2008 Hyndburn Borough Council election

2008 UK local government election

Main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections

2008 Hyndburn Borough Council election | <- 2007 | 1 May 2008 | 2010 ->

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12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council
18 seats needed for a majority
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Leader  | Peter Britcliffe  | Graham Jones
Party  | Conservative | Labour
Leader's seat  | St Andrew's  | Peel
Seats before  | 18 | 15
Seats won  | 21 | 13
Seat change  | 3 | 2

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2008 local election results in Hyndburn

Labour

Conservative

Not contested

Elections to Hyndburn Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative party stayed in overall control of the council. Overall turnout was 37.9%.[1]

The Conservative Party made the only gain of the election, taking Altham ward from the Labour Party to extend their majority to 6 following the defection of Malcolm Pritchard form Labour to Independent who also included David Mason who had left the Conservatives to go Independent..

After the election, the composition of the council was

* Conservative 21
* Labour 13
* Independent 1

## Election result

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Hyndburn Local Election Result 2008  Party  | Seats  | Gains  | Losses  | Net gain/loss  | Seats %  | Votes %  | Votes  | +/−

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| Conservative | 8  | 1  | 0  | +1  | 66.7  | 49.9  | 8,478  | +1.7%
| Labour | 4  | 0  | 1  | -1  | 33.3  | 41.9  | 7,111  | -4.1%
| Liberal Democrats | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4.8  | 817  | +4.8%
| Independent | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2.3  | 397  | -2.4%
| Green | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1.1  | 181  | +0.1%

NB: Four (of the 16) Council ward seats that were NOT up for re-election in 2008 included the following wards - Clayton Le Moors, Huncoat, Immanuel in Oswaldtwistle and Milnshaw in Accrington.

## Ward results

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Altham  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Susan Haworth  | 653  | 52.4  | +14.4
| Labour | Paula Landers  | 594  | 47.6  | −14.4
Majority  | 59  | 4.8  |
Turnout | 1,247  | 32.1  | −2.1
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |  |
Barnfield  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Tony Dobson  | 819  | 64.9  | +9.0
| Labour | Chris McCormack  | 261  | 20.7  | −10.0
| Green | Kerry Gormley  | 181  | 14.4  | +1.1
Majority  | 558  | 44.2  | +19.0
Turnout | 1,261  | 40.0  | −0.9
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Baxenden  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | John Griffiths  | 866  | 71.0  | −1.6
| Labour | Vivienne Preston  | 227  | 18.6  | −8.8
| Liberal Democrats | David Daly  | 126  | 10.3  | +10.3
Majority  | 639  | 52.4  | +7.2
Turnout | 1,219  | 37.6  | −0.4
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Central  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Allah Dad  | 857  | 41.9  | −0.7
| Labour | Tariq Ali  | 637  | 31.2  | −26.2
| Liberal Democrats | Ifty Khan  | 550  | 26.9  | +26.9
Majority  | 220  | 10.7  |
Turnout | 2,044  | 56.7  | +8.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Church  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Joan Smith  | 592  | 57.3  | −4.6
| Conservative | Simon Taylor  | 442  | 42.7  | +4.6
Majority  | 150  | 14.6  | −9.2
Turnout | 1,034  | 32.6  | −3.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Netherton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Lynn Wilson  | 486  | 37.0  | −5.9
| Labour | Robert Kearney  | 429  | 32.7  | −24.4
| Independent | Ian Robinson  | 397  | 30.3  | +30.3
Majority  | 57  | 4.3  |
Turnout | 1,312  | 40.5  | −1.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Overton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Peter Clarke  | 1,022  | 55.5  | −2.1
| Labour | Ciaran Wells  | 821  | 44.5  | +2.1
Majority  | 201  | 11.0  | −4.2
Turnout | 1,843  | 37.7  | +3.2
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
Peel  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Graham Jones  | 584  | 71.7  | +4.3
| Conservative | Clive Fisher  | 230  | 28.3  | −4.3
Majority  | 354  | 43.4  | +8.6
Turnout | 814  | 26.4  | +1.9
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Rishton  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Harry Grayson  | 1,403  | 62.8  | +14.9
| Conservative | Dennis Baron  | 831  | 37.2  | −14.9
Majority  | 572  | 25.6  |
Turnout | 2,234  | 46.2  | +4.7
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
Spring Hill  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Munsif Dad  | 689  | 57.9  | −13.4
| Conservative | Mohammed Safdar  | 502  | 42.1  | +13.4
Majority  | 187  | 15.8  | −26.8
Turnout | 1,191  | 34.4  | +0.5
| Labour hold | Swing |  |
St. Andrew's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Brian Walmsley  | 636  | 59.4  | +10.3
| Labour | John McCormack  | 294  | 27.5  | −10.3
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Greene  | 141  | 13.2  | +0.1
Majority  | 342  | 31.9  | +20.6
Turnout | 1,071  | 33.4  | −10.3
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |
St Oswald's  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Marlene Haworth  | 1,134  | 66.2  | +3.4
| Labour | Bill Pinder  | 580  | 33.8  | −3.4
Majority  | 554  | 32.4  | +6.8
Turnout | 1,714  | 33.7  | −0.1
| Conservative hold | Swing |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Hyndburn election results: Tories tighten grip". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2008.

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