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2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election

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The 2008 Stratford-on-Avon District Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Stratford-on-Avon District Council in Warwickshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]

Map of the results of the 2008 Stratford-on-Avon council election. Conservatives in blue, Liberal Democrats in yellow and independent in white. Wards in grey were not contested in 2008.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

Before the election the Conservatives had a 21-seat majority with 37 councillors, as compared to 14 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.[3] 19 seats were being contested in the election, which was expected to be fought mainly between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.[3]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats make 5 gains to reduce the Conservatives majority on the council.[4] 3 of the gains for the Liberal Democrats came in the wards of Stratford-upon-Avon itself, along with 2 in Harbury and Shipston.[5] Meanwhile, the one independent councillor who was up for election, Kim James, successfully held his seat in Bidford and Salford ward, defeating the Liberal Democrat candidate by 185 votes.[4]

The losses for the Conservatives were one of the worst performances by the party in the 2008 local elections, in contrast to the national picture where they made strong gains. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrat leader, Nick Clegg described the Stratford election as "an excellent result".[6]

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References

  1. "Stratford-On-Avon". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  2. "Local elections: Results: Voters in the cities and the shires have their say in the ballot box". The Guardian. 2 May 2008. p. 7.
  3. Corley, Michael (30 April 2008). "Last-minute bid to catch the floating voters". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 6.
  4. "Good night for LibDems". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 3 May 2008. p. 20.
  5. "Election results for Stratford district - Lib Dems gain five". The Courier. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  6. "Councillors hold on to their seats". Redditch Advertiser. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  7. "District Council election" (PDF). Stratford on Avon District Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  8. "Stratford-upon-Avon". Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2010.

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