2008 Wolverhampton City Council election

2008 UK local government election November 2013 January 2024 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2008 Wolverhampton council election. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. Elections to Wolverhampton City Council were held on 1 May 2008 in Wolverhampton, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour group lost overall control after losing eight seats across the City. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/west_midlands/7379036.stm Labour suffers Wolverhampton loss 2 May 2008 BBC News Turnout across the City was 34.6%, with variations in turnout ranging from 22.1% in the Bushbury South & Low Hill ward up to 45.4% in Tettenhall Wightwick. Following the election, an alliance between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat groups was formed, ending 14 years of Labour Party rule. Composition Due to the only Liberal Councillor officially joining the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Democrats had increased their number of Councillors in 2007 from 3 to 4. Prior to the election, the composition of the council was: Labour Party 36 Conservative Party 19 Liberal Democrat 4 Independent 1 Following the election, the composition of the council is: Labour Party 28 Conservative Party 27 Liberal Democrat 5 Election result Wolverhampton local election result 2008 Labour Party (UK) 28 0 -8 -8 46 34.4 21300 -3244 Conservative Party (UK) 27 8 0 +8 45 48.2 29833 +5763 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 1 0 +1 8 15.6 9630 +482 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 1158 -1964 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 340 -252 Equal Parenting Alliance 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 101 +101 Independent politician 0 0 -1 -1 0 0 0 -1808 Ward results Bilston East Labour Party (UK) Thomas Turner 1168 47.2 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Nick Thompson 969 39.1 +13.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Cockayne 339 13.7 +6.2 199 7.98 2476 26.2 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) 6.7 Bilston North Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Fellows 1272 44.6 +6.9 Labour Party (UK) Trudy Bowen 1180 41.4 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Lawrence 209 7.3 -1.4 Green Party of England and Wales Edward Clarke 189 6.6 -1.7 92 3.21 2850 31.8 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 5.4 Blakenhall Labour Party (UK) John Rowley 1855 56.7 -6.9 Conservative Party (UK) Avtar Sidhu 1218 37.2 +8.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Frances Heap 198 6.1 -1.1 637 19.5 3271 37.9 -1.2 Labour Party (UK) 7.5 Bushbury North Conservative Party (UK) Carl Husted 1723 47.9 +9.9 Labour Party (UK) Paula Brookfield 1024 28.5 +1.1 British National Party Simon Patten 580 16.1 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Bem 269 7.5 -4.3 699 19.4 3596 39.0 +1.4 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 4.4 Bushbury South and Low Hill Labour Party (UK) Peter Bilson 982 48.0 -7.8 Conservative Party (UK) Annette Pugh 751 36.7 +13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ian Jenkins 311 15.2 +5.5 231 11.3 2044 22.1 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) 10.7 East Park Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Hall 1309 46.6 +25.7 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Byrne 975 34.7 -11.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Darren Friel 528 18.8 +1.7 334 11.9 2812 31.5 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 18.7 Ettingshall Labour Party (UK) Bishan Dass 1546 58.5 -8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Ranjit Kaur 648 24.5 +4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Gray 448 17.0 +3.8 898 34.0 2642 28.2 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) 6.7 Fallings Park Conservative Party (UK) James Wilson 1536 49.7 +18.5 Labour Party (UK) Geoffrey Foster 1239 40.1 -2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Birch 316 10.2 +2.1 297 9.6 3091 34.0 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 10.6 Graiseley Labour Party (UK) John Reynolds 1603 49.5 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Paul Armstrong 1227 37.9 +5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Bryan Lewis 409 12.6 +1.6 376 11.6 3239 36.5 Labour Party (UK) 6.4 Heath Town Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Findlay 1063 54.1 +29.9 Labour Party (UK) Milkinderpal Jaspal 903 45.9 +2.7 160 8.1 1966 25.7 -2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 13.6 Merry Hill Conservative Party (UK) John Pask 2391 67.7 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) Navjit Rana 677 19.2 -3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Edward Pringle 466 13.2 -1.7 1714 48.5 3534 37.5 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) 4.1 Oxley Conservative Party (UK) Jennifer Brewer 1591 51.1 +1.9 Labour Party (UK) Christine Irvine 1277 41.0 -1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) John Steatham 247 7.9 -0.8 314 10.1 3115 34.0 +1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 1.5 Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Darke 1490 42.0 +6.7 Labour Party (UK) Jennifer Cromie 1117 31.5 -0.2 Conservative Party (UK) Arun Photay 940 26.5 +1.6 373 10.5 3547 41.7 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Penn Conservative Party (UK) Patricia Bradley 2731 66.1 +19.0 Labour Party (UK) Ricky Chima 946 22.9 -7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) June Hemsley 452 10.9 -11.6 1785 43.2 4129 41.2 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) 13.2 Spring Vale Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Whitehouse 1987 64.3 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) Mangoo Mal 583 18.9 -7.2 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Dobb 519 16.8 +5.1 1404 45.5 3089 34.8 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) St Peter's Labour Party (UK) Roger Lawrence 964 44.7 -11.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Zahid Shah 811 37.6 +18.0 Conservative Party (UK) Catherine Bisbey 381 17.7 +1.4 153 7.1 2156 29.9 +2.0 Labour Party (UK) Tettenhall Regis Conservative Party (UK) John Davis 2822 73.9 +3.0 Labour Party (UK) Julie Hodgkiss 643 16.8 -1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Richard Fellows 352 9.2 -1.6 2179 57.1 3817 41.3 +0.2 Conservative Party (UK) 2.2% Tettenhall Wightwick Conservative Party (UK) Joan Stevenson 3149 76.0 +5.7 Labour Party (UK) Jagnandan Ghera 491 11.9 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Sinclair 401 9.7 +1.2 Equal Parenting Alliance Raymond Barry 101 2.4 2658 64.2 4142 45.4 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) 5.8 Wednesfield North Conservative Party (UK) Hazel Keirle 1699 45.2 +10.5 Labour Party (UK) Philip Bateman 1296 34.5 +4.7 British National Party Dennis Organ 578 15.4 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Ross 186 4.9 +4.9 403 10.7 3759 41.5 +0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) 2.9 Wednesfield South Conservative Party (UK) Simon Jevon 1894 61.4 +18.4 Labour Party (UK) Helen King 831 26.9 -10.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Carole Jenkins 211 6.8 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Stuart Hinde 151 4.9 +4.9 1063 34.4 3087 35.5 -1.4 Conservative Party (UK) 14.5 References 2008 Category:2000s in the West Midlands (county) Category:2008 English local elections