Three Rivers District Council election, 2008
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: the part of the district that Labour are at their strongest. Most notably, they lost one seat, Ashridge, to the far-right British National Party (BNP).[1] 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.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result
Three Rivers Local Election Result 2008 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Liberal Democrat |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.9 |
43.6 |
9,292 |
-11.3% |
|
Conservative |
5 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
29.4 |
47.1 |
10,035 |
+11.4% |
|
Labour |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
5.9 |
5.9 |
1,266 |
-1.8% |
|
BNP |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+1 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
502 |
+2.4% |
|
English Democrats |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.7 |
152 |
+0.7% |
|
UKIP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.3 |
74 |
-0.4% |
Ward results
Abbots Langley |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Major |
904 |
65.0 |
+4.8 |
|
Conservative |
Andy Woodard |
387 |
27.8 |
+1.1 |
|
Labour |
Jeannie Mehta |
99 |
7.1 |
-5.9 |
Majority |
517 |
2.7 |
+3.7 |
Turnout |
1,390 |
37.6 |
-3.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
+1.9 |
|
Ashridge |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
BNP |
Padraic Dunning |
282 |
33.8 |
+33.8 |
|
Conservative |
Yessica Gould |
264 |
31.7 |
-1.8 |
|
Labour |
Nena Spellen |
244 |
29.3 |
-10.3 |
|
UKIP |
Andrew Shanks |
44 |
5.3 |
+5.3 |
Majority |
18 |
2.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
834 |
32.0 |
+3.2 |
|
BNP gain from Labour |
Swing |
+22.0 |
|
Carpenders Park |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Geoff Dunne |
985 |
56.4 |
-2.9 |
|
Conservative |
Craig Lewell |
663 |
38.0 |
+4.5 |
|
Labour |
Brendan O'Brien |
99 |
5.7 |
-1.6 |
Majority |
322 |
18.4 |
-7.4 |
Turnout |
1747 |
44.0 |
-7.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
-3.7 |
|
Chorleywood East |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Richard Booth |
1,015 |
81.7 |
+7.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Green |
288 |
18.3 |
-7.4 |
Majority |
787 |
63.3 |
+14.7 |
Turnout |
1,243 |
37.9 |
-8.2 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+7.4 |
|
Chorleywood West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Harry Davies |
1,238 |
52.5 |
+3.0 |
|
Conservative |
Bob Arthy |
1,059 |
44.9 |
+0.2 |
|
Labour |
Karen McIntosh |
62 |
2.6 |
-3.2 |
Majority |
179 |
7.6 |
+2.8 |
Turnout |
2,359 |
55.7 |
-5.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
+1.4 |
|
Croxley Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Brian Norman |
833 |
51.0 |
-3.4 |
|
Conservative |
Mark Englefield |
647 |
39.6 |
+5.4 |
|
English Democrats |
Roger Holmes |
152 |
9.3 |
+9.3 |
Majority |
186 |
11.4 |
-8.9 |
Turnout |
1,632 |
38.4 |
-6.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
-4.4 |
|
Hayling |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Kerron Cross |
234 |
32.3 |
-25.2 |
|
BNP |
Deidre Gates |
220 |
30.3 |
+30.3 |
|
Conservative |
Jacqueline Worrall |
186 |
25.7 |
+2.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
David Lowes |
55 |
7.6 |
-11.9 |
|
UKIP |
Richard Evans |
30 |
4.1 |
+4.1 |
Majority |
14 |
1.9 |
-27.9 |
Turnout |
725 |
28.6 |
-2.0 |
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
-13.9 |
|
Langleybury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Chris Whateley-Smith |
802 |
68.1 |
+5.6 |
|
Conservative |
Margaret Lambert |
256 |
21.8 |
-0.6 |
|
Labour |
Stephen Cox |
119 |
10.1 |
-5.0 |
Majority |
545 |
46.3 |
+6.1 |
Turnout |
1,178 |
32.8 |
-5.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
+3.1 |
|
Leavesden |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sue Bartrick |
807 |
72.0 |
+12.7 |
|
Conservative |
Christopher Hawes |
242 |
21.6 |
-8.5 |
|
Labour |
Colin Gray |
72 |
6.4 |
-4.3 |
Majority |
565 |
50.4 |
+21.2 |
Turnout |
1,121 |
27.9 |
-6.1 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
+10.6 |
|
Maple Cross and Mill End |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Peter Wakeling |
774 |
62.4 |
-2.3 |
|
Conservative |
James McGowan |
466 |
37.6 |
+2.3 |
Majority |
308 |
24.8 |
-4.6 |
Turnout |
1,240 |
30.9 |
-6.4 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
-2.3 |
|
Moor Park and Eastbury |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Amrit Mediratta |
1,206 |
76.6 |
+2.0 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gabriel Aitman |
368 |
23.4 |
-2.0 |
Majority |
838 |
53.2 |
+4.0 |
Turnout |
1,574 |
35.7 |
-7.7 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+2.0 |
|
Northwick |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Alistair Macdonald |
284 |
33.7 |
+3.7 |
|
Labour |
Ron Spellen |
282 |
33.5 |
-9.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alan Feldman |
276 |
32.8 |
+6.3 |
Majority |
2 |
0.2 |
N/A |
Turnout |
842 |
23.6 |
-3.9 |
|
Conservative gain from Labour |
Swing |
+6.8 |
|
Oxhey Hall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Alison Scarth |
593 |
60.8 |
+14.5 |
|
Conservative |
David Williams |
328 |
33.6 |
-9.5 |
|
Labour |
Leslie Beckett |
55 |
5.6 |
-5.0 |
Majority |
265 |
27.2 |
+23.9 |
Turnout |
976 |
38.1 |
-3.5 |
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
+12.0 |
|
Rickmansworth West |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Russell Smith |
885 |
69.6 |
+9.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Patricia Howell |
386 |
30.4 |
-5.2 |
Majority |
499 |
39.3 |
+14.9 |
Turnout |
1,271 |
45.8 |
-5.6 |
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
+7.5 |
|
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