2008 Swindon Borough Council election
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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]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 43
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 1[2]
Campaign
[edit]Several unusual events attracted attention during the campaign. A yorkshire terrier was reported as having received a polling card for the election,[3] with his owner being faced with being charged with supplying false electoral information and as a result had to write a letter of apology.[4] Meanwhile, Swindon council got a look-alike of Captain Jack Sparrow to hand out balloons and leaflets on the election in an attempt to increase interest in the election.[5]
Election result
[edit]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.[6] In total 15 councillors were re-elected with Labour staying on 12 seats, the Liberal Democrats 3 and 1 independent.[2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 77.3 | 54.8 | 25,109 | +8.0% | |
Labour | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.2 | 25.3 | 11,567 | -3.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 6,644 | +1.3% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 2,301 | +1.3% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 181 | +0.1% |
Ward results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Vera Tomlinson | 1,836 | 75.9 | +6.6 | |
Labour | Gerald Lawson | 266 | 11.0 | −4.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Law | 226 | 9.3 | +0.7 | |
UKIP | Robin Tingey | 90 | 3.7 | +3.7 | |
Majority | 1,570 | 64.9 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,418 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Junab Ali | 902 | 44.1 | −3.0 | |
Conservative | Kevin Leakey | 664 | 32.5 | +3.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hannah Pajak | 224 | 11.0 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | Eric Bagwell | 130 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Independent | David Cox | 125 | 6.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 238 | 11.6 | −6.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,045 | ||||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dale Heenan | 1,362 | 57.6 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Joanne Dilley | 586 | 24.8 | −2.1 | |
UKIP | Cynthia Desmond | 264 | 11.2 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Pajak | 152 | 6.4 | −0.8 | |
Majority | 776 | 32.8 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,364 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Kevin Parry | 1,326 | |||
Conservative | Roderick Bluh | 1,292 | |||
Labour | Cindy Matthews | 447 | |||
Labour | Samuel James | 430 | |||
UKIP | Robert Sheppard | 294 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ellen Aylett | 286 | |||
Turnout | 4,075 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Stanley Pajak | 1,237 | 58.6 | +19.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Gregory | 496 | 23.5 | −1.4 | |
Labour | Sarah Bush | 378 | 17.9 | −5.8 | |
Majority | 741 | 35.1 | +20.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,111 | ||||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Greenhalgh | 1,184 | 60.4 | +11.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Judith Peppitt | 535 | 27.3 | −1.2 | |
Labour | Jamal Miah | 240 | 12.3 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 649 | 33.1 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,959 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ericqua Ballman | 736 | 44.6 | −0.2 | |
Conservative | Louise Gallavin | 687 | 41.6 | +16.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leslie Wood | 229 | 13.9 | +5.8 | |
Majority | 49 | 3.0 | −16.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,652 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Rex Barnett | 1,363 | 61.0 | ||
Labour | John Keepin | 440 | 19.7 | ||
UKIP | Michael Stuckey | 246 | 11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Tel Hudson | 186 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 923 | 41.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,235 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anthony Peake | 1,345 | 62.3 | +5.5 | |
Labour | Phillip Beaumont | 492 | 22.8 | −3.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Shorten | 321 | 14.9 | +7.9 | |
Majority | 853 | 39.5 | +9.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,158 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Colin Lovell | 1,110 | 54.4 | +6.7 | |
Labour | James d'Avila | 590 | 28.9 | −6.7 | |
UKIP | Kathleen Webb | 229 | 11.2 | +2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heidi Teague | 111 | 5.4 | −2.5 | |
Majority | 520 | 25.5 | +13.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,040 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Bawden | 2,015 | 64.2 | +5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mark Wheaver | 538 | 17.1 | +1.5 | |
Labour | Walid Meah | 409 | 13.0 | −0.4 | |
UKIP | Noel Gardner | 177 | 5.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 1,477 | 47.1 | +4.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,139 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Stephen Allsopp | 815 | |||
Conservative | Graham Cherry | 746 | |||
Labour | Mark Dempsey | 703 | |||
Conservative | Claire Ellis | 628 | |||
UKIP | Terence Hayward | 248 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Mark Grant | 153 | |||
Liberal Democrats | John Kurton | 125 | |||
Turnout | 3,418 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Bennett | 652 | 61.6 | +6.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Thomas Pajak | 351 | 33.1 | −2.8 | |
Labour | Mary Gladman | 56 | 5.3 | −4.1 | |
Majority | 301 | 28.4 | +9.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,059 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Martin | 1,291 | 70.5 | +14.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | James Farr | 333 | 18.2 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Mohammad Talukdar | 208 | 11.4 | −5.5 | |
Majority | 958 | 52.3 | +13.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,832 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Raymond Fisher | 1,337 | 59.2 | +7.4 | |
Labour | Michael Spry | 517 | 22.9 | −5.6 | |
UKIP | Robert Feal-Martinez | 217 | 9.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Morgan | 187 | 8.3 | −2.0 | |
Majority | 820 | 36.3 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,258 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Maire Darker | 1,300 | 52.7 | +10.8 | |
Labour | Joseph Tray | 771 | 31.3 | −9.4 | |
UKIP | Peter Thompson-Watt | 232 | 9.4 | +2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ann Richards | 163 | 6.6 | +0.4 | |
Majority | 529 | 21.5 | +20.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,466 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Dwynwen Martin | 961 | 60.7 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Abdul Amin | 412 | 26.0 | +4.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Shepherd | 209 | 13.2 | −2.7 | |
Majority | 549 | 34.7 | +4.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,582 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Mavis Childs | 783 | 46.2 | +7.2 | |
Labour | Carol Heavens | 648 | 38.3 | +1.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kathleen McCarthy | 263 | 15.5 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 135 | 8.0 | +5.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,694 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | James Grant | 1,161 | 45.6 | −3.8 | |
Conservative | Peter Heaton-Jones | 990 | 38.9 | +13.4 | |
UKIP | Gregory Heathcliffe | 174 | 6.8 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Hooper | 166 | 6.5 | −3.0 | |
Independent | Michael Morton | 56 | 2.2 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 171 | 6.7 | −17.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,547 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Brian Ford | 1,741 | 63.3 | +8.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Victor Godman | 649 | 23.6 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Sandra Parsons | 360 | 13.1 | −1.7 | |
Majority | 1,092 | 39.7 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,750 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Swindon". BBC News Online. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ a b c "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. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "A Prickly Subject". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 April 2008. p. 22.
- ^ "Dog owner in vote card mix-up ; Cheeky Gavin Huckvale was facing jail yesterday after registering his pet dog to vote in today's local elections". Western Daily Press. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Captain Jack goes on the election trail". Gazette and Herald. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Swindon remains Conservative bastion". Gazette and Herald. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Local Elections 2008". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Local elections Results". The Times. 2 May 2008. p. 28.