| Election Name: | 2008 Welsh local elections |
| Country: | Wales |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Welsh local elections |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2012 Welsh local elections |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Seats For Election: | All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils[1] |
| 3Blank: | Swing (pp) |
| Leader Since1: | 9 February 2000 |
| Party1: | Welsh Labour |
| Last Election1: | 479 seats, 30.6% |
| Seats1: | 345 |
| Seat Change1: | 134 |
| 1Data1: | 253,029 |
| 2Data1: | 26.6% |
| 3Data1: | 4.0% |
| Leader2: | Ieuan Wyn Jones |
| Leader Since2: | 16 March 2000 |
| Party2: | Plaid Cymru |
| Last Election2: | 175 seats, 16.4% |
| Seats2: | 206 |
| Seat Change2: | 31 |
| 1Data2: | 159,847 |
| 2Data2: | 16.8% |
| 3Data2: | 0.4% |
| Leader4: | Nick Bourne |
| Leader Since4: | August 1999 |
| Party4: | Welsh Conservatives |
| Last Election4: | 107 seats, 11.0% |
| Seats4: | 174 |
| Seat Change4: | 67 |
| 1Data4: | 148,708 |
| 2Data4: | 15.6% |
| 3Data4: | 4.6% |
| Leader5: | Michael German |
| Leader Since5: | November 2007 |
| Party5: | Welsh Liberal Democrats |
| Last Election5: | 146 seats, 13.9% |
| Seats5: | 165 |
| Seat Change5: | 19 |
| 1Data5: | 123,175 |
| 2Data5: | 13.0% |
| 3Data5: | 0.9% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
The 2008 Welsh local elections took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2004.
| Party | Votes | % | +/- | Councils[2] | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253,029 | 26.6% | 4.0% | 2 | 6 | 345 | 134 | ||
| 217,369 | 22.9% | 0.3% | 4 | 1 | 334 | 13 | ||
| 159,847 | 16.8% | 0.4% | 0 | 1 | 206 | 31 | ||
| 148,708 | 15.6% | 4.6% | 2 | 1 | 174 | 67 | ||
| 123,175 | 13.0% | 0.9% | 0 | 165 | 19 | |||
| 9,187 | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 7,119 | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0 | 13 | 13 | |||
| 6,568 | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25,214 | 2.7% | 1.6% | 0 | 19 | 17 | |||
| n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 | 5 | n/a | n/a | ||
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
| Council | Previous control | Result | Details | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaenau Gwent | gain | ||||
| Bridgend | hold | ||||
| Caerphilly | gain | ||||
| Cardiff | hold | Details | |||
| Carmarthenshire | hold | ||||
| Ceredigion | hold | Details | |||
| Conwy | hold | ||||
| Denbighshire | hold | ||||
| Flintshire | gain | ||||
| Gwynedd | gain | ||||
| Isle of Anglesey | hold | ||||
| Merthyr Tydfil | gain | ||||
| Monmouthshire | hold | Details | |||
| Neath Port Talbot | hold | ||||
| Newport | gain | ||||
| Pembrokeshire | hold | ||||
| Powys | hold | ||||
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | hold | ||||
| Swansea | hold | ||||
| Torfaen | gain | ||||
| Vale of Glamorgan | gain | ||||
| Wrexham | hold | ||||