Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election, 2008

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Map of the results of the 2008 Walsall council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Walsall UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 Walsall council election. Conservatives in blue, Labour in red and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

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

Metropolitan Borough of Walsall Metropolitan borough in England

The Metropolitan Borough of Walsall is a local government district in the West Midlands, England, with the status of a metropolitan borough. It is named after its largest settlement, Walsall, but covers a larger area which also includes the towns of Aldridge, Bloxwich, Brownhills, Darlaston and Willenhall. The borough had an estimated population of 254,500 in 2007.

West Midlands (county) County of England

The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western-central England with a 2014 estimated population of 2,808,356, making it the second most populous county in England after Greater London. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The county itself is a NUTS 2 region within the wider NUTS 1 region of the same name. The county consists of seven metropolitan boroughs: the City of Birmingham, the City of Coventry and the City of Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.

England Country in north-west Europe, part of the United Kingdom

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north-northwest. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.

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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. 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.

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.

Liberal Democrats (UK) Political party in the United Kingdom

The Liberal Democrats are a liberal political party in the United Kingdom. They have 11 Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, 96 members of the House of Lords, one member of the European Parliament, five Members of the Scottish Parliament and one member in the Welsh Assembly and London Assembly. At the height of its influence, the party formed a coalition government with the Conservative Party from 2010 to 2015 with its leader Nick Clegg serving as Deputy Prime Minister. It is currently led by Sir Vince Cable.

Election result

Walsall Local Election Result 2008 [2] [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Conservative 12 0 0 0 60.0 51.5 28,664 +10.4%
  Labour 6 0 0 0 30.0 24.8 13,807 -4.5%
  Liberal Democrat 2 0 0 0 10.0 12.2 6,767 +0.3%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 4.7 2,600 -0.8%
  Democratic Labour 0 0 0 0 0 3.5 1,922 +0.7%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 919 +0.8%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 436 -2.5%
  Respect 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 304 -0.8%
  Independent 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 203 -3.5%

Ward results

Aldridge Central and South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Thomas Ansell 2,306 63.4 +7.7
Labour Derek Wigfall 507 13.9 -1.2
UKIP Michael Jose 442 12.2 -6.5
Liberal Democrat Royston Sheward 382 10.5 +0.0
Majority 1,799 49.5 +12.5
Turnout 3,637 33.6 -5.3
Conservative hold Swing
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Keith Sears 2,046 70.8 +3.9
Liberal Democrat Mark Greveson 464 16.1 -0.8
Labour Ian Pearson 378 13.1 -3.1
Majority 1,582 54.8 +4.7
Turnout 2,888 28.0 -3.6
Conservative hold Swing
Bentley and Darlaston North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Stanley Madeley 1,087 43.9 -2.5
Conservative Gurmeet Sohal 972 39.3 +5.9
UKIP Malcolm Ford 198 8.0 +8.0
Liberal Democrat Christopher Pearce 118 4.8 -11.6
Green Stephen Brookes 78 3.2 +3.2
Democratic Labour Alan Paddock 21 0.8 -3.0
Majority 115 4.6 -8.4
Turnout 2,474 27.8 -1.2
Labour hold Swing
Birchills-Leamore [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Joan Barton 958 54.6 +5.3
Conservative Chad Pitt 543 31.0 +0.7
Green Paul Booker 142 8.1 +8.1
Democratic Labour Alan Davies 110 6.3 -1.4
Majority 415 23.7 +4.7
Turnout 1,753 19.7 -4.7
Labour hold Swing
Blakenall [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Ian Robertson 692 37.8 -0.4
Democratic Labour David Church 622 34.0 -4.8
Conservative Hilda Derry 388 21.2 +6.7
Liberal Democrat Trudy Pearce 128 7.0 +2.5
Majority 70 3.8
Turnout 1,830 22.4 -5.1
Labour hold Swing
Bloxwich East [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative William Tweddle 1,308 58.9 +17.1
Labour Angus McGhee 563 25.4 -4.8
Liberal Democrat Christine Cockayne 198 8.9 +4.8
Democratic Labour Stephen Baggott 151 6.8 +4.8
Majority 745 33.6 +22.0
Turnout 2,220 26.0 -3.7
Conservative hold Swing
Bloxwich West [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Melvin Pitt 1,436 54.1 +10.2
Labour Robert Thomas 465 17.5 -19.9
Democratic Labour Michael Ross 365 13.8 +10.6
UKIP Anthony Bryan 286 10.8 +1.0
Liberal Democrat Stanley Robinson 102 3.8 -1.9
Majority 971 36.6 +30.1
Turnout 2,654 27.5 -4.2
Conservative hold Swing
Brownhills [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Alan Paul 1,642 66.6 +29.6
Labour Paul Forrest 662 26.9 -12.1
Democratic Labour Andrew Bradburn 160 6.5 +3.3
Majority 980 39.8
Turnout 2,464 25.8 -5.7
Conservative hold Swing
Darlaston South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Graham Wilkes 775 36.8 -3.0
Conservative Doris Silvester 709 33.7 +20.7
Green Timothy Martin 264 12.5 +5.4
Democratic Labour Alan Johnston 253 12.0 +12.0
Liberal Democrat Murli Sinha 105 5.0 +5.0
Majority 66 3.1
Turnout 2,106 23.1 -7.6
Labour hold Swing
Paddock [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Rose Martin 2,249 65.7 +17.3
Labour Ann Wilson 605 17.7 -13.9
UKIP Derek Bennett 310 9.1 -4.8
Liberal Democrat Muhammad Miah 135 3.9 -2.2
Green Murray Abbott 122 3.6 +3.6
Majority 1,644 48.1 +21.4
Turnout 3,421 35.6 -8.7
Conservative hold Swing
Palfrey [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mohammad Munir 1,736 43.2 +5.0
Labour Allah Ditta 1,602 39.8 +4.1
Liberal Democrat Richard Cullum 380 9.4 -2.4
Respect Arshad Kanwar 304 7.6 -6.7
Majority 134 3.3 +0.7
Turnout 4,022 39.1 -2.3
Conservative hold Swing
Pelsall [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Garry Perry 2,532 79.0 +35.2
Liberal Democrat Leslie Smith 331 10.3 -0.1
Labour Martin Harrower 276 8.6 -0.5
Democratic Labour Derek Roddy 67 2.1 +1.2
Majority 2,201 68.7 +41.9
Turnout 3,206 35.5 -6.3
Conservative hold Swing
Pheasey Park Farm [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Adrian Andrew 1,846 64.1 +9.3
UKIP Steven Grey 446 15.5 +0.0
Labour Douglas James 430 14.9 -6.0
Liberal Democrat Daniel Barker 160 5.6 +1.3
Majority 1,400 48.6 +14.7
Turnout 2,882 34.1 -4.9
Conservative hold Swing
Pleck [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Dennis Anson 1,241 35.7 -4.3
Conservative Shakil Abbas 1,150 33.0 -8.0
Liberal Democrat Mohammed Yaqub 709 20.4 +8.3
Independent Martin Lynch 203 5.8 +5.8
UKIP Kathleen Oakley 177 5.1 -0.3
Majority 91 2.6
Turnout 3,480 36.0 -2.5
Labour hold Swing
Rushall-Shelfield [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Catherine Micklewright 1,480 61.0 +18.7
Labour Jack Kelly 477 19.7 -3.8
Liberal Democrat John Garfitt 302 12.4 +2.4
Green Karl Macnaughton 167 6.9 +6.9
Majority 1,003 41.3 +22.5
Turnout 2,426 26.7 -7.3
Conservative hold Swing
Short Heath [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Doreen Shires 1,082 43.8 -0.1
Conservative Ann Ault 731 29.6 +3.0
BNP Malcolm Moore 436 17.6 +0.1
Labour Aftab Nawaz 224 9.1 -2.9
Majority 351 14.2 -3.0
Turnout 2,473 28.0 -2.9
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
St. Matthews [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Mohammed Arif 1,864 51.8 +12.4
Labour Richard Worrall 1,184 32.9 -1.7
Liberal Democrat Abdul Malik 184 5.1 -6.3
UKIP Timothy Melville 178 4.9 +1.2
Green Robert Bellin 146 4.1 +0.8
Democratic Labour Brian Powell 44 1.2 -0.9
Majority 680 18.9 +14.1
Turnout 3,600 38.8 -1.7
Conservative hold Swing
Streetly [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Conservative Brian Douglas-Maul 2,575 72.5 +1.7
Labour Steven King 442 12.5 -5.0
UKIP Dorothy Sheath 317 8.9 -2.8
Liberal Democrat Shirley Balgobin 216 6.1 +6.1
Majority 2,133 60.1 +6.8
Turnout 3,550 33.0 -4.7
Conservative hold Swing
Willenhall North [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Democrat Ian Shires 1,332 57.6 +14.8
Conservative Cerwyn Edwards 455 19.7 -2.5
Labour Diane Coughlan 279 12.1 -7.7
UKIP Elizabeth Hazell 246 10.6 -4.6
Majority 877 37.9 +17.3
Turnout 2,312 24.3 -3.2
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Willenhall South [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour Sean Coughlan 960 43.2 -3.2
Conservative Sandeep Sohal 696 31.3 +9.8
Liberal Democrat Nadia Fazal 439 19.7 -8.5
Democratic Labour Stephanie Peart 129 5.8 +1.8
Majority 264 11.9 -6.3
Turnout 2,224 20.7 -4.5
Labour hold Swing

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