2008 Crawley Borough Council election explained

Election Name:2008 Crawley Borough Council election[1]
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:yes
Previous Election:2007 Crawley Borough Council election
Previous Year:2007
Next Election:2010 Crawley Borough Council election
Next Year:2010
Seats For Election:13 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council
Majority Seats:19
Election Date:1 May 2008
Party1:Conservative Party (UK)
Seats Before1:22
Seats1:9
Seat Change1:4
Popular Vote1:11,483
Percentage1:52.0%
Seats After1:26
Party2:Labour Party (UK)
Seats Before2:12
Seats2:4
Seat Change2:3
Popular Vote2:7,329
Percentage2:33.2%
Seats After2:9
Party3:Liberal Democrats (UK)
Seats Before3:3
Seats3:0
Seat Change3:1
Popular Vote3:1,674
Percentage3:7.6%
Seats After3:2
Map Size:300px
Council control
Posttitle:Council control after election
Before Election:Conservative
After Election:Conservative

The 2008 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Ward results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Election Results 2008. Andrew Teale. Local Elections Archive Project.
  2. News: Elections 2008: Crawley . BBC News Online. 12 June 2019.