2008 UK local government election
Elections to Daventry District Council in Northamptonshire, England 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.
No seats changed hands at the election with the Conservative Party winning 10 of the 12 seats up for election.[1] The British National Party were pleased with the second place they achieved in Drayton ward feeling they could build on the performance but the other parties were happy that they had been defeated.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Conservative 35
- Liberal Democrat 2
- Labour 1
Election result
Daventry Local Election Result 2008 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 60.4 | 6,488 | -8.5% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 2,016 | +0.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 1,780 | +14.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 451 | +4.2% |
Two Conservative candidates were unopposed.[3]
Ward results
Abbey North Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Gloria Edwards-Davidson | 1,045 | 62.9 | +13.2 |
| Labour | Chris Myers | 356 | 21.4 | -4.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Farmer | 261 | 15.7 | -9.3 |
Majority | 689 | 41.5 | +17.2 |
Turnout | 1,662 | 25.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Abbey South Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Deanna Eddon | 686 | 68.1 | +15.7 |
| Labour | Maureen Luke | 197 | 19.6 | -0.9 |
| Liberal Democrats | John Lathan | 124 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
Majority | 489 | 48.5 | +23.2 |
Turnout | 1,007 | 35.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Barby & Kilsby Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Democrats | Catherine Lomax | 793 | 54.4 | +2.6 |
| Conservative | John Richards | 666 | 45.6 | -2.6 |
Majority | 127 | 8.8 | +5.2 |
Turnout | 1,459 | 53.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |
Boughton and Pitsford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | John Shephard | Unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Braunston Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Labour | Janet McCarthy | 447 | 60.3 | -11.7 |
| Conservative | Ian Nott | 294 | 39.7 | +11.7 |
Majority | 153 | 20.6 | -23.4 |
Turnout | 741 | 51.8 | |
| Labour hold | Swing | | |
Brixworth Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Frank Wiig | Unopposed | | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Drayton Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Annette Dunn | 654 | 45.4 | -10.9 |
| BNP | David Jones | 451 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| Labour | Peter Luke | 337 | 23.4 | -20.3 |
Majority | 203 | 14.1 | +1.5 |
Turnout | 1,442 | 30.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Flore Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Wendy Amos | 553 | 78.4 | +1.5 |
| Labour | Beatrice Price | 98 | 13.9 | -9.2 |
| Liberal Democrats | Liz Pym | 54 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
Majority | 455 | 64.5 | +10.7 |
Turnout | 705 | 46.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Hill Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Thelma Hills | 751 | 70.8 | +23.8 |
| Labour | Nigel Carr | 310 | 29.2 | +7.2 |
Majority | 441 | 41.6 | +25.6 |
Turnout | 1,061 | 25.9 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Ravensthorpe Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | Ian Pasley-Tyler | 535 | 74.2 | -5.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Bob Pratchett | 123 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| Labour | Sue Myers | 63 | 8.7 | -12.1 |
Majority | 412 | 57.1 | -1.3 |
Turnout | 721 | 49.8 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Weedon Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David White | 679 | 70.1 | -4.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Salaman | 289 | 29.9 | +17.2 |
Majority | 390 | 40.2 | -22.0 |
Turnout | 968 | 37.4 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Woodford Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | David Griffin | 625 | 64.5 | |
| Labour | Hilary Bradley | 208 | 21.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Adcock | 136 | 14.0 | |
Majority | 417 | 43.0 | |
Turnout | 969 | 34.0 | |
| Conservative hold | Swing | | |
References
- ^ "No change as Tories hold Daventry". BBC Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Election 'is backing for town vision'". Daventry Express. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- ^ "Local elections to be held". Daventry Express. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
- 2008 Daventry election result
- Elections - results
- Daventry Election results