2008 Winchester City Council election

Local election in England March 2025 November 2013 2008 Winchester City Council election 2010 Winchester City Council election Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 May 2008 29 23 24 2010 2007 Winchester City Council election 2007 no yes Parliamentary England 46.0% 19 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council Conservative 6 12 Council control Results by Ward 1 14,609 29 Conservative Council control after election Conservative Party (UK) 29 3.6% 1,225 File:Winchester 2008 election map.svg 4 Independent politician 3 15,511 43.3%The 2008 Winchester Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/elections/local_council/08/html/24up.stm Winchester 2010-02-03 BBC News 2008-04-19 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 29 Liberal Democrat 24 Independent 3 Labour 1 National: Full election results The Guardian 45 2008-05-03 Campaign One third of the seats were being contested with the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour each contesting all 19 seats. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/archive/2008/04/08/News+(hc_news)/2180329.Winchester_city_council_nominations/ Winchester city council nominations 2010-02-04 2008-04-08 Southern Daily Echo The Conservatives, who ran the council since the 2006 election were defending 6 seats compared to 11 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents. http://www.thisishampshire.net/news/2234059.winchester_gears_up_for_city_elections/ Winchester gears up for city elections 2010-02-04 2008-04-29 This is Hampshire Among the councillors who were defending seats were the Conservative council leader, George Beckett, and the Liberal Democrat group leader Therese Evans. Other candidates included 2 independents, 7 from the United Kingdom Independence Party and 4 from the Green Party. The Conservatives defended their record of running the council saying that they had improved services while keeping council tax rises below the rate of inflation. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats criticised the Conservatives over housing and development in the council area. During the campaign a Conservative activist in Whiteley ward, John Hall, was charged after a police investigation over electoral fraud offences. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7370642.stm Man charged over election fraud 2010-02-04 2008-04-28 BBC News Election result The results saw the Conservatives just maintain their one-seat majority after losing two seats to the Liberal Democrats in St Barnabas and Whiteley wards, but gaining one seat back in St Michael and taking one seat from an independent in Shedfield. http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/winchestervotes/Election-2008-Tories-cling-on.4044441.jp Election 2008: Tories cling on to power in Winchester district 2010-02-04 2008-05-02 The News Winchester local election result 2008 http://www.winchester.gov.uk/General.asp?nc=E2LQ&id=19319 District Election Results 2008 2010-02-03 Winchester City Council https://web.archive.org/web/20090614010153/http://www.winchester.gov.uk/General.asp?nc=E2LQ&id=19319 14 June 2009 dead Liberal Democrats (UK) 12 2 1 +1 63.2 46.0 15,511 +6.2% Conservative Party (UK) 6 2 2 0 31.6 43.3 14,609 -7.0% Independent (politician) 1 0 1 -1 5.3 3.6 1,225 +0.3% Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0 4.4 1,492 +0.0% Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 456 +0.8% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 451 -0.2% Ward results Bishop's Waltham Bishop's Waltham Independent (politician) Jean Hammerton 832 38.9 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) Michael North 650 30.4 -6.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Brandy Blunt 553 25.9 +13.7 United Kingdom Independence Party William McNally 57 2.7 +2.7 Labour Party (UK) David Picton-Jones 47 2.2 -1.8 182 8.5 -1.0 2,139 41.1 Independent (politician) Boarhunt & Southwick Boarhunt & Southwick Conservative Party (UK) John Cooper 294 50.4 +0.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) Steve Nicholls 273 46.8 +7.3 Labour Party (UK) James Ross 16 2.7 -1.2 21 3.6 -7.0 583 58.4 -0.3 Conservative Party (UK) Colden Common and Twyford Colden Common and Twyford Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Mason 1,118 53.0 -6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Sue Evershed 942 44.6 +6.0 Labour Party (UK) Timothy Curran 51 2.4 +0.0 176 8.4 -12.0 2,111 50.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Compton and Otterbourne Compton and Otterbourne Conservative Party (UK) George Beckett 954 51.7 +7.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Suzanne Hudson 820 44.4 -6.0 United Kingdom Independence Party Christopher Barton-Briddon 48 2.6 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) Clare McKenna 23 1.2 +0.3 134 7.3 1,845 57.7 Conservative Party (UK) Denmead Denmead Conservative Party (UK) Michael Read 1,611 78.1 -2.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anne Stoneham 379 18.4 -1.1 Labour Party (UK) Michael Chaplin 73 3.5 +3.5 1,232 59.7 -1.3 2,063 39.7 Conservative Party (UK) Kings Worthy Kings Worthy Liberal Democrats (UK) Robert Johnston 938 53.8 +9.3 Conservative Party (UK) John White 747 42.9 -8.1 Labour Party (UK) Elaine Fullaway 58 3.3 -1.2 191 10.9 1,743 51.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Littleton and Harestock Littleton and Harestock Liberal Democrats (UK) Jacey Jackson 970 59.9 +2.1 Conservative Party (UK) Patrick Cunningham 627 38.7 -1.7 Labour Party (UK) Brian Fullaway 23 1.4 -0.4 343 21.2 +3.8 1,620 57.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Olivers Battery & Badger Farm Olivers Battery & Badger Farm Liberal Democrats (UK) David Spender 1,251 68.0 +19.3 Conservative Party (UK) Sally Owen 497 27.0 -21.2 Green Party of England and Wales Jim Kirkpatrick 59 3.2 +3.2 Labour Party (UK) John Elliot-Smith 34 1.8 -1.3 754 41.0 +40.5 1,841 56.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Shedfield Shedfield Conservative Party (UK) Linda Gemmell 695 50.1 +5.6 Independent (politician) Stuart Jones 393 28.3 -9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Michael Toole 170 12.2 +12.2 Labour Party (UK) Patricia Hayward 66 4.8 -0.8 United Kingdom Independence Party Douglas Reed 64 4.6 +4.6 302 21.8 +15.3 1,388 44.7 Conservative Party (UK) Independent (politician) St. Barnabas St. Barnabas Liberal Democrats (UK) Allan Mitchell 1,401 53.3 +10.2 Conservative Party (UK) Anne Saunders 1,157 44.0 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Adrian Field 72 2.7 -0.2 244 9.3 2,630 55.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) St. Bartholomew St. Bartholomew Liberal Democrats (UK) Jim Maynard 1,085 51.7 -2.7 Conservative Party (UK) Miff Kayum 711 33.9 -3.6 Green Party of England and Wales Jo Woodman 163 7.8 +7.8 Labour Party (UK) Denis Archdeacon 98 4.7 +0.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Lawrence Hole 42 2.0 +2.0 374 17.8 +0.9 2,099 43.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) St. John and All Saints St. John and All Saints Liberal Democrats (UK) John Higgins 611 39.8 -3.5 Labour Party (UK) Antony De Peyer 458 29.8 +4.5 Conservative Party (UK) Ann Jones 390 25.4 -2.5 United Kingdom Independence Party Geoffrey Barrett 78 5.1 +1.6 153 10.0 -5.4 1,537 32.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Luke St. Luke Liberal Democrats (UK) Lucille Thompson 792 52.4 -0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Rob Ducker 542 35.8 +2.6 Labour Party (UK) Patrick Davies 178 11.8 +2.6 250 16.6 -3.3 1,512 36.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Michael St. Michael Conservative Party (UK) Robert Sanders 1,166 51.6 -7.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lynda Banister 900 39.8 +6.4 Green Party of England and Wales Alison Craig 99 4.4 +4.4 Labour Party (UK) Albert Edwards 63 2.8 -2.0 United Kingdom Independence Party David Abbott 33 1.5 -1.6 266 11.8 -13.5 2,261 48.2 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) St. Paul St. Paul Liberal Democrats (UK) Ray Love 953 57.7 -1.2 Conservative Party (UK) Kathleen Jeffreys 489 29.6 -7.2 Green Party of England and Wales Bridget Leyden 135 8.2 +8.2 Labour Party (UK) Tessa Valentine 74 4.5 +0.2 464 28.1 +6.0 1,651 36.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) The Alresfords The Alresfords Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Cook 1,505 57.8 +28.0 Conservative Party (UK) Barbara Jeffs 923 35.5 -19.2 United Kingdom Independence Party David Samuel 129 5.0 -3.7 Labour Party (UK) Robin Atkins 45 1.7 -5.0 582 22.3 2,602 53.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) Whiteley Whiteley Liberal Democrats (UK) Vivian Achwal 551 53.5 +6.0 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Wheeler 459 44.6 -4.9 Labour Party (UK) Barry Jones 20 1.9 -1.1 92 8.9 1,030 45.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wickham Wickham Liberal Democrats (UK) Therese Evans 857 64.8 +3.7 Conservative Party (UK) Karen Jeffreys 442 33.4 -3.2 Labour Party (UK) Andrew Rudge 23 1.7 -0.6 415 31.4 +6.9 1,322 43.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Wonston and Micheldever Wonston and Micheldever Conservative Party (UK) Barry Lipscomb 1,313 74.3 +11.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Simon Hobson 384 21.7 -5.6 Labour Party (UK) Nigel Lickley 70 4.0 +0.1 929 52.6 +16.6 1,767 42.3 Conservative Party (UK) References 2007 Winchester Council election Winchester local elections 2010 Winchester Council election 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hampshire