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2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election

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The 2008 Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 2007.[1] The Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[2]

Election result

The results saw the Conservatives hold on to control of the council with 40 seats, as compared to 5 for Labour and 3 for the Liberal Democrats.[2] Overall turnout in the election was 36.32%.[3]

A few days after the election the new Conservative councillor for Hatfield Central, Darren Gilbert, was forced to resign after it was alleged that he had made up a claim that he had had cancer, meaning that a by-election had to be held.[4][5]

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References

  1. "Welwyn Hatfield". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. "Tories hold on to Welwyn Hatfield". Watford Observer. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. "Election Results - 1 May 2008". Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  4. Hencke, David (10 May 2008). "New Tory councillor resigns over allegations he lied about cancer". The Guardian. p. 17.
  5. "Tory resigns amid cancer claims". BBC News Online. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  6. "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 3 May 2008. p. 45.

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