2008 Welsh local elections
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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[edit]
Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils[2] | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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Labour | 253,029 | 26.6% | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 345 | ![]() | |
Independent | 217,369 | 22.9% | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | 334 | ![]() | |
Plaid Cymru | 159,847 | 16.8% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 206 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 148,708 | 15.6% | ![]() | 2 | ![]() | 174 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 123,175 | 13.0% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 165 | ![]() | |
Blaenau Gwent PV | 9,187 | 1.0% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 8 | ![]() | |
Llais Gwynedd | 7,119 | 0.7% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 13 | ![]() | |
Green | 6,568 | 0.7% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | |
Other | 25,214 | 2.7% | ![]() | 0 | ![]() | 19 | ![]() | |
No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 | ![]() | n/a | n/a |
Councils[edit]
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.