2008 Welsh local elections
Election held in Wales in 2008
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Colours denote the winning party with outright control (left), and the largest party by ward (right) |
The 2008 Welsh local elections took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2004.
Results
Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils[2] | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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Labour | 253,029 | 26.6% | 4.0% | 2 | 6 | 345 | 134 | |
Independent | 217,369 | 22.9% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 334 | 13 | |
Plaid Cymru | 159,847 | 16.8% | 0.4% | 0 | 1 | 206 | 31 | |
Conservative | 148,708 | 15.6% | 4.6% | 2 | 1 | 174 | 67 | |
Liberal Democrats | 123,175 | 13.0% | 0.9% | 0 | 165 | 19 | ||
Blaenau Gwent PV | 9,187 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
Llais Gwynedd | 7,119 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0 | 13 | 13 | ||
Green | 6,568 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | |||
Other | 25,214 | 2.7% | 1.6% | 0 | 19 | 17 | ||
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 | 5 | n/a | n/a |
Councils
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
Notes
References
- ^ a b c Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2008). "Local Elections Handbook 2008" (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ^ Members’ Research Service (June 2008). "Local Election Results 2008 (updated)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
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