| Election Name: | 2008 Havant Borough Council election |
| Seats After3: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,977 |
| Seats Before2: | 3 |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Havant Borough Council election |
| Seats For Election: | 14 of 38 seats to Havant Borough Council |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 3,263 |
| Party3: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Council control | |
| Seats2: | 2 |
| Party2: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
| Seats After2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 17,202 |
| Seats Before3: | 3 |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Seats Before1: | 31 |
| After Election: | Conservative |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Havant Borough Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Seats After1: | 32 |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Country: | England |
| Seats1: | 12 |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Seat Change3: | 1 |
The 2008 Havant Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Havant Borough Council in Hampshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 31 of the 38 seats.[3] 14 seats were contested at the election with a total of 55 candidates standing at the election.[3] As well as full slates from the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats, there were 9 candidates from the UK Independence Party and 2 each from the Green party and the English Democrats.[3]
The Conservatives increased their majority on the council after Mike Sceal took a seat in Warren Park ward from Labour.[4] This took the Conservatives to 32 seats, while Labour dropped to 3 seats on the council.[4] Meanwhile, Liberal Democrat Faith Ponsonby held a seat in Battins ward to keep the Liberal Democrats having 3 councillors.[4] Overall turnout at the election was 32.2%.[5]
A by-election was held in Waterloo ward on 4 September 2008 after the death of councillor Wendy Brown.[6] The seat was narrowly held for the Conservatives by Ray Bastin with a majority of 48 votes over the Liberal Democrats.[6]