2008 St Albans City and District Council election

2008 UK local government election October 2019 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2008 St Albans City and District Council election. Liberal Democrats in yellow, Conservatives in blue and independent in light grey. Wards in dark grey were not contested in 2008. The 2008 St Albans City and District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of St Albans District Council in Hertfordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats gained overall control of the council from no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/26ug.stm St Albans 22 November 2009 BBC News Online 19 April 2008 After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrats 30 Conservative 22 Labour 5 Independent 1 Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box The Guardian 7 2 May 2008 Background Before the election the Liberal Democrats had 29 seats, compared to 19 for the Conservatives, 8 for Labour and there were 2 Independents.http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/ex_mayors_step_down_in_election_fight_1_212185 Ex-mayors step down in election fight 10 April 2008 The Herts Advertiser 31 January 2015 18 of the 20 wards were contested in 2008, with only Colney Heath and Sandridge wards not having an election. Each of the Liberal Democrat, Conservative, Labour and Green parties contested every seat, apart from in Redbourn where the Liberal Democrats did not put up a candidate against the sitting independent councillor Tony Swendell. 3 Liberal Democrat councillors, Brian Peyton, Brian Sinfield and Jenny Stroud, and 2 Conservative councillors, Clare Ellis and Liz Stevenson, stood down at the election. Independent, former Conservative, councillor John Newman also did not defend his seat in Harpenden West after moving to Dorset. Election result The Liberal Democrats regained an overall majority of 2 on the council with 30 councillors, after making a net gain of one seat. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/7376332.stm Lib Dems win St Albans from NOC 26 November 2008 2 May 2008 BBC Online http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/2243899.labours_collapse_is_lib_dem_gain/ Labour's collapse is Lib Dem gain 22 November 2009 2 May 2008 St Albans & Harpenden Review They gained seats in Batchwood, Sopwell and Verulam wards, but lost Harpenden East and Wheathampstead to the Conservatives, who increased to 22 seats on the council. The Labour party lost all of the seats they had been defending, including London Colney to the Conservatives, to fall to 5 seats on the council, while independent Tony Swendell held his seat in Redbourn. Labour blamed their defeats on voters protesting against the national Labour government. Overall turnout was 42.5%, a drop from 43.6% at the 2007 election. Following the election the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg came to St Albans to celebrate the results. http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/2244018.lib_dem_leader_celebrates_victory_in_the_city/ Lib Dem leader celebrates victory in the city 22 November 2009 2 May 2008 St Albsn & Harpenden Review St Albans local election result 2008 http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/sadc-2008.aspx District council election results 1 May 2008 22 November 2009 St Albans City and District Council Liberal Democrats (UK) 10 3 2 +1 55.6 34.3 13,642 -3.5% Conservative Party (UK) 7 4 1 +3 38.9 43.2 17,184 +0.6% Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 5.6 3.2 1,258 +3.2% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 3 -3 0 12.6 5,031 -0.3% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 6.7 2,675 -0.1% Ward results Ashley Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Ellis 1,016 50.0 +8.7 Conservative Party (UK) Guy Young 521 25.6 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) Alistair Cooper 272 13.4 -6.9 Green Party of England and Wales Graham Ward 223 11.0 -3.1 495 24.4 +7.4 2,032 37.7 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Batchwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Witherick 864 39.4 +9.3 Labour Party (UK) David McManus 702 32.0 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Indranil Chakravorty 454 20.7 -5.0 Green Party of England and Wales Naomi Love 174 7.9 -1.7 162 7.4 2,194 40.9 +2.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Clarence Liberal Democrats (UK) Christopher White 979 47.6 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Dursun Altun 629 30.6 +8.8 Green Party of England and Wales Pete Eggleston 237 11.5 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Richard Harris 211 10.3 -1.2 350 17.0 -15.1 2,056 43.3 +0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Cunningham Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoff Harrison 971 49.0 -4.9 Conservative Party (UK) James Vessey 659 33.3 +5.4 Labour Party (UK) John Paton 208 10.5 -0.4 Green Party of England and Wales Jack Easton 143 7.2 -0.1 312 15.7 -10.3 1,981 41.4 -2.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden East Conservative Party (UK) Julie Bell 1,259 51.6 +1.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jeffrey Phillips 944 38.7 +0.9 Labour Party (UK) David Crew 158 6.5 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Lydia El-Khouri 81 3.3 -1.3 315 12.9 +0.4 2,442 46.4 +1.1 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Harpenden North Conservative Party (UK) John Chambers 1,201 64.4 +0.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gordon Burrow 394 21.1 -0.1 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Ross 142 7.6 -0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Annett Tate 127 6.8 +0.1 807 43.3 +0.5 1,864 36.3 -2.8 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden South Conservative Party (UK) Stuart Roberts 1,518 75.2 +1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Spinks 278 13.8 +1.8 Labour Party (UK) Linda Spiri 126 6.2 -1.9 Green Party of England and Wales Lorna Hann 96 4.8 -1.0 1,240 61.4 -0.8 2,018 38.4 -2.6 Conservative Party (UK) Harpenden West Conservative Party (UK) Allen Chamberlain 1,495 68.0 +2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert Moses 418 19.0 ±0.0 Labour Party (UK) Benjamin Dearman 160 7.3 -1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Tim Blackwell 125 5.7 -4.4 1,077 49.0 2,198 39.6 -4.0 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) London Colney Conservative Party (UK) Dave Winstone 1,175 47.5 +4.0 Labour Party (UK) Chris Flynn 1,044 42.2 -3.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mike Ketley 140 5.7 -5.6 Green Party of England and Wales Rosalind Hardy 113 4.6 +4.6 131 5.3 2,472 36.6 +6.2 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Marshalswick North Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Churchyard 1,174 51.4 -3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Seema Kennedy 874 38.2 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) Ruairi McCourt 128 5.6 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Rosalind Paul 109 4.8 -0.5 300 13.2 -7.6 2,285 47.4 +1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Marshalswick South Liberal Democrats (UK) Melvyn Teare 1,190 47.7 -0.1 Conservative Party (UK) Sabena Khan 848 34.0 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Anthony Nicholson 254 10.2 -0.8 Green Party of England and Wales Gillian Mills 202 8.1 +1.1 342 13.7 +0.1 2,494 48.1 -0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Park Street Liberal Democrats (UK) David Yates 1,125 50.8 +1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Zambra 861 38.9 +0.4 Labour Party (UK) Alex Breed 153 6.9 -0.7 Green Party of England and Wales Stephen Clough 74 3.3 -1.1 264 11.9 +0.9 2,213 41.4 +0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Redbourn Independent (politician) Tony Swendell 1,258 59.8 +59.8 Conservative Party (UK) Roger Gray 687 32.7 -13.7 Labour Party (UK) Richard Bruckdorfer 81 3.9 -0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Kate Metcalf 77 3.7 +0.1 571 27.1 +26.3 2,103 44.8 -2.3 Independent (politician) Sopwell Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Axworthy 711 34.5 +2.3 Labour Party (UK) Janet Smith 707 34.3 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Mary Murphy 462 22.4 +1.7 Green Party of England and Wales Thomas Hardy 183 8.9 -1.2 4 0.2 2,063 40.2 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) St Peters Liberal Democrats (UK) Martin Morris 773 36.5 -3.5 Conservative Party (UK) Nadia Davies 661 31.2 +8.5 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Grover 362 17.1 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Michael Jewitt 321 15.2 -4.3 112 5.3 -13.0 2,117 38.8 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) St Stephen Conservative Party (UK) David Canham 1,542 72.0 +12.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Tom Allum 357 16.7 -11.8 Labour Party (UK) Janet Blackwell 153 7.1 -1.0 Green Party of England and Wales Lucy Eggleston 89 4.2 -0.1 1,185 55.3 +24.7 2,141 42.7 +0.8 Conservative Party (UK) Verulam Liberal Democrats (UK) Fred Wartenberg 1,273 47.5 -4.4 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Smith 1,098 41.0 +3.3 Green Party of England and Wales Margaret Grover 185 6.9 +1.2 Labour Party (UK) Jill Gipps 125 4.7 0.0 175 6.5 -7.7 2,681 52.5 +0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wheathampstead Conservative Party (UK) Gillian Clark 1,240 50.9 +6.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Edelston 1,035 42.5 -5.9 Labour Party (UK) Peter Woodhams 86 3.5 +0.3 Green Party of England and Wales Simon Wakeling 75 3.1 -0.7 205 8.4 2,436 52.5 -1.6 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) By-elections between 2008 and 2010 A by-election was held in Harpenden South on 4 June 2009 after Conservative councillor Paul Foster resigned from the council.http://www.stalbansreview.co.uk/news/4422391.Turnout_holds_up_in_St_Albans/?ref=rss First election results expected this afternoon Lewis Alex 5 June 2009 St Albans & Harpenden Review 31 January 2015 The seat was held for the Conservatives by Brian Ellis with a majority of 899 votes over the Labour Party.http://www.stalbans.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/electionresults/districtresults/harpendens2009.aspx Harpenden South Ward - 4th June 2009 St Albans City & District Council 31 January 2015 Harpenden South by-election 4 June 2009 Conservative Party (UK) Brian Ellis 1,602 53.5 -21.8 Labour Party (UK) Richard Lane 703 23.5 +17.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Albert Moses 427 14.3 +0.5 Green Party of England and Wales Annett Tate 264 8.8 +4.1 899 30.0 2,996 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Saint Albans Category:2000s in Hertfordshire Category:May 2008 in the United Kingdom