2008 Rushmoor Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|300px|right|Map of the results of the 2008 Rushmoor council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Labour in red. The 2008 Rushmoor Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/24ul.stm Tushmoor 2010-10-18 BBC News After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 29 Liberal Democrat 8 Labour 5 National: Full election results The Guardian 45 2008-05-03 Campaign Before the election the Conservatives held 26 seats, the Liberal Democrats 7, Labour 6 and a further 3 vacant. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2026769_town_centres_airport_and_megadepot_dominate_year Town centres, airport and mega-depot dominate year 2010-10-19 2008-04-28 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151335/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2026769_town_centres_airport_and_megadepot_dominate_year 12 March 2012 15 seats were up for election with 2 seats in St Johns ward being contested after the death of Conservative councillor Graham Tucker. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2025490_fight_for_seats_on_two_councils Fight for seats on two councils 2010-10-19 2008-04-10 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111004194117/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2025490_fight_for_seats_on_two_councils 4 October 2011 The other 2 vacant seats were in Cove and Southwood, and Empress wards, where Liberal Democrat and Conservative councillors respectively stood down at the election. 50 candidates were standing including 4 from the British National Party http://www.getbracknell.co.uk/news/s/2025327_bnp_field_candidates_in_borough_poll BNP field candidates in borough poll 2010-10-19 2008-04-08 gethampshire and 1 from the Official Monster Raving Loony Party as well as candidates from the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour parties. The candidates included a 19-year-old Conservative in Heron Wood ward who was hoping to become the youngest ever councillor in Rushmoor. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2025308_teenager_gets_ready_to_contest_borough_poll Teenager gets ready to contest borough poll 2010-10-19 2008-04-08 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151422/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2025308_teenager_gets_ready_to_contest_borough_poll 12 March 2012 Issues in the election included local developments, an increase in flights at Farnborough Airfield, the recent trial of alternate weekly rubbish collection, anti-social behaviour, spending cuts and councillors' expenses. Election result The results saw the Conservatives stay in control of the council with 29 seats compared to 8 for the Liberal Democrats and 5 Labour. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2027334_rushmoor_a_deeper_shade_of_blue Rushmoor a deeper shade of blue 2010-10-19 2008-05-02 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151442/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2027334_rushmoor_a_deeper_shade_of_blue 12 March 2012 The Conservatives gained two seats from the Liberal Democrats in Cove and Southwood and West Heath wards to increase their majority. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2027689_tories_claim_scalps_but_north_camp_swings_lib_dem Tories claim scalps but North Camp swings Lib Dem 2010-10-19 2008-05-09 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100522220253/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2027689_tories_claim_scalps_but_north_camp_swings_lib_dem 22 May 2010 However the Liberal Democrats did take one seat back in St Marks ward defeating the Conservative councillor for the previous 10 years Nigel Baines. Meanwhile, in Heron Wood ward the Liberal Democrats gained a seat in Aldershot for the first time since 2006 after defeating the sitting Labour councillor. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2027682_few_surprises_as_tories_hold_council Few surprises as Tories hold council 2010-10-19 2008-05-09 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151503/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2027682_few_surprises_as_tories_hold_council 12 March 2012 Labour easily held their only other seat in North Town, while narrowly failed to gain Wellington from the Conservatives by 50 votes; however Labour came last in all 9 wards in Farnborough. Overall turnout was down from the 2007 election at 33.7% with the lowest turnout in Wellington ward at 19.8%. Following the election the Liberal Democrats elected a new group leader with Sue Gadsby taking over from Craig Card who had been party leader for the previous 9 years. http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2028275_new_party_leader_for_borough_lib_dems New party leader for borough Lib Dems 2010-10-19 2008-05-16 gethampshire dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120312151519/http://www.gethampshire.co.uk/news/s/2028275_new_party_leader_for_borough_lib_dems 12 March 2012 Rushmoor local election result 2008 http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8098 Local Election Results May 2008 2010-10-18 Rushmoor Borough Council https://web.archive.org/web/20110613204432/http://www.rushmoor.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=8098 13 June 2011 dead Local elections 08 nationwide results The Times London 14 2008-05-03 Conservative Party (UK) 11 2 1 +1 73.3 52.9 11,817 +4.3% Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 2 2 0 20.0 29.9 6,664 -0.8% Labour Party (UK) 1 0 1 -1 6.7 13.6 3,039 -1.2% British National Party 0 0 0 0 0 3.3 733 -0.8% Official Monster Raving Loony Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 67 -0.2% Ward results Cove & Southwood Conservative Party (UK) Susan Carter 960 63.5 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anoop Verma 475 31.4 -9.1 Labour Party (UK) Edward Shelton 77 5.1 -0.6 485 32.1 +18.8 1,512 35.4 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Empress Conservative Party (UK) Gareth Lyon 1,158 68.1 +4.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Margaret Doubell 405 23.8 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Wright 138 8.1 -1.3 753 44.3 +7.1 1,701 37.1 Conservative Party (UK) Fernhill Conservative Party (UK) John Marsh 906 65.3 +7.5 British National Party Cheryl Glass 200 14.4 -2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Josephine Murphy 190 13.7 -4.7 Labour Party (UK) Martin Coule 92 6.6 +0.1 706 50.9 +11.5 1,388 33.7 Conservative Party (UK) Grange Conservative Party (UK) Steve Masterson 669 43.9 +6.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philip Thompson 546 35.8 -4.9 British National Party Janette Brunning 179 11.7 -1.4 Labour Party (UK) June Smith 130 8.5 0.0 123 8.1 1,524 37.3 Conservative Party (UK) Heron Wood Liberal Democrats (UK) Paul Bowers 564 41.8 +15.9 Labour Party (UK) Terry Bridgeman 404 30.0 -9.0 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Poole 380 28.2 -6.9 160 11.8 1,348 29.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Knellwood Conservative Party (UK) Paul Taylor 1,153 69.8 +13.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derek Purdey 395 23.9 +4.9 Labour Party (UK) William Tootill 105 6.4 -1.2 758 45.9 +8.6 1,653 39.3 Conservative Party (UK) Manor Park Conservative Party (UK) George Paparesti 869 61.7 +5.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Laura Kilburn 399 28.3 -4.8 Labour Party (UK) Lesley Pestridge 140 9.9 -0.8 470 33.4 +10.2 1,408 30.6 Conservative Party (UK) Mayfield Liberal Democrats (UK) Charlie Fraser-Fleming 491 44.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Roderick Baulk 302 27.3 +2.8 British National Party Warren Glass 191 17.3 -0.2 Labour Party (UK) Clive Grattan 123 11.1 -2.3 189 17.1 -3.1 1,107 27.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) North Town Labour Party (UK) Sue Dibble 885 59.8 +3.2 Conservative Party (UK) Sabaah Choudhary 446 30.1 +2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Nick Burfield 149 10.1 -5.4 439 29.7 +1.1 1,480 28.2 Labour Party (UK) Rowhill Conservative Party (UK) David Welch 928 67.4 +7.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Pete Pearson 217 15.8 -3.8 Labour Party (UK) Jill Clark 164 11.9 -2.0 Official Monster Raving Loony Party Professor Nabob 67 4.9 -1.9 711 51.7 +11.5 1,376 33.1 Conservative Party (UK) St John's (2) Conservative Party (UK) Peter Moyle 1,005 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqui Vosper 934 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leola Card 631 Liberal Democrats (UK) Janet Gardner 621 Labour Party (UK) Sean Clarke 94 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Taylor 91 3,376 34.7 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St Mark's Liberal Democrats (UK) Crispin Allard 984 53.9 +8.6 Conservative Party (UK) Nigel Baines 741 40.6 -7.0 Labour Party (UK) Barry Jones 100 5.5 -1.6 243 13.3 1,825 40.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wellington Conservative Party (UK) Neil Watkin 461 47.1 -2.1 Labour Party (UK) Alex Crawford 411 42.0 +3.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Woodcock 107 10.9 -0.9 50 5.1 -5.2 979 19.8 Conservative Party (UK) West Heath Conservative Party (UK) Steve Smith 905 55.1 +9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shaun Murphy 490 29.8 -7.3 British National Party Garry Brunning 163 9.9 -1.3 Labour Party (UK) Philip Collins 85 5.2 -1.3 415 25.3 +17.2 1,643 39.8 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) References 2007 Rushmoor Council election Rushmoor local elections 2010 Rushmoor Council election 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire