2008 Three Rivers District Council election

2008 UK local government election May 2025 November 2013 thumb|Results of the 2008 Three Rivers District Council election Elections to Three Rivers District Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats won the most seats, despite the Conservatives winning more votes. The Conservatives also gained a seat, strengthening their position against the Liberal Democrats, who remained stayed in overall control of Three Rivers. The election was marked by the collapse of Labour support in South Oxhey, where Labour had been at their strongest. They lost one seat, Ashridge, to the far-right British National Party (BNP).Hayley Korn Labour loses to BNP in South Oxhey http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/search/display.var.2243841.0.labour_loses_to_bnp_in_south_oxhey.php Watford Observer 2 May 2008 25 May 2008 Another seat, Northwick, was lost to the Conservatives. Labour's group leader, Kerron Cross, only narrowly retained his seat, with the BNP candidate coming second by 14 votes in a tight three-horse race. After the election, the composition of the council was Liberal Democrat 31 (0) Conservative 12 (+1) Labour 4 (-2) British National Party 1 (+1) Election result Three Rivers local election result 2008 Liberal Democrats (UK) 9 0 0 0 52.9 43.6 9,292 -11.3% Conservative Party (UK) 5 1 0 +1 29.4 47.1 10,035 +11.4% Labour Party (UK) 1 0 2 -2 5.9 5.9 1,266 -1.8% British National Party 1 1 0 +1 5.9 2.4 502 +2.4% English Democrats Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 152 +0.7% United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 74 -0.4% Ward results Abbots Langley Liberal Democrats (UK) David Major 904 65.0 +4.8 Conservative Party (UK) Andy Woodard 387 27.8 +1.1 Labour Party (UK) Jeannie Mehta 99 7.1 -5.9 517 2.7 +3.7 1,390 37.6 -3.8 Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.9 Ashridge British National Party Padraic Dunning 282 33.8 +33.8 Conservative Party (UK) Yessica Gould 264 31.7 -1.8 Labour Party (UK) Nena Spellen 244 29.3 -10.3 United Kingdom Independence Party Andrew Shanks 44 5.3 +5.3 18 2.1 N/A 834 32.0 +3.2 British National Party Labour Party (UK) +22.0 Carpenders Park Liberal Democrats (UK) Geoff Dunne 985 56.4 -2.9 Conservative Party (UK) Craig Lewell 663 38.0 +4.5 Labour Party (UK) Brendan O'Brien 99 5.7 -1.6 322 18.4 -7.4 1747 44.0 -7.3 Liberal Democrats (UK) -3.7 Chorleywood East Conservative Party (UK) Richard Booth 1,015 81.7 +7.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) Barbara Green 288 18.3 -7.4 787 63.3 +14.7 1,243 37.9 -8.2 Conservative Party (UK) +7.4 Chorleywood West Liberal Democrats (UK) Harry Davies 1,238 52.5 +3.0 Conservative Party (UK) Bob Arthy 1,059 44.9 +0.2 Labour Party (UK) Karen McIntosh 62 2.6 -3.2 179 7.6 +2.8 2,359 55.7 -5.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) +1.4 Croxley Green Liberal Democrats (UK) Brian Norman 833 51.0 -3.4 Conservative Party (UK) Mark Englefield 647 39.6 +5.4 English Democrats Party Roger Holmes 152 9.3 +9.3 186 11.4 -8.9 1,632 38.4 -6.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) -4.4 Hayling Labour Party (UK) Kerron Cross 234 32.3 -25.2 British National Party Deidre Gates 220 30.3 +30.3 Conservative Party (UK) Jacqueline Worrall 186 25.7 +2.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) David Lowes 55 7.6 -11.9 United Kingdom Independence Party Richard Evans 30 4.1 +4.1 14 1.9 -27.9 725 28.6 -2.0 Labour Party (UK) -13.9 Langleybury Liberal Democrats (UK) Chris Whateley-Smith 802 68.1 +5.6 Conservative Party (UK) Margaret Lambert 256 21.8 -0.6 Labour Party (UK) Stephen Cox 119 10.1 -5.0 545 46.3 +6.1 1,178 32.8 -5.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) +3.1 Leavesden Liberal Democrats (UK) Sue Bartrick 807 72.0 +12.7 Conservative Party (UK) Christopher Hawes 242 21.6 -8.5 Labour Party (UK) Colin Gray 72 6.4 -4.3 565 50.4 +21.2 1,121 27.9 -6.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) +10.6 Maple Cross and Mill End Liberal Democrats (UK) Peter Wakeling 774 62.4 -2.3 Conservative Party (UK) James McGowan 466 37.6 +2.3 308 24.8 -4.6 1,240 30.9 -6.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) -2.3 Moor Park and Eastbury Conservative Party (UK) Amrit Mediratta 1,206 76.6 +2.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gabriel Aitman 368 23.4 -2.0 838 53.2 +4.0 1,574 35.7 -7.7 Conservative Party (UK) +2.0 Northwick Conservative Party (UK) Alistair Macdonald 284 33.7 +3.7 Labour Party (UK) Ron Spellen 282 33.5 -9.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Alan Feldman 276 32.8 +6.3 2 0.2 N/A 842 23.6 -3.9 Conservative Party (UK) Labour Party (UK) +6.8 Oxhey Hall Liberal Democrats (UK) Alison Scarth 593 60.8 +14.5 Conservative Party (UK) David Williams 328 33.6 -9.5 Labour Party (UK) Leslie Beckett 55 5.6 -5.0 265 27.2 +23.9 976 38.1 -3.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) +12.0 Penn Liberal Democrats (UK) Sarah Nelmes 441 58.7 Conservative Party (UK) Maximin Green 310 41.3 131 17.4 751 29.9 Liberal Democrats (UK) Rickmansworth (2) Conservative Party (UK) Paula Hiscocks 957 Conservative Party (UK) David Sansom 879 Liberal Democrats (UK) Anthony Humphreys 310 Liberal Democrats (UK) Jill Swainson 292 2,438 36.3 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Party (UK) Rickmansworth West Conservative Party (UK) Russell Smith 885 69.6 +9.7 Liberal Democrats (UK) Patricia Howell 386 30.4 -5.2 499 39.3 +14.9 1,271 45.8 -5.6 Conservative Party (UK) +7.5 Footnotes References BBC News results for Three Rivers Results on Three Rivers District Council official website 2008 Category:2008 English local elections Category:2000s in Hertfordshire