| Election Name: | 2008 Plymouth City Council election[1] |
| Type: | Parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Party Colour: | yes |
| Previous Election: | 2007 Plymouth City Council election |
| Previous Year: | 2007 |
| Next Election: | 2010 Plymouth City Council election |
| Next Year: | 2010 |
| Seats For Election: | 19 of the 57 seats to Plymouth City Council |
| Majority Seats: | 29 |
| Election Date: | 1 May 2008 |
| Party1: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Last Election1: | 31 |
| Seats1: | 14 |
| Seat Change1: | 6 |
| Seats After1: | 37 |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,041 |
| Percentage1: | 47.3% |
| Party2: | Labour Party (UK) |
| Last Election2: | 26 |
| Seats2: | 5 |
| Seat Change2: | 6 |
| Seats After2: | 20 |
| Popular Vote2: | 16,063 |
| Percentage2: | 27.1% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Council control | |
| Posttitle: | Council control after election |
| Before Election: | Conservative |
| After Election: | Conservative |
The 2008 Plymouth City Council election was held on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party remained in control of the council with an increased majority.[2] [3]
|-| colspan=2 style="text-align: right; margin-right: 1em" | Total| style="text-align: right;" | 19| colspan=5 || style="text-align: right;" | 59,328| style="text-align: right;" |
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2004 election.
Note: This Plympton Erle seat was won by Lock for the Liberal Democrats the previous time it was contested in 2004, but he defected to the Conservatives in 2007.[4]