Broxbourne Council election, 2008

=Composition of expiring seats before election=

Election results

Election Summary Party
party = Conservative Party (UK)
seats = 11
gain = 0
loss = 1
net = -1
seats % = 91.66
votes % = 63.46
votes = 13,292
plus/minus = -0.53Election Summary Party
party = Labour Party (UK)
seats = 1
gain = 1
loss = 0
net = +1
seats % = 8.34
votes % = 19.20
votes = 4,022
plus/minus = +0.26Election Summary Party
party = British National Party
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 15.34
votes = 3,214
plus/minus = +2.01Election Summary Party
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
seats = 0
gain = 0
loss = 0
net = 0
seats % = 0
votes % = 1.99
votes = 417
plus/minus = -0.84

Results summary

An election was held in 12 wards on 1st May 2008. (No election in Rosedale Ward)

This was the first Local Government Election in Broxbourne where the British National Party fielded a "full slate" of candidates

The Labour Party gained 1 seat from the Conservative Party in the Waltham Cross Ward.

The new make up of the council following this election is:

*Conservative 35 seats
*Labour 3 seats

The next Local Government Election will be held in May 2010 when seats will be contested in all of the 13 wards.

Ward results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Paul Mason
votes = 1,307
percentage = 71.03
change = -6.75Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Michael Winrow
votes = 224
percentage = 12.17
change = -0.63Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Raymond Cook
votes = 176
percentage = 9.57
change = +0.15Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Joanne Warren
votes = 133
percentage = 7.23
change = +7.23

Election box majority
votes = 1,083
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,840
percentage = 37.05
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Liberal Democatrs (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Kennaugh
votes = 1,031
percentage = 59.67
change = +12.14Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Stephen McCole
votes = 389
percentage = 22.51
change = -9.30Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Shirley McInnes
votes = 308
percentage = 17.82
change = +2.39

Election box majority
votes = 642
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,728
percentage = 36.74
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = British National Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Judith Clemerson
votes = 1,216
percentage = 66.85
change = +2.13Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Christopher Simonovitch
votes = 305
percentage = 16.77
change = +0.60Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Ian Seeby
votes = 298
percentage = 16.38
change = -2.73Election box majority
votes = 911
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,819
percentage = 33.38
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Richard Clemerson
votes = 1,089
percentage = 64.59
change = +6.36Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Alford
votes = 316
percentage = 18.74
change = -0.52Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Caroline Iles
votes = 281
percentage = 16.67
change = -0.04

Election box majority
votes = 773
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,686
percentage = 31.09
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Martin Lyth
votes = 1,101
percentage = 68.09
change = +3.00Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Alexander McInnes
votes = 290
percentage = 14.41
change = -0.50Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Mark Gerrard
votes = 283
percentage = 17.50
change = -2.50Election box majority
votes = 811
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,617
percentage = 32.92
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Peter Moule
votes = 1,594
percentage = 77.23
change = -11.14Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Wendy Ward
votes = 237
percentage = 11.48
change = +11.48Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Cherry Robbins
votes = 233
percentage = 11.29
change = -0.34

Election box majority
votes = 1,357
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 2,064
percentage = 33.53
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = British National Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Lyn White
votes = 1,317
percentage = 73.00
change = +1.22Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Edward Hopwood
votes = 266
percentage = 14.75
change = -0.66Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Colin Whittaker
votes = 221
percentage = 12.25
change = -0.56

Election box majority
votes = 1,051
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,804
percentage = 33.12
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Robert Bick
votes = 863
percentage = 59.68
change = -6.14Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Neil Harvey
votes = 214
percentage = 14.80
change = -1.05Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Kirstie De Rivaz
votes = 193
percentage = 13.35
change = -4.98Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Garry Crowhurst
votes = 176
percentage = 12.17
change = +12.17

Election box majority
votes = 649
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,446
percentage = 27.52
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Bren Perryman
votes = 914
percentage = 56.70
change = +2.24Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Annette Marples
votes = 502
percentage = 31.14
change = +3.76Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Ramon Johns
votes = 196
percentage = 12.16
change = +0.56

Election box majority
votes = 412
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,612
percentage = 31.93
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Charles Tranham
votes = 1,201
percentage = 65.13
change = +2.42Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ronald McCole
votes = 409
percentage = 22.18
change = +0.46Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Peter Hall
votes = 234
percentage = 12.69
change = -2.88Election box majority
votes = 792
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,844
percentage = 34.50
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Michael Watson
votes = 713
percentage = 41.79
change = -14.06Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Dennis Clayton
votes = 533
percentage = 31.24
change = -12.90Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Peter Crowhurst
votes = 460
percentage = 26.96
change = +26.96

Election box majority
votes = 180
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,706
percentage = 34.20
change = Election box gain with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = James Metcalf
votes = 1,126
percentage = 63.29
change = -2.71Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ian Hunter
votes = 347
percentage = 19.51
change = +4.36Election box candidate with party link
party = British National Party
candidate = Christopher Francis
votes = 306
percentage = 17.20
change = -1.65Election box majority
votes = 779
percentage =
change =Election box turnout
votes = 1,779
percentage = 27.13
change = Election box hold with party link
winner = Conservative Party (UK)
loser = Labour Party (UK)
swing =

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