Nuneaton and Bedworth local elections, 2008

Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Council were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from Labour.

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Conservative 18
* Labour 14
* British National Party 2

Election results

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 10
gain = 4
loss = 0
net = +4
seats % = 0
votes % = 46.8
votes = 16,680
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party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 5
gain = 0
loss = 6
net = -6
seats % = 0
votes % = 33.9
votes = 12,094
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party = British National Party
seats = 2
gain = 2
loss = 0
net = +2
seats % = 0
votes % = 16.4
votes = 5,848
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.7
votes = 622
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.6
votes = 204
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party = English Democrats Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.4
votes = 133
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party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 0.2
votes = 88
plus/minus = 0

Ward results

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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jill Sheppard
votes = 1,016
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Paxton
votes = 608
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party = British National Party
candidate = Caroline Hammill
votes = 391
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party = Green Party of England and Wales
candidate = Keith Kondakor
votes = 204
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andrew Burtenshaw
votes = 804
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Preedy
votes = 594
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party = British National Party
candidate = Craig Fennell
votes = 347
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Timothy Miller
votes = 162
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Clive Stringer
votes = 1,048
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Daniel De'Ath
votes = 547
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party = British National Party
candidate = Tom Clarke
votes = 322
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party = British National Party
candidate = Martyn Findley
votes = 663
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Foster
votes = 650
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Roma Taylor
votes = 624
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = William Hancox
votes = 835
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party = British National Party
candidate = Alwyn Deacon
votes = 819
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stephen Ward
votes = 385
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party = English Democrats Party
candidate = David Lane
votes = 133
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Julian Gutteridge
votes = 1,439
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Haynes
votes = 800
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party = British National Party
candidate = Darren Haywood
votes = 675
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Sam Margrave
votes = 562
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Kristofer Wilson
votes = 541
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party = Socialist Party (England and Wales)
candidate = Peter Bradley
votes = 88
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Don Navarro
votes = 896
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Alwyn Waine
votes = 550
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party = British National Party
candidate = Deborah Nicholas
votes = 320
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Alice Field
votes = 216
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bryan Grant
votes = 1,118
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party = British National Party
candidate = Shane Baynham
votes = 417
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Qamar Bhatti
votes = 413
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Damon Brown
votes = 1,000
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Lloyd
votes = 929
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Waine
votes = 750
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Patricia Henry
votes = 619
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party = British National Party
candidate = Kevin Bennett
votes = 462
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = John Glass
votes = 829
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Ann Brown
votes = 611
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party = British National Party
candidate = Christian Hammill
votes = 396
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kevin Moore
votes = 146
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = John Ison
votes = 806
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Hunt
votes = 725
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party = British National Party
candidate = Adrian Deacon
votes = 517
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party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Frank Mills
votes = 98
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Thomas Wilson
votes = 1,909
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Anthony Frampton
votes = 555
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Jeffrey Clarke
votes = 1,822
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Kevin Young
votes = 597
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Julie Jackson
votes = 1,021
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Andreas Hammerschmiedt
votes = 541
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party = British National Party
candidate = Yvonne Deacon
votes = 519
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party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Nicholas Grant
votes = 2,098
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party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Eric Ireland
votes = 532
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