- Durham Council election, 2008
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Elections to Durham County Council took place on 1 May 2008, along with other local elections in the UK. This was the council's first election as a unitary authority, and all seats were up for election using the first past the post voting system.
Labour kept control of the council with 67 seats. The Liberal Democrats were second with 27 seats and the Conservatives won 10. There were also 22 independents elected.
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Ward Results
Barnard Castle East
Chester-le-Street North & East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Jo Fergus 
1,137 Conservative George Richardson 786 Independent James Rowlandson 761 Independent Tony Cooke 563 Teesdale Independent Association Ken Hodgson 397 Teesdale Independent Association William Salvin 379 Labour Sylvia Bailes 367 Labour Patrick Heaney 342 Chester-le-Street North & East
Chester-le-Street North & East Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative Beaty Bainbridge 1,144 Labour John Shiell 999 Labour Tracie Smith 983 Conservative Maureen May 865 Independent Lancelot Brown 807 Chester-le-Street South
Chester-le-Street South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Keith Davidson 898 Conservative Alan Bainbridge 872 Labour Tracie Smith 983 Liberal Democrat Philip Nathan 813 Labour Heather Liddle 737 Conservative Nick Varley 611 Liberal Democrat Brian Kinghorn 590 Independent John Adey 560 Chester-le-Street West Central
Chester-le-Street West Central Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Simon Henig 1,176 Labour Linda Marshall 1,037 Conservative Jacquelyn Butler 603 Durham South
Durham South Party Candidate Votes % ±% Labour Mac Williams 953 Labour Jan Blakey 684 Liberal Democrat Robert Wynn 536 Liberal Democrat Adam Walker 507 Conservative Patrick Hague 316 Conservative Rhys Burriss 311 Independent Maggie Robinson 267 Independent Martin Ridley 177 BNP Katherine Lloyd 142 Elvet
Elvet Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat David Freeman 873 Liberal Democrat David Stoker 684 Independent Anji Rae 590 Labour Jonathan Priestman Lovell 484 Conservative Tim Hughes 433 Conservative Chris Arthur 424 Labour Katie Ford 388 Framwellgate Moor
Framwellgate Moor Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Mark Wilkes 1433 Liberal Democrat Rev Crooks 1400 Labour George Burlinson 1267 Labour Marion Wilson 1062 Independent Terry Moderate 626 Conservative Michael Bates 329 BNP Ralph Musgrave 285 Independent Simon Carey 257 Conservative Pat Wynne 244 Sherburn
Sherburn Party Candidate Votes % ±% Liberal Democrat Carol Woods 1398 Liberal Democrat Maureen Wood 1307 Labour Raymond Pye 1165 Labour Lesley Ann Broughton 1106 Conservative Nick Hallett 253 Green Jo Smith 228 Conservative Michael Fishwick 226 Categories:- English local elections, 2008
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