry) Labour Pamela DrakeLabour gain from Plaid Cymru
Labour Christopher ElmoreLabour gain from Plaid Cymru
Cornerswell (Penarth) Conservative John Fraser Conservative gain from Labour
Conservative Dorothy Turner Conservative gain from Labour
Court (Barry) Labour Richard BertinLabour hold
Labour Bronwen BrooksLabour hold
Cowbridge Conservative Geoffrey CoxConservative hold
Conservative Valerie EllisConservative hold
Conservative Hunter JarvieConservative hold
Dinas Powys Plaid Cymru Val Hartrey Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Margaret Randall Plaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Keith HattonPlaid Cymru hold
Plaid Cymru Christopher WilliamsPlaid Cymru hold
Dyfan (Barry) Conservative Marguerita WrightConservative gain from Labour
Conservative Katharine KempConservative gain from Labour
Gibbonsdown (Barry) Labour Rob CurtisLabour hold
Labour Margaret WilkinsonLabour hold
Illtyd (Barry) Conservative Terry HamptonConservative hold
Conservative Janice CharlesConservative hold
Conservative Emlyn WilliamsConservative hold
Llandough Conservative Colin OsborneConservative hold
Llandow and Ewenny Conservative Colin VaughanConservative hold
Llantwit Major Llantwit First Independent Gwyn John Llantwit First gain from Independent [a]
Llantwit First Independent Sally Bagstaff Llantwit First gain from Independent [a]
Llantwit First Independent Eric Hacker Llantwit First gain from Independent [a]
Conservative John CliffordConservative hold
Peterson-Super-Ely Conservative Rhodri TraherneConservative hold
Plymouth (Penarth) Conservative Maureen OwenConservative hold
Conservative Clive WilliamsConservative hold
Rhoose Conservative Jeff JamesConservative hold
Conservative Gordon KempConservative hold
St Athan Conservative John ThomasConservative hold
St Augustine's (Penarth) Conservative Paul ChurchConservative hold
Conservative Sophie WilliamsConservative gain from Labour
St Brides Major Conservative Audrey PrestonConservative hold
Stanwell (Penarth) Labour Janice BirchLabour hold
Labour Mark WilsonLabour hold
Sully Conservative Sarah SharpeConservative hold
Conservative Anthony ErnestConservative hold
Wenvoe Conservative Jonathan BirdConservative hold

[a]Councillors previously elected as Independent. Llantwit First Independents registered as a new political party in 2007

Llantwit First Independents are a political party created in 2004 who stand candidates for election in the town of Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Their elected councillors sit on Llantwit Major Town Council and represent the Llantwit Major ward on the Vale of Glamorgan Council.

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References

  1. "Elections 2008 - Vale Of Glamorgan". BBC News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. Summers, Deborah; Wintour, Patrick; Sparrow, Andrew (2 May 2008). "Brown admits fall to third place amounts to 'bad night' for Labour". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. 1 2 Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008: Vale of Glamorgan" . Retrieved 2018-05-06.