2008 Tamworth Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election March 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Tamworth Borough Council election The 2008 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Tamworth Borough Council in Staffordshire, 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/41uk.stm Tamworth BBC News 8 May 2011 After the election, the composition of the council was: Conservative 24 Labour 5 Independent 1National: Full election results 3 May 2008 The Guardian 45 Background Before the election the Conservatives held 23 seats, Labour had 6 and there was 1 independent councillor.Blue defence almost impregnable Thandi Gurdip 16 April 2008 Birmingham Mail 14 10 seats were being contested, with the Conservatives defending 8 and Labour 2. Among the councillors defending seats were the former Conservative council leader Ron Cook in Spittal ward and the Mayoress Mary Oates in Wilnecote. Labour would have needed to gain every Conservative seat that was being contested in order to deprive the Conservatives of a majority. Election result The results in Tamworth were one of the first local election results to be declared and saw just one seat change hands. http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/05/01/tories-pick-up-a-seat-in-tamworth-97319-20851500/ Tories pick up a seat in Tamworth 2008-05-08 2008-05-01 Coventry Telegraph dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723065234/http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/05/01/tories-pick-up-a-seat-in-tamworth-97319-20851500/ 23 July 2011 The Conservative Party gained Galscote ward from Labour to hold 24 seats, compared to 5 for Labour. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7378939.stm BNP makes gains in Stoke-on-Trent 2008-05-08 2008-05-02 BBC Online Galscote was taken by Conservative, Nicola Annandale, who was the fiancee of the leader of the council Jeremy Oates. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/05/02/fiancee-helps-to-tighten-the-grip-in-tamworth-97319-20852586/ Fiancee helps to tighten the grip in Tamworth 2008-05-08 2008-05-02 Birmingham Mail Overall turnout was 29.97%. The Conservative leader of the council Jeremy Oates said that voters were "fed up of party politics and have voted on the delivery of services". However the Labour member of parliament for Tamworth, Brian Jenkins said that people had wanted "to give the Government a kicking" and that the election had been "all about national issues". Tamworth local election result 2008Local elections Results 2 May 2008 The Times London 28 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 0 +1 90.0 49.5 8,477 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) 1 0 1 -1 10.0 36.7 6,285 -1.0 Independent (politician) 0 0 0 0 0.0 6.3 1,072 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 0 0 0 0 0.0 5.7 981 -0.4 British National Party 0 0 0 0 0.0 1.7 293 -0.5 Ward results Amingtonhttp://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-elections-2008/tamworth/ Tamworth Coventry Telegraph 8 May 2011 Conservative Party (UK) Evelyn Rowe 887 48.7 +5.5 Labour Party (UK) Mark Fielding 680 37.3 -1.6 Independent (politician) James Mckay 255 14.0 -3.9 207 11.4 +7.1 1,822 30.1 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) Belgrave Conservative Party (UK) Robert Pritchard 785 50.1 +1.3 Labour Party (UK) John Harper 587 37.4 +1.6 Independent (politician) Kevin Harcourt-Taylor 196 12.5 -2.9 198 12.7 -0.3 1,568 28.6 -0.5 Conservative Party (UK) Bolehall Labour Party (UK) John Faulkner 864 54.9 -3.1 Conservative Party (UK) Simon Clements 710 45.1 +3.1 154 9.8 -6.2 1,574 28.6 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) Castle Conservative Party (UK) Chippy Lees 963 52.6 +5.0 Labour Party (UK) Garry Hirons 651 35.6 -2.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Pinkett 216 11.8 -2.4 312 17.0 +7.6 1,830 33.6 -0.9 Conservative Party (UK) Glascote Conservative Party (UK) Nicola Annandale 675 51.6 +25.0 Labour Party (UK) Dennis Powick 634 48.4 +15.9 41 3.2 1,309 24.3 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) Mercian Conservative Party (UK) Samuel Munn 763 40.2 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Neil Fuller 526 27.7 -1.3 Independent (politician) Richard Kingstone 403 21.3 -1.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoffrey Blake 204 10.8 -1.4 237 12.5 +5.0 1,896 36.3 -1.7 Conservative Party (UK) Spital Conservative Party (UK) Ronald Cook 1,053 51.3 -1.6 Labour Party (UK) Mike Cooke 728 35.4 +3.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jennifer Blake 273 13.3 -1.6 325 15.9 -4.8 2,054 37.2 -1.3 Conservative Party (UK) Stonydelph Conservative Party (UK) Danny Cook 689 47.8 +9.2 Labour Party (UK) Margaret Clarke 458 31.8 -4.5 British National Party Lynne Smith 293 20.3 -4.8 231 16.0 +13.7 1,440 25.0 -2.4 Conservative Party (UK) Trinity Conservative Party (UK) Gerald Pinner 1,017 57.3 +3.1 Labour Party (UK) David Foster 471 26.5 -5.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Roger Jones 288 16.2 +2.3 546 30.8 +8.5 1,776 30.2 -3.8 Conservative Party (UK) Wilnecote Conservative Party (UK) Mary Oates 935 50.8 -2.9 Labour Party (UK) Kenneth Lewis 686 37.3 -9.0 Independent (politician) Andrew Whiles 218 11.9 +11.9 249 13.5 +6.1 1,839 27.1 -1.9 Conservative Party (UK) References 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Staffordshire