2008 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election
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Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from Labour. This was the first time that the British National Party had fielded candidates in the Borough for election to the Borough Council.
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 18
- Labour 14
- British National Party 2
Election results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 10 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 58.8 | 46.8 | 16,680 | 0 | |
Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 29.4 | 33.9 | 12,094 | 0 | |
BNP | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 11.7 | 16.4 | 5,848 | 0 | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 622 | 0 | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 204 | 0 | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 133 | 0 | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 88 | 0 |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jill Sheppard | 1,016 | 45.8 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Paxton | 608 | 27.4 | ||
BNP | Caroline Hammill | 391 | 17.6 | ||
Green | Keith Kondakor | 204 | 9.2 | ||
Majority | 408 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Burtenshaw | 804 | 42.2 | ||
Labour | John Preedy | 594 | 31.1 | ||
BNP | Craig Fennell | 347 | 18.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Timothy Miller | 162 | 8.5 | ||
Majority | 210 | ||||
Turnout | 1907 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Clive Stringer | 1,048 | 54.7 | ||
Labour | Daniel De'Ath | 547 | 28.5 | ||
BNP | Tom Clarke | 322 | 16.8 | ||
Majority | 501 | ||||
Turnout | 1917 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Martyn Findley | 663 | 34.2 | ||
Conservative | James Foster | 650 | 33.6 | ||
Labour | Roma Taylor | 624 | 32.2 | ||
Majority | 13 | ||||
Turnout | 1937 | ||||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | William Hancox | 835 | 38.4 | ||
BNP | Alwyn Deacon | 819 | 37.7 | ||
Conservative | Stephen Ward | 385 | 17.7 | ||
English Democrat | David Lane | 133 | 6.1 | ||
Majority | 16 | ||||
Turnout | 2172 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Julian Gutteridge | 1439 | 64.3 | ||
Labour | John Haynes | 800 | 35.7 | ||
Majority | 639 | ||||
Turnout | 2239 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BNP | Darren Haywood | 675 | 36.2 | ||
Labour | Sam Margrave | 562 | 30.1 | ||
Conservative | Kristofer Wilson | 541 | 29 | ||
Socialist Alternative | Peter Bradley | 88 | 4.7 | ||
Majority | 113 | ||||
Turnout | 1866 | ||||
BNP gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Don Navarro | 896 | 45.2 | ||
Conservative | Alwyn Waine | 550 | 27.7 | ||
BNP | Deborah Nicholas | 320 | 16.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Alice Field | 216 | 11 | ||
Majority | 346 | ||||
Turnout | 1982 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Bryan Grant | 1,118 | 57.4 | ||
BNP | Shane Baynham | 417 | 21.4 | ||
Labour | Qamar Bhatti | 413 | 21.2 | ||
Majority | 701 | ||||
Turnout | 1948 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Damon Brown | 1,000 | 51.8 | ||
Labour | Ian Lloyd | 929 | 48.2 | ||
Majority | 71 | ||||
Turnout | 1929 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Waine | 750 | 41 | ||
Labour | Patricia Henry | 619 | 33.8 | ||
BNP | Kevin Bennett | 462 | 25.2 | ||
Majority | 131 | ||||
Turnout | 1831 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Glass | 829 | 41.8 | ||
Conservative | Ann Brown | 611 | 30.8 | ||
BNP | Christian Hammill | 396 | 20 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Moore | 146 | 7.4 | ||
Majority | 218 | ||||
Turnout | 1982 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Ison | 806 | 37.6 | ||
Labour | Jeffrey Hunt | 725 | 33.8 | ||
BNP | Adrian Deacon | 517 | 24.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Frank Mills | 98 | 4.6 | ||
Majority | 81 | ||||
Turnout | 2146 | ||||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Thomas Wilson | 1,909 | 77.5 | ||
Labour | Anthony Frampton | 555 | 22.5 | ||
Majority | 1354 | ||||
Turnout | 2464 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jeffrey Clarke | 1,822 | 75.3 | ||
Labour | Kevin Young | 597 | 24.7 | ||
Majority | 1225 | ||||
Turnout | 2419 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Julie Jackson | 1,021 | 49.1 | ||
Conservative | Andreas Hammerschmiedt | 541 | 26 | ||
BNP | Yvonne Deacon | 519 | 24.9 | ||
Majority | 480 | ||||
Turnout | 2081 | ||||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Nicholas Grant | 2,098 | 79.8 | ||
Labour | Eric Ireland | 532 | 20.2 | ||
Majority | 1566 | ||||
Turnout | 2630 | ||||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Nuneaton & Bedworth Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Local Election Results 2008 - Nuneaton and Bedworth". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 15 February 2024.