Tamworth Borough Council election, 2008

Map of the results of the 2008 Tamworth council election. Conservatives in blue and Labour in red.

The 2008 Tamworth Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Tamworth District Council in Staffordshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 24
• Labour 5
• Independent 1^[2]

Background

Before the election the Conservatives held 23 seats, Labour had 6 and there was 1 independent councillor.^[3] 10 seats were being contested, with the Conservatives defending 8 and Labour 2.^[3] Among the councillors defending seats were the former Conservative council leader Ron Cook in Spittal ward and the Mayoress Mary Oates in Wilnecote.^[3] Labour would have needed to gain every Conservative seat that was being contested in order to deprive the Conservatives of a majority.^[3]

Election result

The results in Tamworth were one of the first local election results to be declared and saw just one seat change hands.^[4] The Conservative party gained Galscote ward from the Labour to hold 24 seats, compared to 5 for Labour.^[4][5] Galscote was taken by Conservative, Nicola Annandale, who was the fiancee of the leader of the council Jeremy Oates.^[6] Overall turnout was 29.97%.^[6]

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".^[6] 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".^[6]

Ward results

References

Council elections in Staffordshire Staffordshire County Council 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 Cannock Chase District Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 East Staffordshire Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Lichfield District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 South Staffordshire District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Stafford Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Staffordshire Moorlands District Council 1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 Stoke-on-Trent City Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 Tamworth Borough Council 1973 1976 1979 1980 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 See also: Wards Boundary changes

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