2008_Welsh_local_elections
2008 Welsh local elections
Election held in Wales in 2008
The 2008 Welsh local elections took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2004.
Quick Facts All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils, First party ...
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More information Party, Votes ...
| Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils[2] | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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| Labour | 253,029 | 26.6% |  4.0% |
2 | 6 |
345 | 134 | |
| Independent | 217,369 | 22.9% |  0.3% |
4 | 1 |
334 | 13 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 159,847 | 16.8% | 0.4% |
0 | 1 |
206 | 31 | |
| Conservative | 148,708 | 15.6% | 4.6% |
2 | 1 |
174 | 67 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 123,175 | 13.0% | 0.9% |
0 |  |
165 | 19 | |
| Blaenau Gwent PV | 9,187 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
0 | |
8 | 8 | |
| Llais Gwynedd | 7,119 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
0 | |
13 | 13 | |
| Green | 6,568 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
0 | |
0 | | |
| Other | 25,214 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
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19 | 17 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 | 5 |
n/a | n/a | |
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In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
More information Council, Previous control ...
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- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2008). "Local Elections Handbook 2008" (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- Members’ Research Service (June 2008). "Local Election Results 2008 (updated)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.