2008 Hull City Council election

2008 UK local government election June 2014 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2008 Hull council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue, Uncontested in cream. The 2008 Hull City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council with an increased majority from a situation of ruling under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/fa.stm Kingston-Upon-Hull 8 November 2009 BBC News Online 19 April 2008 After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 33 Labour 19 N.E.W. Hull Independent 3 Conservative 2 Independent 1 Non-aligned 1 https://web5.hullcc.gov.uk/akserps/election/2008/electionreport.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20111004071604/https://web5.hullcc.gov.uk/akserps/election/2008/electionreport.pdf dead 4 October 2011 City Council Election 29 June 2008 Hull City Council PDF https://www.bbc.co.uk/humber/content/articles/2008/04/02/local_elections08_feature.shtml Local Elections 2008 8 November 2009 2 May 2008 BBC Online Campaign At the 2007 election the Liberal Democrats had won an overall majority of 1 but subsequently suffered 2 defections meaning that they went into the 2008 election as a minority administration. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/humber/7378890.stm Lib Dems on both banks of Humber 8 November 2009 2 May 2008 BBC News Online In total 81 candidates stood in the 2008 election including 20 each from the Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservative parties. 81 contenders set to fight for seats Hull Daily Mail 13 7 April 2008 1741-3419 Other candidates standing in the election came from the English Democrats, Greens and United Kingdom Independence Party as well as some independents candidates. The Liberal Democrats were expected to recover seats in the election which they had lost when councillors had defected to sit as independents. Election result The results saw the Liberal Democrats regain a majority on the council after gaining 5 seats. They won Newington and Pickering wards from Labour, as well as Beverley, Boothferry and Derringham wards from independents. Labour did make one gain in St Andrews from an independent and saw their former leader, Colin Inglis, returned to the council in Myton. The Liberal Democrats now controlled 33 seats on the council as compared to 19 for Labour. Overall turnout in the election was 25.5%. Hull local election result 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 5 0 +5 60.0 41.7 17,142 -4.4% Labour Party (UK) 7 1 2 -1 35.0 34.1 14,025 -1.9% Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 0 5.0 14.0 5,768 +6.2% Independent (politician) 0 0 1 -1 0 4.9 1,998 -0.5% English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 894 +2.2% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.8 743 -0.3% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 499 -0.1% N.E.W. Hull Independent 0 0 3 -3 0 0 0 0 Ward results Avenue Liberal Democrats (UK) John Graham Robinson 1,496 51.7 +8.1 Labour Party (UK) Andy Dorton 807 27.9 +0.0 Green Party of England and Wales Martin John Deane 295 10.2 -5.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Triffit Whellan 204 7.0 -0.6 Independent (politician) Ginette Andrew 93 3.2 -2.0 689 23.8 +8.1 2,895 32.9 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Beverley Liberal Democrats (UK) Karen Elizabeth Mathieson 1,336 55.3 -17.1 Independent (politician) Joyce Korczak Fields 449 18.6 +18.6 Labour Party (UK) Mike Whiting 346 14.3 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Marc James Pooler 221 9.2 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales David John Allen 62 2.6 -0.3 887 36.7 -20.5 2,414 35.9 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Independent (politician) Boothferry Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Gurevitch 1,057 41.9 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Mall Fields 635 25.2 -5.4 English Democrats Party Graham Anthony Robinson 331 13.1 +13.1 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Anne Woods 298 11.8 -0.1 Independent (politician) Keith Toon 118 4.7 +4.7 United Kingdom Independence Party Brian Shepherd 85 3.4 -2.7 422 16.7 -4.1 2,524 26.5 -3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) N.E.W. Hull Independent Bricknell Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Percy 1,550 67.1 +1.4 Labour Party (UK) Helene O'Mullane 414 17.9 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Phillip Morrell 234 10.1 -6.5 Green Party of England and Wales James Edward Russell 113 4.9 +4.9 1,136 49.2 +1.2 2,311 36.1 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Derringham Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Uzzell 846 40.6 -10.9 Labour Party (UK) Carol Ann Clarkson 471 22.6 +1.5 Independent (politician) Michael Vernon Rouse-Deane 351 16.9 +8.6 United Kingdom Independence Party John Henry Cornforth 227 10.9 -0.6 Conservative Party (UK) Reg Britton 188 9.0 +3.5 375 18.0 -12.4 2,083 23.7 -3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) N.E.W. Hull Independent Drypool Liberal Democrats (UK) Adam Williams 1,756 63.9 +11.8 Labour Party (UK) Dave Craker 762 27.7 -11.4 Conservative Party (UK) Neil James Cropper 229 8.3 +3.9 994 36.2 +23.2 2,747 28.9 -2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Holderness Liberal Democrats (UK) John Nicholson 1,465 54.9 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Graham Petrini 719 26.9 -2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Stephen Rowland Brown 340 12.7 +4.2 Independent (politician) Janet Hilda Toker 146 5.5 -1.4 746 27.9 +2.2 2,670 26.8 -1.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ings Liberal Democrats (UK) Allen Frederick Healand 1,584 53.3 +3.9 Labour Party (UK) Tracy Catherine Noon 942 31.7 -7.5 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Neil Forster 286 9.6 +3.1 Independent (politician) Mally Reeve 160 5.4 +0.5 642 21.6 +11.4 2,972 31.0 -0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Kings Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Elaine Anne Garland 966 64.5 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Brian Arthur Petch 335 22.4 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Allison 197 13.2 +3.3 631 42.1 +8.9 1,498 23.5 -1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Longhill Labour Party (UK) John Allen Hewitt 867 46.7 -9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Lefevre 466 25.1 +6.2 Independent (politician) Peter Robert Martin 270 14.5 +2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Ian Matthew Brown 253 13.6 +1.6 401 21.6 -16.1 1,856 21.7 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Marfleet Labour Party (UK) Sheila Waudby 973 61.5 +2.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Julie Ann Hunt 309 19.5 +1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Les Fisher 301 19.0 +8.7 664 41.9 +0.5 1,583 17.8 -0.8 Labour Party (UK) Myton Labour Party (UK) Colin Inglis 869 45.1 -3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Josef Welton 344 17.8 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Peter Laurence Abraham 294 15.2 +6.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Ken Hordon 187 9.7 +6.2 Green Party of England and Wales Susan Harr 147 7.6 +2.1 Independent (politician) Min Benson 87 4.5 -5.0 525 27.2 -8.3 1,928 20.2 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Newington Liberal Democrats (UK) Craig Charles Woolmer 962 47.6 +2.8 Labour Party (UK) Lynn Petrini 743 36.8 -3.9 English Democrats Party Richard Howard 192 9.5 +9.5 Conservative Party (UK) Pat Thompson 124 6.1 +1.8 219 10.8 +6.7 2,021 24.9 +2.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Newland Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael James Ross 720 55.8 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Martin Charles Mancey 326 25.3 -0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Louise Muston 126 9.8 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Mary Singleton 118 9.1 +0.7 394 30.5 +0.7 1,290 21.0 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Orchard Park & Greenwood Labour Party (UK) Steven James Bayes 1,011 65.6 -5.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Charles Quinn 295 19.1 +0.4 Conservative Party (UK) James Parker 235 15.2 +4.6 716 46.5 -5.5 1,541 17.3 -0.4 Labour Party (UK) Pickering Liberal Democrats (UK) Claire Thomas 1,247 46.4 -6.4 Labour Party (UK) Peter Allen 1,001 37.2 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Robert David Brown 223 8.3 -0.1 English Democrats Party Sharon Mawer 217 8.1 +8.1 246 9.2 -4.8 2,688 30.1 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Southcoates East Labour Party (UK) Tom McVie 630 62.7 +7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Elizabeth Ann Gurevitch 199 19.8 -0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Douglas Colin Percy 175 17.4 +7.2 431 42.9 +8.1 1,004 17.7 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Southcoates West Labour Party (UK) Mary Glew 980 71.3 +15.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ann Godden 212 15.4 -5.2 Conservative Party (UK) John Francis Abbott 182 13.2 +3.0 768 55.9 +21.1 1,374 22.9 +4.6 Labour Party (UK) St Andrews Labour Party (UK) Daren Russell Hale 421 40.3 +3.3 Independent (politician) Albert Penna 324 31.0 +31.0 English Democrats Party Graham Anthony Robinson 154 14.7 +14.7 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Cook 78 7.5 +3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Robyn Emma Randall 68 6.5 -26.7 97 9.3 +5.5 1,045 21.0 -2.8 Labour Party (UK) N.E.W. Hull Independent Sutton Liberal Democrats (UK) Kalvin Glen Neal 1,580 60.2 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth William Turner 773 29.4 -1.8 Conservative Party (UK) Sheila Gladys Airey 272 10.4 +4.7 807 30.7 -1.2 2,625 27.4 -4.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) No elections were held in Bransholme East, Bransholme West and University wards. References Hull City Council election 2008 City Council election, 2008