Election Name: | 2008 Stevenage Borough Council election |
Country: | England |
Type: | Parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | yes |
Previous Election: | 2007 Stevenage Borough Council election |
Previous Year: | 2007 |
Next Election: | 2010 Stevenage Borough Council election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council |
Majority Seats: | 20 |
Election Date: | 1 May 2008 |
Party1: | Labour Party (UK) |
Last Election1: | 32 |
Seats Before1: | 32 |
Seats1: | 8 |
Seat Change1: | 2 |
Seats After1: | 30 |
Popular Vote1: | 8,361 |
Percentage1: | 40.1% |
Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
Last Election2: | 3 |
Seats Before2: | 2 |
Seats2: | 4 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 5 |
Popular Vote2: | 7,382 |
Percentage2: | 35.4% |
Party4: | Liberal Democrats (UK) |
Last Election4: | 4 |
Seats Before4: | 4 |
Seats4: | 1 |
Seat Change4: | 1 |
Seats After4: | 3 |
Popular Vote4: | 3,489 |
Percentage4: | 16.8% |
Party5: | UKIP |
Last Election5: | 0 |
Seats Before5: | 1 |
Seats5: | 0 |
Seats After5: | 1 |
Popular Vote5: | 853 |
Percentage5: | 4.1% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Council control | |
Posttitle: | Council control after election |
Before Election: | Labour |
After Election: | Labour |
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2004. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
The election saw the Conservative party gain 3 seats but the Labour party remained firmly in control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[1]