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Election Result for 1 May 2008
State of the Parties: No Overall Control
| Party |
Before |
Stood |
Held |
Gain |
Lost |
Change |
After |
Labour
(Party Votes: 22,277) |
25 |
22 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
-4 |
21 |
Conservative
(Party Votes: 37,925) |
20 |
22 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
24 |
Liberal Democrat
(Party Votes: 19,624) |
19 |
22 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
Independent Conservative
(Party Votes: 0) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Independent Liberal Democrat
(Party Votes: 0) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
British National Party
(Party Votes: 489) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Green
(Party Votes: 4,267) |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Independent
(Party Votes: 147) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Liberal
(Party Votes: 96) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
U.K. Independence
(Party Votes: 2,127) |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Total Electorate: 242,077 Turnout for all wards: 36.01% (Total ballot papers: 87,179)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11858 Turnout: 40.1% |
Majority: |
226 |
| Sheila Lesley CLARKE* |
Conservative (40.9%) |
1945 |
| Michael John HARPER |
Green (3.4%) |
162 |
| Hilary Jane JONES |
U.K. Independence (10.1%) |
479 |
| Susan Ann PERCY |
Labour (36.1%) |
1719 |
| Sheena TURNER |
Liberal Democrat (9.4%) |
448 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10030 Turnout: 20.7% |
Majority: |
816 |
| George BOWLER |
Green (6%) |
125 |
| John Michael BRACE |
Liberal Democrat (12.8%) |
266 |
| James Andrew CRABTREE |
Labour (54.3%) |
1129 |
| Steve McHALE |
British National Party (11.3%) |
236 |
| Christine WILSON |
Conservative (15%) |
313 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10278 Turnout: 20.9% |
Majority: |
963 |
| Alan BRIGHOUSE |
Liberal Democrat (14.7%) |
315 |
| June Irene COWIN |
Conservative (13.9%) |
297 |
| Cathy PAGE |
Green (11.4%) |
244 |
| Jean Victoria STAPLETON* |
Labour (59.6%) |
1278 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10736 Turnout: 32.6% |
Majority: |
679 |
| David McLennan BELL |
British National Party (7.2%) |
253 |
| Mark Carradus GIBSON |
Conservative (21.3%) |
746 |
| Percy HOGG |
Green (3.8%) |
132 |
| Steve NIBLOCK* |
Liberal Democrat (42.7%) |
1496 |
| Timothy Joseph PASS |
U.K. Independence (1.5%) |
53 |
| Irene WILLIAMS |
Labour (23.3%) |
817 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11811 Turnout: 45.4% |
Majority: |
1384 |
| Robert Peter EARL |
Liberal Democrat (29.2%) |
1566 |
| Roger Laurence JONES |
U.K. Independence (2.1%) |
112 |
| Jim McGINLEY |
Green (2.4%) |
130 |
| Valerie MORGAN |
Labour (11%) |
591 |
| Cherry POVALL |
Conservative (55%) |
2950 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11330 Turnout: 29.4% |
Majority: |
736 |
| James Anthony BRADY |
Green (5.4%) |
179 |
| George DAVIES* |
Labour (51%) |
1695 |
| Barbara SINCLAIR |
Conservative (28.8%) |
959 |
| Roy John WOOD |
Liberal Democrat (14.5%) |
482 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11121 Turnout: 38.3% |
Majority: |
2360 |
| Brian GIBBS |
Green (3.1%) |
132 |
| Phillip Norman GILCHRIST* |
Liberal Democrat (71.3%) |
3038 |
| Christopher LAWLER |
Labour (9.7%) |
415 |
| Nick WHIELDON |
Conservative (15.9%) |
678 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11539 Turnout: 45.3% |
Majority: |
75 |
| Wendy Jane CLEMENTS |
Conservative (43.1%) |
2254 |
| Gill GARDINER* |
Liberal Democrat (44.5%) |
2329 |
| Barbara Ann MOORES |
Labour (9.4%) |
493 |
| Perle Winifred SHELDRICKS |
Green (2.8%) |
145 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11095 Turnout: 44.3% |
Majority: |
3086 |
| Peter JOHNSON* |
Conservative (73.2%) |
3599 |
| Bill JONES |
Liberal Democrat (10.4%) |
513 |
| Mike MAGEE |
U.K. Independence (2.1%) |
101 |
| Audrey MOORE |
Labour (9.2%) |
453 |
| Matthew Jonathan ROSSEINSKY |
Green (4.5%) |
219 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10474 Turnout: 40.7% |
Majority: |
2086 |
| Di CHRISTIAN |
Labour (15.8%) |
676 |
| Alexander William John CLARK |
Liberal Democrat (8.3%) |
355 |
| John HALE* |
Conservative (64.7%) |
2762 |
| Colin Christopher HAWKSWORTH |
Green (11%) |
468 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10905 Turnout: 36.2% |
Majority: |
652 |
| Rosemary BLAND |
Green (4.3%) |
171 |
| Glenn Brian FLEETWOOD |
Independent (3.7%) |
147 |
| Gerald Moody HAINSWORTH |
Liberal Democrat (5.6%) |
222 |
| Ian LEWIS |
Conservative (51.3%) |
2025 |
| Don PROUT* |
Labour (34.8%) |
1373 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11208 Turnout: 37.1% |
Majority: |
753 |
| Daniel CLEIN |
Liberal Democrat (4.7%) |
195 |
| David HAWKINS* |
Labour (32.9%) |
1369 |
| James KEELEY |
Conservative (51%) |
2122 |
| Robbie QUINN |
U.K. Independence (7.3%) |
304 |
| Jacqueline SMITH |
Green (3.8%) |
159 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10920 Turnout: 37.9% |
Majority: |
2262 |
| Christopher BLAKELEY* |
Conservative (70.9%) |
2936 |
| Eric COPESTAKE |
Liberal Democrat (5.7%) |
237 |
| Darren George DODD |
Labour (16.3%) |
674 |
| James DREW |
Green (3.3%) |
137 |
| Lynda Ellen WILLIAMS |
U.K. Independence (3.5%) |
145 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10930 Turnout: 38.6% |
Majority: |
422 |
| Eric FENNA |
Liberal Democrat (6.6%) |
278 |
| Pat HACKETT* |
Labour (37.3%) |
1572 |
| Rebecca KONCIENZCY |
Green (8.5%) |
358 |
| Sue TAYLOR |
Conservative (47.3%) |
1994 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11141 Turnout: 32.3% |
Majority: |
1162 |
| David Stephen BARDEN |
Labour (17%) |
614 |
| Marcus BLEASDALE |
Conservative (20.8%) |
748 |
| Garnette Mary BOWLER |
Green (3.9%) |
139 |
| Pat WILLIAMS* |
Liberal Democrat (53%) |
1910 |
| Catherine Mary WILLIAMS |
U.K. Independence (5%) |
179 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10656 Turnout: 44.5% |
Majority: |
258 |
| Allen John BURTON |
Green (2.8%) |
135 |
| John Michael CUNNINGHAM |
Labour (11.9%) |
564 |
| John MEYER |
Conservative (38.2%) |
1813 |
| Mike PEPLER |
U.K. Independence (3.4%) |
160 |
| Robert WILKINS |
Liberal Democrat (43.6%) |
2071 |
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11017 Turnout: 34.5% |
Majority: |
931 |
| Ann BRIDSON* |
Liberal Democrat (48.3%) |
1836 |
| John Barrie GILBERT |
Conservative (20.8%) |
792 |
| Sean Kenneth John KEATLEY |
Liberal (2.5%) |
96 |
| Mark Vincent MITCHELL |
Green (4.1%) |
154 |
| Denise Ann REALEY |
Labour (23.8%) |
905 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10023 Turnout: 24.1% |
Majority: |
832 |
| Bill DAVIES* |
Labour (54.9%) |
1325 |
| Peter EXLEY |
Green (9.4%) |
228 |
| Peter James HEPPINSTALL |
Liberal Democrat (14.7%) |
354 |
| Joanne Rachel SUFFIELD |
Conservative (20.4%) |
493 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10445 Turnout: 22.4% |
Majority: |
680 |
| Ann Ondra LAVIN |
Conservative (21.7%) |
508 |
| Steve PITT |
Liberal Democrat (12.1%) |
282 |
| John James SALTER* |
Labour (50.8%) |
1188 |
| Simon Peter WAGNER |
Green (4.6%) |
107 |
| Christopher John WELLSTEAD |
U.K. Independence (10.4%) |
243 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 12277 Turnout: 36.1% |
Majority: |
4 |
| Tom ANDERSON |
Conservative (41.9%) |
1861 |
| Christopher Hugh BEAZER |
Liberal Democrat (10.2%) |
451 |
| Sue BROWN* |
Labour (41.8%) |
1857 |
| Lesley Marian HUSSENBUX |
Green (5.8%) |
256 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 11937 Turnout: 40.2% |
Majority: |
2129 |
| John Richard CODLING |
Liberal Democrat (8.5%) |
409 |
| Anne McARDLE |
Labour (19.9%) |
954 |
| Cynthia STONALL |
Green (3.6%) |
175 |
| Ian Christopher WATSON |
U.K. Independence (3.7%) |
180 |
| Kate WOOD* |
Conservative (64.2%) |
3083 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
| Candidate |
Party |
Votes Cast |
| Electorate: 10346 Turnout: 45.7% |
Majority: |
2431 |
| James Edward BROWN |
Labour (13%) |
616 |
| Patrick Noel CLEARY |
Green (6.6%) |
312 |
| John Peter CRESSWELL |
Liberal Democrat (12.1%) |
571 |
| Philip William Barrington GRIFFITHS |
U.K. Independence (3.6%) |
171 |
| Geoffrey Christopher John WATT* |
Conservative (64.5%) |
3047 |
* Retiring Councillor (not necessarily this ward)
