2008 Hyndburn Borough Council election
Appearance
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12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council 18 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Hyndburn Borough 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%.[1]
The
Independent
who also included David Mason who had left the Conservatives to go Independent..
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Conservative 21
- Labour 13
- Independent1
Election result
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Conservative | 8 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 66.7 | 49.9 | 8,478 | +1.7% | |
Labour | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 33.3 | 41.9 | 7,111 | -4.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 817 | +4.8% | |
Independent
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 397 | -2.4% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 181 | +0.1% |
NB: Four (of the 16) Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2008 included the following wards - Clayton Le Moors, Huncoat, Immanuel in Oswaldtwistle and Milnshaw in Accrington.
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Susan Haworth | 653 | 52.4 | +14.4 | |
Labour | Paula Landers | 594 | 47.6 | -14.4 | |
Majority | 59 | 4.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,247 | 32.1 | -2.1 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Tony Dobson | 819 | 64.9 | +9.0 | |
Labour | Chris McCormack | 261 | 20.7 | -10.0 | |
Green | Kerry Gormley | 181 | 14.4 | +1.1 | |
Majority | 558 | 44.2 | +19.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,261 | 40.0 | -0.9 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Griffiths | 866 | 71.0 | -1.6 | |
Labour | Vivienne Preston | 227 | 18.6 | -8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Daly | 126 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 639 | 52.4 | +7.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,219 | 37.6 | -0.4 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Allah Dad | 857 | 41.9 | -0.7 | |
Labour | Tariq Ali | 637 | 31.2 | -26.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ifty Khan | 550 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
Majority | 220 | 10.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,044 | 56.7 | +8.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Joan Smith | 592 | 57.3 | -4.6 | |
Conservative | Simon Taylor | 442 | 42.7 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 150 | 14.6 | -9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,034 | 32.6 | -3.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Lynn Wilson | 486 | 37.0 | -5.9 | |
Labour | Robert Kearney | 429 | 32.7 | -24.4 | |
Independent
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Ian Robinson | 397 | 30.3 | +30.3 | |
Majority | 57 | 4.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,312 | 40.5 | -1.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Peter Clarke | 1,022 | 55.5 | -2.1 | |
Labour | Ciaran Wells | 821 | 44.5 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 201 | 11.0 | -4.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,843 | 37.7 | +3.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Graham Jones | 584 | 71.7 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Clive Fisher | 230 | 28.3 | -4.3 | |
Majority | 354 | 43.4 | +8.6 | ||
Turnout | 814 | 26.4 | +1.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Harry Grayson | 1,403 | 62.8 | +14.9 | |
Conservative | Dennis Baron | 831 | 37.2 | -14.9 | |
Majority | 572 | 25.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,234 | 46.2 | +4.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Munsif Dad | 689 | 57.9 | -13.4 | |
Conservative | Mohammed Safdar | 502 | 42.1 | +13.4 | |
Majority | 187 | 15.8 | -26.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,191 | 34.4 | +0.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Brian Walmsley | 636 | 59.4 | +10.3 | |
Labour | John McCormack | 294 | 27.5 | -10.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene | 141 | 13.2 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 342 | 31.9 | +20.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,071 | 33.4 | -10.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Marlene Haworth | 1,134 | 66.2 | +3.4 | |
Labour | Bill Pinder | 580 | 33.8 | -3.4 | |
Majority | 554 | 32.4 | +6.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,714 | 33.7 | -0.1 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
- ^ "Hyndburn election results: Tories tighten grip". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.