2008 Broxbourne Borough Council election explained

The Broxbourne Council election, 2008 was held to elect council members of the Broxbourne Borough Council, a local government authority in Hertfordshire, England.^[1]

Composition of expiring seats before election

Ward	Party	Incumbent Elected	Incumbent	Standing again?
Broxbourne	Conservative	2004	Paul Mason	Yes
Bury Green	Conservative	2004	Martin Kennaugh	Yes
Cheshunt Central	Conservative	2004	Milan Milovanovic	No
Cheshunt North	Conservative	2004	Mark Farrington	No
Flamstead End	Conservative	2004	David Manning	No
Goffs Oak	Conservative	2004	Peter Moule	Yes
Hoddesdon North	Conservative	2004	Lyn White	Yes
Hoddesdon Town	Conservative	2004	Robert Bick	Yes
Rye Park	Conservative	2004	Bren Perryman	Yes
Theobalds	Conservative	2004	Charles Tranham	Yes
Waltham Cross	Conservative	2004	Dennis Clayton	Yes
Wormley / Turnford	Conservative	2004	Christine Mitchell	No

Results summary

An election was held in 12 wards on 1 May 2008. (No election in Rosedale Ward)

This was the first Local Government Election in Broxbourne where the British National Party fielded a "full slate" of candidates

The Labour Party gained 1 seat from the Conservative Party in Waltham Cross Ward.

The new political balance of the council following this election was:

• Conservative 35 seats
• Labour 3 seats

The next Local Government Election will be held on 6 May 2010 when seats will be contested in all of the 13 wards.

Ward results

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Trailer - Local Elections May 2008 . 29 December 2011 . 2 August 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090802022428/http://www.gwydir.demon.co.uk/uklocalgov/elec2008.htm . dead .
2. Web site: Elections May 08 . 2011-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110920020653/http://www.broxbourne.gov.uk/council_and_democracy/elections_and_voting/elections_may_08.aspx . 20 September 2011 . dmy .