Hull City Council election, 2008
The 2008 Hull City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Hull City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats retained control of the council with an increased majority from a situation of ruling under no overall control.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
- Liberal Democrat 33
- Labour 19
- N.E.W. Hull Independent 3
- Conservative 2
- Independent 1
- Non-aligned 1[2][3]
Campaign
At the 2007 election the Liberal Democrats had won an overall majority of 1 but subsequently suffered 2 defections meaning that they went into the 2008 election as a minority administration.[4] In total 81 candidates stood in the 2008 election including 20 each from the Liberal Democrats, Labour and Conservative parties.[5] Other candidates standing in the election came from the English Democrats, Greens and United Kingdom Independence Party as well as some independents candidates.[5] The Liberal Democrats were expected to recover seats in the election which they had lost when councillors had defected to sit as independents.[5]
Election result
The results saw the Liberal Democrats regain a majority on the council after gaining 5 seats.[3] They won Newington and Pickering wards from Labour, as well as Beverley, Boothferry and Derringham wards from independents.[3] Labour did make one gain in St Andrews from an independent and saw their former leader, Colin Inglis, returned to the council in Myton.[3] The Liberal Democrats now controlled 33 seats on the council as compared to 19 for Labour.[3] Overall turnout in the election was 25.5%.[3]
Hull Local Election Result 2008[2] | ||||||||||
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
Liberal Democrat | 12 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 60.0 | 41.7 | 17,142 | -4.4% | ||
Labour | 7 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 35.0 | 34.1 | 14,025 | -1.9% | ||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 5,768 | +6.2% | ||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4.9 | 1,998 | -0.5% | ||
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 894 | +2.2% | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 743 | -0.3% | ||
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 499 | -0.1% | ||
N.E.W. Hull Independent | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Ward results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Graham Robinson | 1,496 | 51.7 | +8.1 | |
Labour | Andy Dorton | 807 | 27.9 | +0.0 | |
Green | Martin John Deane | 295 | 10.2 | -5.5 | |
Conservative | David Triffit Whellan | 204 | 7.0 | -0.6 | |
Independent | Ginette Andrew | 93 | 3.2 | -2.0 | |
Majority | 689 | 23.8 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,895 | 32.9 | +0.5 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Karen Elizabeth Mathieson | 1,336 | 55.3 | -17.1 | |
Independent | Joyce Korczak Fields | 449 | 18.6 | +18.6 | |
Labour | Mike Whiting | 346 | 14.3 | -0.9 | |
Conservative | Marc James Pooler | 221 | 9.2 | -0.3 | |
Green | David John Allen | 62 | 2.6 | -0.3 | |
Majority | 887 | 36.7 | -20.5 | ||
Turnout | 2,414 | 35.9 | -1.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Chris Gurevitch | 1,057 | 41.9 | -9.5 | |
Labour | Mall Fields | 635 | 25.2 | -5.4 | |
English Democrat | Graham Anthony Robinson | 331 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
Conservative | Karen Anne Woods | 298 | 11.8 | -0.1 | |
Independent | Keith Toon | 118 | 4.7 | +4.7 | |
UKIP | Brian Shepherd | 85 | 3.4 | -2.7 | |
Majority | 422 | 16.7 | -4.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,524 | 26.5 | -3.0 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from N.E.W. Hull Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Andrew Percy | 1,550 | 67.1 | +1.4 | |
Labour | Helene O'Mullane | 414 | 17.9 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Phillip Morrell | 234 | 10.1 | -6.5 | |
Green | James Edward Russell | 113 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
Majority | 1,136 | 49.2 | +1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,311 | 36.1 | -2.6 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Martin Uzzell | 846 | 40.6 | -10.9 | |
Labour | Carol Ann Clarkson | 471 | 22.6 | +1.5 | |
Independent | Michael Vernon Rouse-Deane | 351 | 16.9 | +8.6 | |
UKIP | John Henry Cornforth | 227 | 10.9 | -0.6 | |
Conservative | Reg Britton | 188 | 9.0 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 375 | 18.0 | -12.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,083 | 23.7 | -3.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from N.E.W. Hull Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Adam Williams | 1,756 | 63.9 | +11.8 | |
Labour | Dave Craker | 762 | 27.7 | -11.4 | |
Conservative | Neil James Cropper | 229 | 8.3 | +3.9 | |
Majority | 994 | 36.2 | +23.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,747 | 28.9 | -2.3 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | John Nicholson | 1,465 | 54.9 | -0.2 | |
Labour | Graham Petrini | 719 | 26.9 | -2.5 | |
Conservative | Stephen Rowland Brown | 340 | 12.7 | +4.2 | |
Independent | Janet Hilda Toker | 146 | 5.5 | -1.4 | |
Majority | 746 | 27.9 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,670 | 26.8 | -1.2 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Allen Frederick Healand | 1,584 | 53.3 | +3.9 | |
Labour | Tracy Catherine Noon | 942 | 31.7 | -7.5 | |
Conservative | Andrew Neil Forster | 286 | 9.6 | +3.1 | |
Independent | Mally Reeve | 160 | 5.4 | +0.5 | |
Majority | 642 | 21.6 | +11.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,972 | 31.0 | -0.6 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Elaine Anne Garland | 966 | 64.5 | +4.0 | |
Labour | Brian Arthur Petch | 335 | 22.4 | -4.9 | |
Conservative | Andrew Allison | 197 | 13.2 | +3.3 | |
Majority | 631 | 42.1 | +8.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,498 | 23.5 | -1.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Allen Hewitt | 867 | 46.7 | -9.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Chris Lefevre | 466 | 25.1 | +6.2 | |
Independent | Peter Robert Martin | 270 | 14.5 | +2.0 | |
Conservative | Ian Matthew Brown | 253 | 13.6 | +1.6 | |
Majority | 401 | 21.6 | -16.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,856 | 21.7 | -1.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Sheila Waudby | 973 | 61.5 | +2.2 | |
Liberal Democrat | Julie Ann Hunt | 309 | 19.5 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Les Fisher | 301 | 19.0 | +8.7 | |
Majority | 664 | 41.9 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,583 | 17.8 | -0.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Colin Inglis | 869 | 45.1 | -3.7 | |
Liberal Democrat | Peter Josef Welton | 344 | 17.8 | +4.5 | |
Conservative | Peter Laurence Abraham | 294 | 15.2 | +6.3 | |
UKIP | Ken Hordon | 187 | 9.7 | +6.2 | |
Green | Susan Harr | 147 | 7.6 | +2.1 | |
Independent | Min Benson | 87 | 4.5 | -5.0 | |
Majority | 525 | 27.2 | -8.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,928 | 20.2 | -1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Craig Charles Woolmer | 962 | 47.6 | +2.8 | |
Labour | Lynn Petrini | 743 | 36.8 | -3.9 | |
English Democrat | Richard Howard | 192 | 9.5 | +9.5 | |
Conservative | Pat Thompson | 124 | 6.1 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 219 | 10.8 | +6.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,021 | 24.9 | +2.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Michael James Ross | 720 | 55.8 | +0.4 | |
Labour | Martin Charles Mancey | 326 | 25.3 | -0.3 | |
Green | Louise Muston | 126 | 9.8 | -0.7 | |
Conservative | Andrew Mary Singleton | 118 | 9.1 | +0.7 | |
Majority | 394 | 30.5 | +0.7 | ||
Turnout | 1,290 | 21.0 | -0.8 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Steven James Bayes | 1,011 | 65.6 | -5.1 | |
Liberal Democrat | Charles Quinn | 295 | 19.1 | +0.4 | |
Conservative | James Parker | 235 | 15.2 | +4.6 | |
Majority | 716 | 46.5 | -5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,541 | 17.3 | -0.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Claire Thomas | 1,247 | 46.4 | -6.4 | |
Labour | Peter Allen | 1,001 | 37.2 | -1.6 | |
Conservative | Robert David Brown | 223 | 8.3 | -0.1 | |
English Democrat | Sharon Mawer | 217 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
Majority | 246 | 9.2 | -4.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,688 | 30.1 | +0.7 | ||
Liberal Democrat gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Tom McVie | 630 | 62.7 | +7.3 | |
Liberal Democrat | Elizabeth Ann Gurevitch | 199 | 19.8 | -0.8 | |
Conservative | Douglas Colin Percy | 175 | 17.4 | +7.2 | |
Majority | 431 | 42.9 | +8.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,004 | 17.7 | -0.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Mary Glew | 980 | 71.3 | +15.9 | |
Liberal Democrat | Ann Godden | 212 | 15.4 | -5.2 | |
Conservative | John Francis Abbott | 182 | 13.2 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 768 | 55.9 | +21.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,374 | 22.9 | +4.6 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Daren Russell Hale | 421 | 40.3 | +3.3 | |
Independent | Albert Penna | 324 | 31.0 | +31.0 | |
English Democrat | Graham Anthony Robinson | 154 | 14.7 | +14.7 | |
Conservative | Bob Cook | 78 | 7.5 | +3.5 | |
Liberal Democrat | Robyn Emma Randall | 68 | 6.5 | -26.7 | |
Majority | 97 | 9.3 | +5.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,045 | 21.0 | -2.8 | ||
Labour gain from N.E.W. Hull Independent | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrat | Kalvin Glen Neal | 1,580 | 60.2 | -2.9 | |
Labour | Kenneth William Turner | 773 | 29.4 | -1.8 | |
Conservative | Sheila Gladys Airey | 272 | 10.4 | +4.7 | |
Majority | 807 | 30.7 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,625 | 27.4 | -4.4 | ||
Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | ||||
No elections were held in Bransholme East, Bransholme West and University wards.
References
- ↑ "Kingston-Upon-Hull". BBC News Online. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "City Council Election" (PDF). Hull City Council. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Local Elections 2008". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- ↑ "Lib Dems on both banks of Humber". BBC News Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
- 1 2 3 "81 contenders set to fight for seats". Hull Daily Mail. 7 April 2008. p. 13.