2008_Crawley_Borough_Council_election
2008 Crawley Borough Council election
2008 UK local government election
The 2008 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[2]
Quick Facts 13 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
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Map showing the results of the 2008 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Blue show Conservative seats, and red shows Labour. Wards in grey had no election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 22
- Labour 12
- Liberal Democrats 3
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Broadfield North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brian Quinn | 622 | 51.6% | |
Conservative | David Bowen | 472 | 39.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Robert Huston | 112 | 9.3% | |
Majority | 150 | 12.5% | ||
Turnout | 1,206 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Broadfield South
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Lee Gilroy | 668 | 57.0% | |
Labour | Ian Irvine | 503 | 43.0% | |
Majority | 165 | 14.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,171 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Gossops Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Beryl Mecrow | 766 | 48.0% | |
Labour | Chris Mullins | 498 | 31.2% | |
BNP | Dennis Kenealy | 242 | 15.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | Gomeze Clayton | 89 | 5.6% | |
Majority | 268 | 16.8% | ||
Turnout | 1,595 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Ifield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Ali Burke | 984 | 42.7% | |
Labour | John Stanley | 748 | 32.4% | |
BNP | George Baldwin | 363 | 15.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Edward Arnold | 211 | 9.2% | |
Majority | 236 | 10.3% | ||
Turnout | 2,306 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Langley Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brenda Smith | 954 | 52.1% | |
Conservative | Tony Pushpanathan | 722 | 39.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Musoke | 156 | 8.5% | |
Majority | 232 | 12.7% | ||
Turnout | 1,832 | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Maidenbower
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Jennifer Millar-Smith | 1,552 | 82.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osborne | 166 | 8.8% | |
Labour | Raj Sharma | 166 | 8.8% | |
Majority | 1,386 | 73.6% | ||
Turnout | 1,884 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Pound Hill North
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Keith Brockwell | 1,349 | 72.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Eddie Reay | 267 | 14.4% | |
Labour | Thakordas Patel | 242 | 13.0% | |
Majority | 1,082 | 58.2% | ||
Turnout | 1,858 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Pound Hill South and Worth
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Bob Lanzer | 1,482 | 68.7% | |
Labour | Colin Moffatt | 293 | 13.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wickins | 196 | 9.1% | |
BNP | Vernon Atkinson | 186 | 8.6% | |
Majority | 1,189 | 55.1% | ||
Turnout | 2,157 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Southgate
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Sukhjit Kaur | 1,040 | 48.4% | |
Labour | Stephen Joyce | 786 | 36.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Darren Wise | 323 | 15.0% | |
Majority | 254 | 11.8% | ||
Turnout | 2,149 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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Three Bridges
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Brenda Burgess | 893 | 54.4% | |
Labour | Chris Oxlade | 596 | 36.3% | |
Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Hoverd | 154 | 9.4% | |
Majority | 297 | 18.1% | ||
Turnout | 1,643 | |||
Conservative hold | ||||
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Tilgate
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Lawrence Taylor | 725 | 44.6% | |
Labour | Geraint Thomas | 627 | 38.6% | |
BNP | Richard Trower | 274 | 16.9% | |
Majority | 98 | 6.0% | ||
Turnout | 1,626 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | ||||
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West Green
- Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2008". Local Elections Archive Project.
- "Elections 2008: Crawley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 June 2019.