2008 Derby City Council election

2008 UK local government election June 2020 May 2012 2008 Derby City Council election Parliamentary no yes 2007 Derby City Council election 2007 2010 Derby City Council election 2010 17 of 51 seats to Derby City Council 26 1 May 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 3 8 18 5 19,374 32.3% 3.5% Labour Party (UK) 8 8 4 17 4 16,869 28.1% 6.1% Conservative Party (UK) 8 8 5 14 3 21,139 35.2% 3.2% Derby City Council election 2008 map.svg 300px Council control Council control after election No overall control No overall control The 2008 Derby City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Derby City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/fk.stm Derby 2009-10-05 BBC News Online 2008-04-19 Overall turnout was 34.6%. http://www.derby.gov.uk/DCCCMS/SiteCMS/Templates/GenericContent.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2FCouncilGovernmentDemocracy%2FElections%2Felection08_results.htm&NRNODEGUID=%7B6A1DA512-616E-4DBC-A1A4-39FE20DB1C43%7D&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest Election 2008 - Results 2009-10-05 Derby City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20080505123317/http://www.derby.gov.uk/DCCCMS/SiteCMS/Templates/GenericContent.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2FCouncilGovernmentDemocracy%2FElections%2Felection08_results%2Ehtm&NRNODEGUID=%7B6A1DA512-616E-4DBC-A1A4-39FE20DB1C43%7D&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest 5 May 2008 dead https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/derbyshire/7379056.stm Liberal Democrat gains in Derby 2009-10-07 2008-05-02 BBC News Online After the election, the composition of the council was: Liberal Democrat 18 Labour 17 Conservative 14 Independent 2 Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box The Guardian 7 2008-05-02 Campaign Since the 2006 election the Labour Party had been running the council in an agreement with the Conservatives and both parties did not rule out continuing this arrangement after the election. Kirsty Green A walk in the park as Tory leader visits 'key battleground' Derby Evening Telegraph 5 2008-04-04 However, a major issue in the election was a proposal by the Labour Party to close 10 play areas across Derby in order to save money, which were opposed by the Conservatives. The arrangement was also strained by the defection of 2 Labour councillors, Hardial Dhamrait and Amar Nath, to the Conservatives since the 2007 election. Party time as the big three get set for the elections Derby Evening Telegraph 12 2008-04-14 Other changes since 2007 included Labour councillor Prem Chera becoming an independent, and independent Frank Leeming joining the Conservatives. This meant that before the election there were 21 Labour, 14 Conservative, 13 Liberal Democrat and 2 independent councillors. In all 61 candidates stood in the election, with 17 seats being contested. Kirsty Green Candidates unveiled as the city prepares to go to the polls Derby Evening Telegraph 4 2008-04-08 Of those 17 seats Labour were defending 8, the Conservatives 6 and the Liberal Democrats 3. The leader of the Conservative party, David Cameron, visited Derby to support the local party on 3 April and described it as a "key battleground". Election result The Liberal Democrats gained 5 seats to move from third largest group on the council to become the largest party, overtaking the Labour and Conservative parties. We have the most council seats - it's time to give us voice on the cabinet Derby Evening Telegraph 2 2008-05-02 Liberal Democrat gains were recorded in Abbey, Arboretum and Mackworth wards from Labour, and in Blagreaves and Oakwood wards from the Conservatives. Enthusiasm of young candidates seals victories on a stunning night for the liberal democrat party Derby Evening Telegraph 4 2008-05-02 Election joy for lib dems Derby Evening Telegraph 1 2008-05-02 Meanwhile, Labour recovered a seat in Sinfin which they had lost when Hardial Dhamrait had defected to the Conservatives. However, Labour also two seats in Chaddesden and Chellaston to the Conservatives. Following the elections the three parties held discussions to decide who would run the council for the next two years. Kirsty Green Lib dems poised to run city Derby Evening Telegraph 2 2008-05-07 On 6 May the Conservatives decided that they would not agree any deal with the other two parties and would sit in opposition, with Conservative councillors feeling that the previous agreement with Labour had meant they did not make gains as the party had done nationally. The Liberal Democrats and Labour then planned to hold talks, with Labour abandoning their previous proposals to introduce congestion charging in Derby, and parking meters in Littleover. Kirsty Green Labour u-turn on city Derby Evening Telegraph 2 2008-05-09 However, the Liberal Democrats decided they would prefer to run the council as a minority rather than reach an agreement with Labour. At the council meeting on 21 May the Liberal Democrat leader, Hilary Jones, was elected leader of the council by 19 votes to 17 after the Conservatives abstained. Kirsty Green Lib dems reveal 5 top aims Derby Evening Telegraph 1 2008-05-22 2008 Derby local election result Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 5 0 5 47.1 32.3 19,374 3.5 Conservative Party (UK) 5 2 3 1 29.4 35.2 21,139 3.2 Labour Party (UK) 4 1 5 4 23.5 28.1 16,869 6.1 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 2.0 1,217 2.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0.0 1.9 1,152 1.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 0.5 319 0.8 Ward results Abbey thumb|Location of Abbey ward Abbey Liberal Democrats (UK) David Batey 1,443 47.9 3.8 Labour Party (UK) Asaf Afzal 1,056 35.1 3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jasvinder Rai 335 11.1 0.6 Independent (politician) Norman Clayton 166 5.5 0.2 Independent (politician) Masadiq Hussain 8 0.3 0.3 Independent (politician) Raja Mehmood 3 0.1 0.1 387 12.8 7.7 3,011 31.1 1.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Allestree thumb|Location of Allestree ward Allestree Conservative Party (UK) Philip Hickson 3,234 62.6 2.0 Labour Party (UK) John Whitby 739 14.3 4.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Deena Smith 633 12.2 4.1 British National Party Glynn Cooper 563 10.9 10.9 2,495 48.3 2.8 5,169 47.4 2.0 Conservative Party (UK) Alvaston thumb|Location of Alvaston ward Alvaston Labour Party (UK) Alan Graves 1,228 38.3 7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Naveed Hussain 913 28.5 6.3 Conservative Party (UK) Brenda Longworth 843 26.3 6.5 Independent (politician) Gillian Elks 221 6.9 6.9 315 9.8 0.8 3,205 29.3 1.0 Labour Party (UK) Arboretum thumb|Location of Arboretum ward Arboretum Liberal Democrats (UK) Farhatullah Khan 1,710 46.1 9.0 Labour Party (UK) Shiraz Khan 1,624 43.8 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) David Jennings 374 10.1 3.3 86 2.3 3,708 35.4 2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Blagreaves thumb|Location of Blagreaves ward Blagreaves Liberal Democrats (UK) Harjinder Naitta 2,006 50.6 5.3 Conservative Party (UK) Lisa Marshall 1,047 26.4 7.4 Labour Party (UK) John Heavey 909 22.9 8.1 959 24.2 9.9 3,962 41.6 1.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Boulton thumb|Location of Boulton ward Boulton Conservative Party (UK) Graham Leeming 1,607 51.5 30.8 Labour Party (UK) Joseph Russo 1,129 36.2 3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Stephen Connolly 386 12.4 0.6 478 15.3 3,122 31.0 0.4 Conservative Party (UK) Chaddesden thumb|Location of Chaddesden ward Chaddesden Conservative Party (UK) Sean Marshall 1,441 39.6 6.5 Labour Party (UK) John Ahern 1,161 31.9 10.7 British National Party Paul Hilliard 654 18.0 18.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Eric Ashburner 285 7.8 3.5 Independent (politician) Charles McLynn 96 2.6 2.6 280 7.7 4.2 3,637 36.3 2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Chellaston thumb|Location of Chellaston ward Chellaston Conservative Party (UK) Matthew Holmes 1,921 49.0 3.1 Labour Party (UK) Mark Tittley 1,830 46.7 4.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ajit Atwal 166 4.2 2.1 91 2.3 0.9 3,917 35.9 1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Darley thumb|Location of Darley ward Darley Liberal Democrats (UK) Finbar Richards 1,331 36.7 4.9 Conservative Party (UK) Lorraine Radford 1,069 29.5 3.2 Labour Party (UK) Christopher Wynn 905 25.0 7.7 Green Party of England and Wales Jane Temple 319 8.8 0.4 262 7.2 3,624 33.9 6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Derwent thumb|Location of Derwent ward Derwent Labour Party (UK) Margaret Redfern 919 39.9 10.6 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Fullerton 708 30.7 4.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Leigh Alcock 353 15.3 4.4 Independent (politician) William Wright 325 14.1 1.2 211 9.2 15.5 2,305 23.6 0.2 Labour Party (UK) Littleover thumb|Location of Littleover ward Littleover Liberal Democrats (UK) Leslie Allen 2,429 60.8 5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Tarlochan Dard 1,132 28.3 2.9 Labour Party (UK) Linda Winter 435 10.9 2.7 1,297 32.5 8.5 3,996 39.7 2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mackworth thumb|Location of Mackworth ward Mackworth Liberal Democrats (UK) Derrick Tuplin 1,553 52.9 27.1 Labour Party (UK) Richard Gerrard 778 26.5 22.2 Conservative Party (UK) Andrew Hill 603 20.6 4.9 775 26.4 N/A 2,934 30.1 1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mickleover thumb|Location of Mickleover ward Mickleover Liberal Democrats (UK) Hilary Jones 2,411 53.0 2.5 Conservative Party (UK) Philip Lucas 1,738 38.2 2.0 Labour Party (UK) Josephine Drummond 402 8.8 0.4 673 14.8 4.5 4,551 41.6 3.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Normanton thumb|Location of Normanton ward Normanton Labour Party (UK) Hardyal Dhindsa 1,399 40.6 8.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shayad Mahmood 1,276 37.0 5.0 Conservative Party (UK) Jarnail Birring 775 22.5 13.2 123 3.6 3.1 3,450 33.5 0.7 Labour Party (UK) Oakwood thumb|Location of Oakwood ward Oakwood Liberal Democrats (UK) Franklyn Harwood 1,733 51.9 44.0 Conservative Party (UK) Hardial Dhamrait 974 29.2 15.7 Labour Party (UK) Martina Longworth 632 18.9 4.6 759 22.7 N/A 3,339 33.2 3.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Sinfin thumb|Location of Sinfin ward Sinfin Labour Party (UK) Bhagat Shanker 973 37.1 18.5 Conservative Party (UK) Michael Cook 941 35.9 11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Louise Noble 374 14.3 5.3 Independent (politician) Michael Whitehead 333 12.7 12.7 32 1.2 29.5 2,621 27.3 2.5 Labour Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Spondon thumb|Location of Spondon ward Spondon Conservative Party (UK) Evonne Williams 2,397 68.1 3.6 Labour Party (UK) Anne MacDonald 750 21.3 3.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon King 372 10.6 0.2 1,647 46.8 7.3 3,519 36.3 1.0 Conservative Party (UK) References Category:2008 English local elections 2008 Category:2000s in Derby