2008 Worcester City Council election
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The 2008 Worcester City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Worcester City Council in Worcestershire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 17
- Labour 13
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Independent 2[2]
Campaign
[edit]Before the election the Conservatives ran the council as a minority administration,[3] and required one extra seat in order to win a majority.[4] They had lost their majority after Labour gained a seat from them in a by-election in 2007.[5] 12 seats were up for election with 5 Conservative, 4 Labour, 2 independent and 1 Liberal Democrat seats being contested.[6] The Conservatives only contested 10 of the 12 seats after they decided not to oppose the two independents who were up for re-election in Nunnery and St John wards, however both they and the independent councillors denied that any deal had been done.[7]
Three members of the Shadow Cabinet, including the Shadow Chancellor George Osborne, visited Worcester to campaign for the Conservatives.[8]
Election result
[edit]The results saw the council remain without any party having a majority with the Conservatives continuing to run the administration.[9] They had come within 28 votes of winning in Arboretum ward but Labour's Joy Squires held the seat.[10]
The Green Party contested ten of the twelve seats, falling back slightly overall from 9.2 to 8.5% of the vote. Its claim of 10% related to the seats it contested. While it failed to win a seat, its best results were in the Rainbow Hill and Cathedral wards, where it scored 23.3 and 18.6% respectively.[11]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 37.4 | 7,868 | -5.5% | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 28.4 | 5,982 | +3.1% | |
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 10.3 | 2,164 | +5.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 10.5 | 2,215 | -2.5% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 1,790 | -1.2% | |
BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 899 | +0.6% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 146 | +0.1% |
Ward results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joy Squires | 728 | 39.2 | −4.0 | |
Conservative | David Wilkinson | 700 | 37.7 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ken Carpenter | 157 | 8.5 | −4.5 | |
Green | Martin Sullivan | 138 | 7.4 | −0.2 | |
BNP | Jack Amos | 134 | 7.2 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 28 | 1.5 | −12.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,857 | 41.0 | −1.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Rowden | 1,021 | 64.9 | +7.9 | |
Labour | Lian Rees | 341 | 21.7 | +0.7 | |
Green | Jan Dyer | 211 | 13.4 | +3.8 | |
Majority | 680 | 43.2 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,573 | 38.4 | −4.7 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Derek Prodger | 1,369 | 63.5 | +7.1 | |
Labour | Christopher Winwood | 350 | 16.2 | −4.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Vaughan Hencher | 240 | 11.1 | −2.7 | |
Green | Clive Matthews | 198 | 9.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 1,019 | 47.3 | +11.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,157 | 34.5 | −2.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Francis Lankester | 1,154 | 56.0 | +5.0 | |
Labour | Rachel Hall | 521 | 25.3 | +3.7 | |
Green | Louis Stephen | 384 | 18.6 | +4.5 | |
Majority | 633 | 30.7 | +1.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,059 | 30.3 | −4.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Sue Askin | 1,551 | 53.1 | −1.6 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Turner | 1,005 | 34.4 | +3.4 | |
Green | Peter Robinson | 195 | 6.7 | +0.1 | |
Labour | Jane McCann | 171 | 5.9 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 546 | 18.7 | −5.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,922 | 45.0 | −4.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Roger Berry | 515 | 45.3 | +1.3 | |
BNP | Lee Hancock | 282 | 24.8 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | David Nolan | 243 | 21.4 | +6.6 | |
Green | Linda Smith | 98 | 8.6 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 233 | 20.5 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,138 | 27.0 | −6.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Michael Layland | 1,115 | 48.1 | +17.4 | |
Labour | Vanessa Mann | 707 | 30.5 | −4.7 | |
BNP | Tom Amos | 353 | 15.2 | +2.5 | |
Green | Alexander Gwinn | 141 | 6.1 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 408 | 17.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,316 | 39.0 | +0.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Adrian Gregson | 443 | 44.1 | −4.6 | |
Conservative | Lesley Auden | 327 | 32.6 | +12.7 | |
Green | Ruth Stafford | 234 | 23.3 | −8.1 | |
Majority | 116 | 11.5 | −5.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,004 | 24.2 | −0.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Simon Geraghty | 876 | 51.9 | +2.5 | |
Labour | Richard Bird | 451 | 26.7 | +3.7 | |
UKIP | John Butterfield | 146 | 8.7 | +8.7 | |
BNP | Peter Beechey | 130 | 7.7 | −8.1 | |
Green | Olaf Twiehaus | 84 | 5.0 | −6.8 | |
Majority | 425 | 25.2 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,687 | 37.7 | −1.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Margaret Layland | 1,049 | 53.7 | +37.8 | |
Labour | Richard Udall | 905 | 46.3 | +4.0 | |
Majority | 144 | 7.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,954 | 33.9 | −0.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Keith Burton | 802 | 57.7 | −2.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Eddie Hartley | 267 | 19.2 | +6.6 | |
Labour | George Squires | 215 | 15.5 | −3.8 | |
Green | Penelope Asquith | 107 | 7.7 | −0.5 | |
Majority | 535 | 38.5 | −2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,391 | 34.3 | −3.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Alan Amos | 635 | 63.1 | +10.0 | |
Conservative | Robert Campbell | 371 | 36.9 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 264 | 26.2 | +1.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,006 | 25.6 | +0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ "Worcester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian. 2 May 2008. p. 7.
- ^ Watt, Nicholas (2 May 2008). "Local elections: From south to north, seats fall to Cameron: Prediction that Tories will claim 44% of council vote, with Labour down to 24%". The Guardian. p. 6.
- ^ "Cameron to claim a Tory renaissance". Financial Times. 2 May 2008. p. 2.
- ^ "Key battles for local councils". BBC News Online. 25 April 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Politicians wait for the verdict from the voters". Stourbridge News. 1 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Tories deny 'dirty deals' to hang on to council seats". Malvern Gazette. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Conservative top gun visits city". Stourbridge News. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ Walker, Jonathan (2 May 2008). "My blue Brum". Birmingham Post. p. 1.
- ^ "Tories stay in control". Stourbridge News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Worcester City Council results May 2008". Worcestershire Green Party. Archived from the original on 9 November 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Election Results May 1st 2008". Worcester City Council. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2010.