2008 Purbeck District Council election

2008 UK local government election April 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Purbeck District Council election Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 1 May 2008. Nine of the twenty-four seats on the council were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/7378991.stm Tories gain seats and Labour lose 2008-05-02 2008-05-02 BBC Online Overall turnout was 44.86%. http://www.purbeck-dc.gov.uk/ Purbeck District council 2008-05-02 Purbeck District Council https://web.archive.org/web/20010302020750/http://www.purbeck-dc.gov.uk/ 2 March 2001 dead A big issue in the election was housing with much criticism of plans to build over five thousand homes in the district by 2026. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/display.var.2244960.0.purbeck_no_control.php Purbeck: no control 2008-05-02 2008-05-02 Bournemouth Daily Echo The nominations for the election saw an unusual event when Liberal Democrat candidate Alexandra Brenton signed the nomination papers for her friend and Labour Party candidate Selby Bennett. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/7373434.stm Lib Dem signs for Labour 'friend' 2008-05-02 2008-04-29 BBC Online Two seats were contested in Lytchett Matravers after Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Peacock stood down in February. http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.2233283.0.housing_the_big_issue_for_purbeck_electors.php Housing the big issue for Purbeck electors 2008-05-02 2008-04-29 Bournemouth Daily Echo The results saw the Liberal Democrat party gained Wareham and Wool wards from the Conservative Party to pull level on the council. The Conservative Party took Swanage South from Liberal Democrat Colin Bright who had defected from the Conservatives the previous month. http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/display.var.2243148.0.tories_lose_purbeck_council.php Tories lose Purbeck council 2008-05-02 2008-05-02 Bournemouth Daily Echo April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 11 Liberal Democrat 11 Independent 2 Election result Purbeck local election result 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 5 2 1 +1 55.6 45.6 6,174 +3.8 Conservative Party (UK) 4 1 2 -1 44.4 47.3 6,399 +8.7 Labour Party (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 4.8 653 -2.3 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 2.2 304 -3.2 Ward results Lytchett Matravers (2) Liberal Democrats (UK) Martyn Colvey 785 Conservative Party (UK) David Cross 729 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alexandra Brenton 715 Conservative Party (UK) Colin Gibb 692 Labour Party (UK) James Selby Bennett 50 2,971 52.7 +0.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Lytchett Minster and Upton East Liberal Democrats (UK) Wendy Starr 692 57.6 -4.1 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Williams 509 42.4 +4.1 183 15.2 -8.2 1,201 39.1 -0.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Lytchett Minster and Upton West Conservative Party (UK) Paul Johns 829 65.3 +15.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) Mark Howlett 391 30.8 -19.7 Labour Party (UK) Ruth Cade 50 3.9 +3.9 438 24.5 1,270 42.6 -6.3 Conservative Party (UK) St Martin Liberal Democrats (UK) Beryl Ezzard 563 56.2 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Jane Thomas 438 43.8 +10.3 125 12.4 -11.2 1,001 46.5 +0.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Swanage North Conservative Party (UK) Gloria Marsh 917 59.3 +8.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Philippa Keeling 497 32.1 +7.1 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Storey 132 8.5 -2.3 420 27.2 +1.1 1,546 46.2 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Swanage South Conservative Party (UK) Alison Patrick 932 50.6 +10.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Colin Bright 561 30.5 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Marilyn Larthe de Langladure 348 18.9 +0.6 371 20.1 +9.5 1,841 38.5 0.0 Conservative Party (UK) Liberal Democrats (UK) Wareham Liberal Democrats (UK) Keith Critchley 1,245 57.6 -4.6 Conservative Party (UK) Roy Anderson 915 42.4 +4.6 330 15.2 -9.2 2,160 47.0 +4.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Wool Liberal Democrats (UK) Graham Holmes 725 47.1 +0.7 Conservative Party (UK) Malcolm Shakesby 438 28.4 -6.1 Independent (politician) Rosemary Grey-Hodder 304 19.7 +19.7 Labour Party (UK) Rosemary Phillips 73 4.7 -2.6 287 18.7 +6.8 1,540 46.5 +2.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Purbeck election result Declaration of Results of Polls – District and Town Council Elections held on 1 May 2008April 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Dorset