2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|right|300px|2008 local election results in Wakefield The 2008 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council in West Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/db.stm Wakefield 19 December 2009 BBC News 19 April 2008 After the election, the composition of the council was: Labour 32 Conservative 23 Independent 6 Liberal Democrat 2 National: Full election results The Guardian 45 3 May 2008 0261-3077 Background Before the election there was disagreement among commentators about how safe Wakefield council was for Labour. The Daily Telegraph felt Labour would struggle to remain in control, but the Yorkshire Post believed it would remain safe for Labour. Andrew Porter Cameron takes aim at Brown with election target of 40pc The Daily Telegraph 8 28 April 2008 0307-1235 Voters give their verdict at the ballot box The Yorkshire Post 1 May 2008 0963-1496 Wakefield council joined with other councils from Yorkshire to run a television advertising campaign in an attempt to increase turnout. http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/Persuading-voters-to-make-their.4019351.jp Persuading voters to make their mark 20 December 2009 25 April 2008 Wakefield Express Election result The results saw the Conservatives make 7 gains, all but one from Labour, and come up only one seat short of depriving Labour of their majority. Misery for Labour as cracks appear in bastions The Yorkshire Post 3 May 2008 0963-1496 Altogether Labour lost 8 seats including 2 to independents, while the Liberal Democrats lost their only seat that was being contested in Ossett to the Conservatives. Jubilant Tories claim city is turning blue The Yorkshire Post 3 May 2008 0963-1496 Labour losses included the mayor, Allan Garbutt, and the cabinet member for children and young people, Trevor Izon, in Pontefract South. Overall turnout was 32.28%. http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CouncilAndDemocracy/ElectoralServices/PreviousElectionResults/Local+Elections/election2008.htm Local Election Results May 2008 19 December 2009 Wakefield Council The Conservatives said that their victories were due both to the unpopularity of the national Labour government and due to the Labour council behaving in an arrogant way. The results were seen by the Conservatives as an encouraging sign of how they would perform at the next general election in the Wakefield constituencies. Meanwhile, Labour put their defeats down to national issues such as the abolition of the 10p rate of income tax and immigration. Wakefield local election result 2008 Conservative Party (UK) 11 7 0 +7 50.0 34.3 28,506 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) 8 0 8 -8 36.4 35.1 29,168 -3.9 Independent (politician) 3 2 0 +2 13.6 12.0 9,978 +1.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 1 -1 0.0 8.8 7,319 -1.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 7.9 6,567 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.2 1,024 -0.2 Socialist Party (England and Wales) 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.4 352 +0.1 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 145 +0.0 British Voice 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.2 142 -0.2 Ward results Ackworth, North Elmsall and Upton Local Elections: Wakefield results Yorkshire Evening Post 2 May 2008 0963-2255 http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/election-results-2008/Wakefield-Council-elections--latest.4016056.jp Wakefield Council elections – final results 20 December 2009 24 April 2008 Wakefield Express August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Conservative Party (UK) Richard Molloy 1,653 43.2 +13.5 Labour Party (UK) Allan Garbutt 1,466 38.3 +1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Arthur 709 18.5 +4.1 187 4.9 3,828 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Airedale and Ferry Fryston Labour Party (UK) Graham Phelps 1,401 46.7 -10.5 British National Party Stephen Rogerson 628 20.9 +2.2 Conservative Party (UK) Mellisa Wan Omer 540 18.0 +5.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Kirby 430 14.3 +2.9 773 25.8 -12.7 2,999 Labour Party (UK) Altofts and Whitwood Labour Party (UK) Peter Box 1,316 37.4 -10.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Burch 827 23.5 +4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Gordon Tennant 793 22.5 +6.7 British National Party Dawn Byrom 585 16.6 -0.2 489 13.9 -15.2 3,521 Labour Party (UK) Castleford Central and Glasshoughton Labour Party (UK) Mark Burns-Williamson 1,775 54.1 -9.3 British National Party Rita Robinson 854 26.1 +3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Eamonn Mullins 649 19.8 +6.0 921 28.0 -12.7 3,278 Labour Party (UK) Crofton, Ryhill and Walton Conservative Party (UK) Susan Lodge 1,783 40.4 +6.3 Labour Party (UK) Albert Manifield 1,730 39.2 -6.9 British National Party Dean Crossland 902 20.4 +0.6 53 1.2 4,415 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Featherstone Independent (politician) Kay Binnersley 1,974 45.8 +4.3 Labour Party (UK) Dick Taylor 1,872 43.4 +4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Ledgard 464 10.8 +5.5 102 2.4 -0.6 4,310 Independent (politician) Hemsworth (2) Independent (politician) Ian Womersley 1,695 Labour Party (UK) Glyn Lloyd 1,288 Labour Party (UK) Sandra Pickin 1,203 Independent (politician) John Evans 663 Independent (politician) Maurice Kent 503 British National Party Jeanette Womack 400 Conservative Party (UK) Christian l'Anson 371 Conservative Party (UK) Rebecca Mullins 329 2,986 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Horbury and South Ossett Conservative Party (UK) Graham Jesty 1,845 40.1 -2.6 Labour Party (UK) Janet Holmes 1,657 36.0 -2.0 Independent (politician) Susan Armitage 576 12.5 +12.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Rowland 522 11.3 -8.0 188 4.1 -0.6 4,600 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knottingley Labour Party (UK) Graham Stokes 1,417 56.7 -4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Tom Dixon 1,081 43.3 +23.5 336 13.4 -28.3 2,498 Labour Party (UK) Normanton Labour Party (UK) Barry Smith 1,037 31.8 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) Richard Wakefield 784 24.0 +12.4 Independent (politician) Graeme Milner 699 21.4 -3.5 British National Party Adam Frazer 520 15.9 -0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jack Smith 221 6.8 -0.7 253 7.8 -7.3 3,261 Labour Party (UK) Ossett Conservative Party (UK) Terry Brown 1,709 37.9 +12.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Goodair 1,694 37.6 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) David Watts 1,105 24.5 +0.2 15 0.3 4,508 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Pontefract North Conservative Party (UK) Philip Thomas 1,352 40.8 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Jack Kershaw 1,323 39.9 -12.9 Independent (politician) Bob Evison 398 12.0 +12.0 Green Party of England and Wales Rennie Smith 240 7.2 +7.2 29 0.9 3,313 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Pontefract South Conservative Party (UK) Mark Crowther 2,340 48.8 -1.0 Labour Party (UK) Trevor Izon 1,801 37.6 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Rush 650 13.6 +0.8 539 11.2 -1.2 4,791 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) South Elmsall and South Kirkby Independent (politician) Wilf Benson 2,248 56.5 +1.5 Labour Party (UK) Mollie Wright 1,342 33.7 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Allan Crouch 389 9.8 -0.7 906 22.8 +2.3 3,979 Independent (politician) Labour Party (UK) Stanley and Outwood East Conservative Party (UK) Simon Wilson 1,392 36.9 +6.6 Labour Party (UK) Charles Keith 1,112 29.5 -6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Evans 661 17.5 -0.7 British National Party Loraine Frazer 608 16.1 +0.5 280 7.4 3,773 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Wakefield East Labour Party (UK) Ros Lund 1,478 44.8 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Pickard 1,022 31.0 +8.5 British National Party Robert Arnold 447 13.5 +1.9 Socialist Party (England and Wales) Michael Griffiths 352 10.7 +3.7 456 13.8 -10.3 3,299 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield North Labour Party (UK) Elizabeth Rhodes 1,177 34.7 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Graham Ridler 1,140 33.6 +5.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Andrew Tennant 468 13.8 -4.0 British National Party Graham Thewlis-Hardy 458 13.5 +1.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Keith Wells 145 4.3 +0.0 37 1.1 -7.7 3,388 Labour Party (UK) Wakefield Rural Conservative Party (UK) John Colley 2,837 62.0 +9.6 Labour Party (UK) Tony Richardson 1,108 24.2 -2.5 Green Party of England and Wales Miriam Hawkins 628 13.7 -0.5 1,729 37.8 +12.1 4,573 Conservative Party (UK) Wakefield South Conservative Party (UK) David Hopkins 1,725 40.0 -1.6 Independent (politician) Norman Hazell 1,222 28.4 +8.3 Labour Party (UK) Simon Young 672 15.6 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Nuthall 369 8.6 +1.4 British National Party John Aveyard 321 7.4 +2.9 503 11.6 -9.9 4,309 Conservative Party (UK) Wakefield West Conservative Party (UK) Mike Walker 2,479 60.2 +5.3 Labour Party (UK) Matthew Morley 738 17.9 -3.2 British National Party Neville Poynton 348 8.5 +8.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Susan Morgan 252 6.1 -3.0 Green Party of England and Wales Brian Else 156 3.8 -3.1 British Voice Norman Tate 142 3.5 -4.6 1,741 42.3 +8.5 4,115 Conservative Party (UK) Wrenthorpe and Outwood West Conservative Party (UK) Annemarie Glover 1,829 45.8 +5.9 Labour Party (UK) Martyn Johnson 1,150 28.8 -6.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Dodd 516 12.9 +0.5 British National Party Grant Rowe 496 12.4 +0.2 679 17.0 +12.7 3,991 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in West Yorkshire