Hyndburn Council election, 2008

Hyndburn Council election, 2008

Elections to Hyndburn 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%.cite web| url = http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/elections/display.var.2242100.0.hyndburn_election_results_tories_tighten_grip.php | title = Hyndburn election results: Tories tighten grip | accessdate = 2008-05-26 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = "Lancashire Telegraph"]

The Conservative party made the only gain of the election, taking Altham ward from the Labour party to extend their majority to three.

After the election, the composition of the council was
*Conservative 19
*Labour 13
*Independent 3

Election result

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 8
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 66.7
votes % = 49.9
votes = 8,478
plus/minus = +1.7%Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 4
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 33.3
votes % = 41.9
votes = 7,111
plus/minus = -4.1%Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 4.8
votes = 817
plus/minus = +4.8%Election Summary Party
party = Independent (politician)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 2.3
votes = 397
plus/minus = -2.4%Election Summary Party
party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.1
votes = 181
plus/minus = +0.1%

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Susan Haworth
votes = 653
percentage = 52.4
change = +14.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Paula Landers
votes = 594
percentage = 47.6
change = -14.4Election box majority
votes = 59
percentage = 4.8
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,247
percentage = 32.1
change = -2.1Election box gain with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Tony Dobson
votes = 819
percentage = 64.9
change = +9.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Chris McCormack
votes = 261
percentage = 20.7
change = -10.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Kerry Gormley
votes = 181
percentage = 14.4
change = +1.1Election box majority
votes = 558
percentage = 44.2
change = +19.0Election box turnout
votes = 1,261
percentage = 40.0
change = -0.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Griffiths
votes = 866
percentage = 71.0
change = -1.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Vivienne Preston
votes = 227
percentage = 18.6
change = -8.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = David Daly
votes = 126
percentage = 10.3
change = +10.3Election box majority
votes = 639
percentage = 52.4
change = +7.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,219
percentage = 37.6
change = -0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Allah Dad
votes = 857
percentage = 41.9
change = -0.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Tariq Ali
votes = 637
percentage = 31.2
change = -26.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Ifty Khan
votes = 550
percentage = 26.9
change = +26.9Election box majority
votes = 220
percentage = 10.7
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,044
percentage = 56.7
change = +8.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Joan Smith
votes = 592
percentage = 57.3
change = -4.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Simon Taylor
votes = 442
percentage = 42.7
change = +4.6Election box majority
votes = 150
percentage = 14.6
change = -9.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,034
percentage = 32.6
change = -3.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lynn Wilson
votes = 486
percentage = 37.0
change = -5.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Kearney
votes = 429
percentage = 32.7
change = -24.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Independent (politician)
candidate = Ian Robinson
votes = 397
percentage = 30.3
change = +30.3Election box majority
votes = 57
percentage = 4.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 1,312
percentage = 40.5
change = -1.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Clarke
votes = 1,022
percentage = 55.5
change = -2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ciaran Wells
votes = 821
percentage = 44.5
change = +2.1Election box majority
votes = 201
percentage = 11.0
change = -4.2Election box turnout
votes = 1,843
percentage = 37.7
change = +3.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Graham Jones
votes = 584
percentage = 71.7
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Fisher
votes = 230
percentage = 28.3
change = -4.3Election box majority
votes = 354
percentage = 43.4
change = +8.6Election box turnout
votes = 814
percentage = 26.4
change = +1.9Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Harry Grayson
votes = 1,403
percentage = 62.8
change = +14.9Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Baron
votes = 831
percentage = 37.2
change = -14.9Election box majority
votes = 572
percentage = 25.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 2,234
percentage = 46.2
change = +4.7Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Brian Walmsley
votes = 636
percentage = 59.4
change = +10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John McCormack
votes = 294
percentage = 27.5
change = -10.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Bill Greene
votes = 141
percentage = 13.2
change = +0.1Election box majority
votes = 342
percentage = 31.9
change = +20.6Election box turnout
votes = 1,071
percentage = 33.4
change = -10.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Marlene Haworth
votes = 1,134
percentage = 66.2
change = +3.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Bill Pinder
votes = 580
percentage = 33.8
change = -3.4Election box majority
votes = 554
percentage = 32.4
change = +6.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,714
percentage = 33.7
change = -0.1Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Munsif Dad
votes = 689
percentage = 57.9
change = -13.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Mohammed Safdar
votes = 502
percentage = 42.1
change = +13.4Election box majority
votes = 187
percentage = 15.8
change = -26.8Election box turnout
votes = 1,191
percentage = 34.4
change = +0.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

References

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/30ug.stm 2008 Hyndburn election result]
* [http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?categoryID=1000&documentID=408 Ward results]

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