2008 Newcastle City Council election

Elections were held for one-third of the 78 seats on the Newcastle City Council on 1 May 2008. The ruling Liberal Democrat Party slightly increased their majority, and the table below shows the composition of the Council Chamber following these results.^[1]

Party	Seats			Council Composition 1 May 2008
Party	2006	2007	2008	Council Composition 1 May 2008
Liberal Democrats	?	46	49
Labour	?	31	29

Results summary

2008 Newcastle City Council election^[1]^[2]^[3]
Party		This election			Full council			This election
Party		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Liberal Democrats	19	3	67.9	30	49	62.8	32,903	45.8
	Labour	9	2	32.1	20	29	37.2	22,855	31.8
	Conservative	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	9,666	13.5
	BNP	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	4,035	5.6
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	1,107	1.5
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	685	1.0
	Free England	0	New	0.0	0	0	0.0	367	0.5	New
	UKIP	0	New	0.0	0	0	0.0	135	0.2	New
	Communist	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	31	0.0
	Left List	0	New	0.0	0	0	0.0	27	0.0	New

Ward results

References

^ ^a ^b Tetteh, Edmund (12 June 2008). "Local elections 2008" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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[HoC-1] Tetteh, Edmund (12 June 2008). "Local elections 2008" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[TEC-2] Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "Newcastle City Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[LEAP-3] Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008 - Newcastle upon Tyne". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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