2008 Redditch Borough Council election
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Elections to Redditch Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33.2%.[1]
This was the first time in 26 years that the Conservative party had control of Redditch council.[2] This came after the Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Labour party, with local and national issues being said to be behind the results.[2] The results in Redditch were described as being representative of the mood of the electorate nationally.[3]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 66.7 | 48.0 | 7,815 | +6.1% | |
Labour | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 22.2 | 30.0 | 4,881 | +0.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 2,263 | -6.8% | |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 768 | +4.2% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 549 | -4.3% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Jinny Pearce | 968 | 51.4 | +21.1 | |
Labour | Diane Haywood | 709 | 37.7 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hennessey | 205 | 10.9 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 259 | 13.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,882 | 32.3 | −3.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | R Farooqui | 744 | 47.1 | +11.1 | |
Labour | Greg Chance | 571 | 36.1 | −13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simone Rudge | 153 | 9.7 | −5.0 | |
Independent | Isabel Armstrong | 113 | 7.1 | +7.1 | |
Majority | 173 | 11.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,581 | 34.5 | −5.0 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Bill Hartnett | 733 | 39.3 | −4.3 | |
Conservative | James Swansborough | 722 | 38.7 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 233 | 12.5 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Dave Small | 176 | 9.4 | +9.4 | |
Majority | 11 | 0.6 | −6.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,864 | 30.3 | −0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | William Norton | 702 | 41.1 | +17.1 | |
Labour | Patie Hill | 626 | 36.6 | −0.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 263 | 15.4 | +1.4 | |
Independent | Orion Moon | 119 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 76 | 4.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,710 | 27.7 | −5.4 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Anderson | 1,493 | 62.9 | +5.1 | |
Labour | Dot Dudley | 550 | 23.2 | −3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ronald Thompson | 330 | 13.9 | −1.9 | |
Majority | 943 | 39.7 | +8.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,373 | 34.7 | −2.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mark Shummer | 556 | 41.4 | −4.9 | |
Conservative | Paul Swansborough | 547 | 40.7 | +5.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ian Webster | 147 | 10.9 | −7.4 | |
Independent | Richard Armstrong | 94 | 7.0 | +7.0 | |
Majority | 9 | 0.7 | −10.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,344 | 33.4 | −0.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Anita Clayton | 852 | 58.5 | +2.3 | |
Labour | Gareth Young | 356 | 24.4 | −4.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hennessey | 141 | 9.7 | −4.9 | |
Independent | Rod Mansell | 108 | 7.4 | +7.4 | |
Majority | 496 | 34.1 | +7.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,457 | 32.0 | −1.8 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Braley | 1,112 | 71.1 | +6.4 | |
Labour | John Fisher | 294 | 18.8 | −4.0 | |
Independent | Helen Truman | 158 | 10.1 | +10.1 | |
Majority | 818 | 52.3 | +10.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,564 | 35.4 | −2.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Hall | 791 | 31.6 | +1.5 | |
Conservative | John Russell | 675 | 27.0 | +9.4 | |
BNP | Maurice Field | 549 | 22.0 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Linda Hammond | 486 | 19.4 | −9.0 | |
Majority | 116 | 4.6 | +2.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,501 | 38.7 | −4.1 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "No appetite for elected mayor in Redditch". The Redditch Standard. 9 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ a b "Tories take control in Redditch". Birmingham Post. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Tories gain 'weathervane' council". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.