2008 UK local government election
2008 Hyndburn Borough Council election |
12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Peter Britcliffe | Graham Jones | Party | Conservative | Labour | Leader's seat | St Andrew's | Peel | Seats before | 18 | 15 | Seats won | 21 | 13 | Seat change | 3 | 2 | |
2008 local election results in Hyndburn Labour Conservative Not contested |
Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.9%.[1]
The Conservative Party made the only gain of the election, taking Altham ward from the Labour Party to extend their majority to 6 following the defection of Malcolm Pritchard form Labour to Independent who also included David Mason who had left the Conservatives to go Independent..
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 21
- Labour 13
- Independent 1
Election result
Hyndburn Local Election Result 2008 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 66.7 | 49.9 | 8,478 | +1.7% |
| Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 33.3 | 41.9 | 7,111 | -4.1% |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 817 | +4.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 397 | -2.4% |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 181 | +0.1% |
NB: Four (of the 16) Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2008 included the following wards - Clayton Le Moors, Huncoat, Immanuel in Oswaldtwistle and Milnshaw in Accrington.
Ward results
Altham Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Susan Haworth | 653 | 52.4 | +14.4 |
| Labour | Paula Landers | 594 | 47.6 | −14.4 |
Majority | 59 | 4.8 | |
Turnout | 1,247 | 32.1 | −2.1 |
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Barnfield Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Tony Dobson | 819 | 64.9 | +9.0 |
| Labour | Chris McCormack | 261 | 20.7 | −10.0 |
| Green | Kerry Gormley | 181 | 14.4 | +1.1 |
Majority | 558 | 44.2 | +19.0 |
Turnout | 1,261 | 40.0 | −0.9 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Baxenden Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Griffiths | 866 | 71.0 | −1.6 |
| Labour | Vivienne Preston | 227 | 18.6 | −8.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Daly | 126 | 10.3 | +10.3 |
Majority | 639 | 52.4 | +7.2 |
Turnout | 1,219 | 37.6 | −0.4 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Central Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Allah Dad | 857 | 41.9 | −0.7 |
| Labour | Tariq Ali | 637 | 31.2 | −26.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Ifty Khan | 550 | 26.9 | +26.9 |
Majority | 220 | 10.7 | |
Turnout | 2,044 | 56.7 | +8.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Church Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Joan Smith | 592 | 57.3 | −4.6 |
| Conservative | Simon Taylor | 442 | 42.7 | +4.6 |
Majority | 150 | 14.6 | −9.2 |
Turnout | 1,034 | 32.6 | −3.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Netherton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 486 | 37.0 | −5.9 |
| Labour | Robert Kearney | 429 | 32.7 | −24.4 |
| Independent | Ian Robinson | 397 | 30.3 | +30.3 |
Majority | 57 | 4.3 | |
Turnout | 1,312 | 40.5 | −1.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Overton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Peter Clarke | 1,022 | 55.5 | −2.1 |
| Labour | Ciaran Wells | 821 | 44.5 | +2.1 |
Majority | 201 | 11.0 | −4.2 |
Turnout | 1,843 | 37.7 | +3.2 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Peel Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Graham Jones | 584 | 71.7 | +4.3 |
| Conservative | Clive Fisher | 230 | 28.3 | −4.3 |
Majority | 354 | 43.4 | +8.6 |
Turnout | 814 | 26.4 | +1.9 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Rishton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Harry Grayson | 1,403 | 62.8 | +14.9 |
| Conservative | Dennis Baron | 831 | 37.2 | −14.9 |
Majority | 572 | 25.6 | |
Turnout | 2,234 | 46.2 | +4.7 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Spring Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Munsif Dad | 689 | 57.9 | −13.4 |
| Conservative | Mohammed Safdar | 502 | 42.1 | +13.4 |
Majority | 187 | 15.8 | −26.8 |
Turnout | 1,191 | 34.4 | +0.5 |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
St. Andrew's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Brian Walmsley | 636 | 59.4 | +10.3 |
| Labour | John McCormack | 294 | 27.5 | −10.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 141 | 13.2 | +0.1 |
Majority | 342 | 31.9 | +20.6 |
Turnout | 1,071 | 33.4 | −10.3 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
St Oswald's Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Marlene Haworth | 1,134 | 66.2 | +3.4 |
| Labour | Bill Pinder | 580 | 33.8 | −3.4 |
Majority | 554 | 32.4 | +6.8 |
Turnout | 1,714 | 33.7 | −0.1 |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "Hyndburn election results: Tories tighten grip". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
- 2008 Hyndburn election result
- Ward results