2008 Northumberland County Council election

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2008 Northumberland County Council election [1]
Flag of Northumberland.svg
  2005 1 May 2008 (2008-05-01) 2013  

All 67 seats
to Northumberland County Council
34 seats needed for a majority
Turnout41.2%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Conservative
Last election1414
Seats won2617
Seat changeIncrease2.svg12Increase2.svg3
Popular vote36,58629,777
Percentage36.5%29.7%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Labour Independent
Last election354
Seats won177
Seat changeDecrease2.svg18Increase2.svg3
Popular vote22,25711,031
Percentage22.2%11.0%

Northumberland UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map of the results of the 2008 local election.

Control of Council before election


Labour Party

Control of Council after election


No overall control

Local elections to Northumberland County Council , a county council in the north east of England, were held on 1 May 2008, resulting in a council with no overall control and with Liberal Democrat members forming the largest political group on the new unitary authority Council. [2]

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Results

Northumberland County Council election, 2008 [3]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Liberal Democrats 2636.536,586
  Conservative 1729.729,777
  Labour 1722.222,257
  Independent 711.011,077
  Green 00.4425
  UKIP 00.2159
  BNP 00.188

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References

  1. "Local Election Summaries 2008". The Elections Centre. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  2. "Councillors". Northumberland County Council. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2008 - Northumberland". www.andrewteale.me.uk.