2008 Winchester City Council election
The 2008 Winchester Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Winchester District Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
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19 of 57 seats to Winchester City Council 29 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 29
- Liberal Democrat 24
- Independent 3
- Labour 1[2]
Campaign
editOne third of the seats were being contested with the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour each contesting all 19 seats.[3] The Conservatives, who ran the council since the 2006 election were defending 6 seats compared to 11 for the Liberal Democrats and 2 independents.[4] Among the councillors who were defending seats were the Conservative council leader, George Beckett, and the Liberal Democrat group leader Therese Evans.[3] Other candidates included 2 independents, 7 from the United Kingdom Independence Party and 4 from the Green Party.[3]
The Conservatives defended their record of running the council saying that they had improved services while keeping council tax rises below the rate of inflation.[4] Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats criticised the Conservatives over housing and development in the council area.[4]
During the campaign a Conservative activist in Whiteley ward, John Hall, was charged after a police investigation over electoral fraud offences.[5]
Election result
editThe results saw the Conservatives just maintain their one-seat majority after losing two seats to the Liberal Democrats in St Barnabas and Whiteley wards, but gaining one seat back in St Michael and taking one seat from an independent in Shedfield.[6]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 63.2 | 46.0 | 15,511 | +6.2% | |
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31.6 | 43.3 | 14,609 | -7.0% | |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 1,225 | +0.3% | |
Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 1,492 | +0.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 456 | +0.8% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 451 | -0.2% |
Ward results
editBishop's Waltham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jean Hammerton | 832 | 38.9 | −7.7 | |
Conservative | Michael North | 650 | 30.4 | −6.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Brandy Blunt | 553 | 25.9 | +13.7 | |
UKIP | William McNally | 57 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
Labour | David Picton-Jones | 47 | 2.2 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 182 | 8.5 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,139 | 41.1 | |||
Independent hold | Swing |
Boarhunt & Southwick
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | John Cooper | 294 | 50.4 | +0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Nicholls | 273 | 46.8 | +7.3 | |
Labour | James Ross | 16 | 2.7 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 21 | 3.6 | −7.0 | ||
Turnout | 583 | 58.4 | −0.3 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Colden Common and Twyford
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Peter Mason | 1,118 | 53.0 | −6.0 | |
Conservative | Sue Evershed | 942 | 44.6 | +6.0 | |
Labour | Timothy Curran | 51 | 2.4 | +0.0 | |
Majority | 176 | 8.4 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,111 | 50.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Compton and Otterbourne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | George Beckett | 954 | 51.7 | +7.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Suzanne Hudson | 820 | 44.4 | −6.0 | |
UKIP | Christopher Barton-Briddon | 48 | 2.6 | −2.0 | |
Labour | Clare McKenna | 23 | 1.2 | +0.3 | |
Majority | 134 | 7.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,845 | 57.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Denmead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Michael Read | 1,611 | 78.1 | −2.4 | |
Liberal Democrats | Anne Stoneham | 379 | 18.4 | −1.1 | |
Labour | Michael Chaplin | 73 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 1,232 | 59.7 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,063 | 39.7 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
Kings Worthy
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Robert Johnston | 938 | 53.8 | +9.3 | |
Conservative | John White | 747 | 42.9 | −8.1 | |
Labour | Elaine Fullaway | 58 | 3.3 | −1.2 | |
Majority | 191 | 10.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,743 | 51.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Littleton and Harestock
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jacey Jackson | 970 | 59.9 | +2.1 | |
Conservative | Patrick Cunningham | 627 | 38.7 | −1.7 | |
Labour | Brian Fullaway | 23 | 1.4 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 343 | 21.2 | +3.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,620 | 57.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Olivers Battery & Badger Farm
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | David Spender | 1,251 | 68.0 | +19.3 | |
Conservative | Sally Owen | 497 | 27.0 | −21.2 | |
Green | Jim Kirkpatrick | 59 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
Labour | John Elliot-Smith | 34 | 1.8 | −1.3 | |
Majority | 754 | 41.0 | +40.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,841 | 56.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Shedfield
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Linda Gemmell | 695 | 50.1 | +5.6 | |
Independent | Stuart Jones | 393 | 28.3 | −9.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Michael Toole | 170 | 12.2 | +12.2 | |
Labour | Patricia Hayward | 66 | 4.8 | −0.8 | |
UKIP | Douglas Reed | 64 | 4.6 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 302 | 21.8 | +15.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,388 | 44.7 | |||
Conservative gain from Independent | Swing |
St. Barnabas
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Allan Mitchell | 1,401 | 53.3 | +10.2 | |
Conservative | Anne Saunders | 1,157 | 44.0 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Adrian Field | 72 | 2.7 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 244 | 9.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,630 | 55.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
St. Bartholomew
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Jim Maynard | 1,085 | 51.7 | −2.7 | |
Conservative | Miff Kayum | 711 | 33.9 | −3.6 | |
Green | Jo Woodman | 163 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Labour | Denis Archdeacon | 98 | 4.7 | +0.3 | |
UKIP | Lawrence Hole | 42 | 2.0 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 374 | 17.8 | +0.9 | ||
Turnout | 2,099 | 43.8 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. John and All Saints
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | John Higgins | 611 | 39.8 | −3.5 | |
Labour | Antony De Peyer | 458 | 29.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Ann Jones | 390 | 25.4 | −2.5 | |
UKIP | Geoffrey Barrett | 78 | 5.1 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 153 | 10.0 | −5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,537 | 32.9 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Luke
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Lucille Thompson | 792 | 52.4 | −0.7 | |
Conservative | Rob Ducker | 542 | 35.8 | +2.6 | |
Labour | Patrick Davies | 178 | 11.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 250 | 16.6 | −3.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,512 | 36.0 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
St. Michael
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Robert Sanders | 1,166 | 51.6 | −7.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Lynda Banister | 900 | 39.8 | +6.4 | |
Green | Alison Craig | 99 | 4.4 | +4.4 | |
Labour | Albert Edwards | 63 | 2.8 | −2.0 | |
UKIP | David Abbott | 33 | 1.5 | −1.6 | |
Majority | 266 | 11.8 | −13.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,261 | 48.2 | |||
Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing |
St. Paul
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Ray Love | 953 | 57.7 | −1.2 | |
Conservative | Kathleen Jeffreys | 489 | 29.6 | −7.2 | |
Green | Bridget Leyden | 135 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Labour | Tessa Valentine | 74 | 4.5 | +0.2 | |
Majority | 464 | 28.1 | +6.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,651 | 36.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
The Alresfords
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Simon Cook | 1,505 | 57.8 | +28.0 | |
Conservative | Barbara Jeffs | 923 | 35.5 | −19.2 | |
UKIP | David Samuel | 129 | 5.0 | −3.7 | |
Labour | Robin Atkins | 45 | 1.7 | −5.0 | |
Majority | 582 | 22.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,602 | 53.5 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Whiteley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Vivian Achwal | 551 | 53.5 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Mark Wheeler | 459 | 44.6 | −4.9 | |
Labour | Barry Jones | 20 | 1.9 | −1.1 | |
Majority | 92 | 8.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,030 | 45.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing |
Wickham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Therese Evans | 857 | 64.8 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Karen Jeffreys | 442 | 33.4 | −3.2 | |
Labour | Andrew Rudge | 23 | 1.7 | −0.6 | |
Majority | 415 | 31.4 | +6.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,322 | 43.2 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Wonston and Micheldever
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Barry Lipscomb | 1,313 | 74.3 | +11.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Simon Hobson | 384 | 21.7 | −5.6 | |
Labour | Nigel Lickley | 70 | 4.0 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 929 | 52.6 | +16.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,767 | 42.3 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
edit- ^ "Winchester". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
- ^ "National: Full election results". The Guardian. 3 May 2008. p. 45.
- ^ a b c "Winchester city council nominations". Southern Daily Echo. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Winchester gears up for city elections". This is Hampshire. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Man charged over election fraud". BBC News Online. 28 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ "Election 2008: Tories cling on to power in Winchester district". The News. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "District Election Results 2008". Winchester City Council. Archived from the original on 14 June 2009. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
Preceded by 2007 Winchester Council election |
Winchester local elections | Succeeded by 2010 Winchester Council election |