Durham Council election, 2008

Elections to Durham County Council took place on 1 May 2008, along with other local elections in the UK. This was the council's first election as a unitary authority, and all seats were up for election using the first past the post voting system.

Labour kept control of the council with 67 seats. The Liberal Democrats were second with 27 seats and the Conservatives won 10. There were also 22 independents elected.

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Ward Results

Barnard Castle East

Chester-le-Street North & East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Jo Fergus Y 1,137
Conservative George Richardson Y 786
Independent James Rowlandson 761
Independent Tony Cooke 563
Teesdale Independent Association Ken Hodgson 397
Teesdale Independent Association William Salvin 379
Labour Sylvia Bailes 367
Labour Patrick Heaney 342

Chester-le-Street North & East

Chester-le-Street North & East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Beaty Bainbridge Y 1,144
Labour John Shiell Y 999
Labour Tracie Smith 983
Conservative Maureen May 865
Independent Lancelot Brown 807

Chester-le-Street South

Chester-le-Street South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Keith Davidson Y 898
Conservative Alan Bainbridge Y 872
Labour Tracie Smith 983
Liberal Democrat Philip Nathan 813
Labour Heather Liddle 737
Conservative Nick Varley 611
Liberal Democrat Brian Kinghorn 590
Independent John Adey 560

Chester-le-Street West Central

Chester-le-Street West Central
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Henig Y 1,176
Labour Linda Marshall Y 1,037
Conservative Jacquelyn Butler 603

Durham South

Durham South
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Mac Williams Y 953
Labour Jan Blakey Y 684
Liberal Democrat Robert Wynn 536
Liberal Democrat Adam Walker 507
Conservative Patrick Hague 316
Conservative Rhys Burriss 311
Independent Maggie Robinson 267
Independent Martin Ridley 177
BNP Katherine Lloyd 142

Elvet

Elvet
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat David Freeman Y 873
Liberal Democrat David Stoker Y 684
Independent Anji Rae 590
Labour Jonathan Priestman Lovell 484
Conservative Tim Hughes 433
Conservative Chris Arthur 424
Labour Katie Ford 388

Framwellgate Moor

Framwellgate Moor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Mark Wilkes Y 1433
Liberal Democrat Rev Crooks Y 1400
Labour George Burlinson 1267
Labour Marion Wilson 1062
Independent Terry Moderate 626
Conservative Michael Bates 329
BNP Ralph Musgrave 285
Independent Simon Carey 257
Conservative Pat Wynne 244

Sherburn

Sherburn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Carol Woods Y 1398
Liberal Democrat Maureen Wood Y 1307
Labour Raymond Pye 1165
Labour Lesley Ann Broughton 1106
Conservative Nick Hallett 253
Green Jo Smith 228
Conservative Michael Fishwick 226