Election Name: | 2008 Northumberland County Council election[1] |
Country: | Northumberland |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2005 Northumberland County Council election |
Previous Year: | 2005 |
Next Election: | 2013 Northumberland County Council election |
Next Year: | 2013 |
Seats For Election: | All 67 seats to Northumberland County Council |
Majority Seats: | 34 |
Turnout: | 41.2% |
Party1: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election1: | 14 |
Seats1: | 26 |
Seat Change1: | 12 |
Popular Vote1: | 36,586 |
Percentage1: | 36.5% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 14 |
Seats2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 29,777 |
Percentage2: | 29.7% |
Party4: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election4: | 35 |
Seats4: | 17 |
Seat Change4: | 18 |
Popular Vote4: | 22,257 |
Percentage4: | 22.2% |
Party5: | Independent (politician) |
Last Election5: | 4 |
Seats5: | 7 |
Seat Change5: | 3 |
Popular Vote5: | 11,031 |
Percentage5: | 11.0% |
Control of Council | |
Before Party: | Labour Party |
Posttitle: | Control of Council after election |
After Party: | No overall control |
Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 1 May 2008, resulting in a council with no overall control and with Liberal Democrat members forming the largest political group on the new unitary authority Council.[2]