See main article: Hyndburn Borough Council elections.
| Election Name: | 2008 Hyndburn Borough Council election |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 2007_Hyndburn_Borough_Council_election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2010_Hyndburn_Borough_Council_election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | 12 of 35 seats to Hyndburn Borough Council |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Leader1: | Peter Britcliffe |
| Leader2: | Graham Jones |
| Leaders Seat1: | St Andrew's |
| Leaders Seat2: | Peel |
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
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.