2008 Denbighshire County Council election
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Welsh local election
The 2008 Denbighshire County Council election took place in Denbighshire, Wales, on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Denbighshire Council.[1] This was the same day as other 2008 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place in 2004 and the next all-council elections took place in 2012.
Six months before the election, the Independent council leader, Rhiannon Hughes, and her entire cabinet had been voted out of their positions, following the release of a critical schools report. [2]
Contests in May 2008 took place in all of the 30 electoral wards.
Results
Overview
The Conservatives became the largest group on the council after taking new seats, largely from Independent councillors.[1]
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 18 | 11 | +11 | 38.2 | 29.0 | 10,053 | +11.5 | ||
| Independent | 13 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 27.6 | 31.8 | 11,023 | -5.0 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 8 | 1 | +1 | 17.0 | 15.1 | 5,237 | -0.6 | ||
| Labour | 7 | 1 | -1 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 5,548 | -3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2.1 | 7.2 | 2,479 | -0.3 | |
| DAW | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0.0 | N/A | 0 | -2.7 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 162 | New | |||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 138 | New | |
Ward results
Bodelwyddan (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Elizabeth Jones * | 246 | 45.6 | ||
| Conservative | Nan Jones | 190 | 35.2 | ||
| Independent | James Warner | 104 | 19.3 | ||
| Majority | 56 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,628 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Corwen (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Huw Jones | 531 | 55.2 | ||
| Independent | Nigel Roberts * | 311 | 32.3 | ||
| Conservative | John Broughton | 77 | 8.0 | ||
| Independent | Anthony Dilworth | 43 | 4.5 | ||
| Majority | 220 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.2 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,883 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Denbigh Central (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Gwyneth Kensler * | 256 | 45.0 | ||
| Independent | Peter Glynn | 141 | 24.8 | ||
| Labour | Graham Maudsley | 77 | 13.5 | ||
| Independent | Robert Parkes | 62 | 10.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mary Young | 33 | 5.8 | ||
| Majority | 115 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,410 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Denbigh Lower (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Bartley * | 993 | 41.6 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Neville Jones * | 664 | 27.8 | ||
| Conservative | Dilwyn Edwards | 471 | 19.7 | ||
| Labour | Robert Roberts | 261 | 10.9 | ||
| Majority | 193 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,430 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Denbigh Upper/Henllan (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Colin Hughes * | 266 | 26.8 | ||
| Conservative | Jane Yorke | 236 | 23.7 | ||
| Labour | Keith Stevens | 219 | |||
| Independent | Jennifer Rowley-Williams | 197 | 19.8 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Jean Gwynn | 193 | 19.4 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Philip Williams | 129 | |||
| Independent | Robb Jenkins | 119 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin L. Hughes * | 102 | 10.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | John Larsen | 96 | |||
| Majority | 17 | ||||
| Turnout | 36.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,484 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Dyserth (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Peter Owen * | 327 | 46.1 | ||
| Independent | Hugh Hughes | 181 | 25.5 | ||
| Labour | Richard Gumm | 87 | 12.3 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Kenneth Prydderch | 58 | 8.2 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Arwel Roberts | 56 | 7.9 | ||
| Majority | 146 | ||||
| Turnout | 38.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,881 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Peter Owen was previously elected as an Independent, in 2004.
Efenechtyd (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Eryl Williams * | 397 | 54.9 | ||
| Independent | John Price | 326 | 45.1 | ||
| Majority | 71 | ||||
| Turnout | 55.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,303 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llanarmon-Yn-Lal/Llandelga (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Christine Evans | 514 | 47.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Barton * | 285 | 26.3 | ||
| Conservative | Donald Holder | 283 | 26.2 | ||
| Majority | 229 | ||||
| Turnout | 57.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,908 | ||||
| Independent gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Pauline Dobb | 297 | 43.8 | ||
| Independent | Huw Williams | 258 | 38.1 | ||
| Independent | Gwynfor Evans | 87 | 12.8 | ||
| Labour | Mary Chaffé | 36 | 5.3 | ||
| Majority | 39 | ||||
| Turnout | 56.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,209 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Llandrillo (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Cefyn Williams * | 405 | 78.3 | ||
| Independent | David Robinson | 93 | 18.0 | ||
| Conservative | Richard Wishart | 19 | 3.7 | ||
| Majority | 312 | ||||
| Turnout | 54.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 962 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Llandyrnog (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Gwilym Evans * | 469 | 56.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Young | 361 | 43.5 | ||
| Majority | 108 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,678 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd Gwyddelwern (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Hugh Evans * | 690 | 69.9 | ||
| Independent | Dewi Jones | 297 | 30.1 | ||
| Majority | 393 | ||||
| Turnout | 53.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,846 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Llangollen (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Trefor Hughes * | 671 | 33.8 | ||
| Independent | Lucy Morris | 613 | 30.9 | ||
| Independent | Stuart Davies * | 491 | |||
| Conservative | Mark Pendlebury | 383 | 19.3 | ||
| Labour | John Palmer | 319 | 16.1 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Jonathan Haddy | 154 | |||
| Independent | Janet Wakefield | 129 | |||
| Majority | 32 | ||||
| Turnout | 46.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,342 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul Marfleet * | 455 | 56.5 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Huw Williams | 351 | 43.5 | ||
| Majority | 104 | ||||
| Turnout | 53.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,523 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn Central (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Peter Duffy * | 564 | 39.9 | ||
| Conservative | June Cahill | 504 | 35.6 | ||
| Independent | Neville Jones * | 450 | |||
| Conservative | Margaret Horobin | 442 | |||
| Labour | Robert Kelly | 180 | 12.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul Penlington | 167 | 11.8 | ||
| Independent | Colin Hall | 124 | |||
| Majority | 54 | ||||
| Turnout | 48.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,736 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn East (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James Davies * | 847 | 72.6 | ||
| Conservative | Julian Thompson-Hill * | 739 | |||
| Labour | Alan Marsden | 320 | 27.4 | ||
| Majority | 419 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,100 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn Meliden (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rhiannon Hughes * | 307 | 44.7 | ||
| Conservative | Gerald Frobisher | 210 | 30.6 | ||
| Labour | Peter Newell | 154 | 22.4 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Newell | 16 | 2.3 | ||
| Majority | 97 | ||||
| Turnout | 44.7 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,552 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Prestatyn North (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Green | 741 | 40.7 | ||
| Conservative | Allan Pennington | 709 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Eckersley | 696 | |||
| Independent | Michael German * | 684 | 37.6 | ||
| Independent | Isobel German * | 634 | |||
| Independent | David Cooper * | 476 | |||
| Labour | Velma Wilshaw-Cryer | 396 | 21.7 | ||
| Labour | Patricia Dawson | 391 | |||
| Labour | Amanda Wiggan | 366 | |||
| Majority | 12 | ||||
| Turnout | 39.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,695 | ||||
| Conservative gain from DAW | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from DAW | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from DAW | Swing | ||||
In 2008 the DAW councillors stood as Independents
Prestatyn South West (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Glyn Jones * | 559 | 46.0 | ||
| Conservative | Sharon Frobisher * | 524 | |||
| Labour | Paul Roberts | 425 | 35.0 | ||
| Labour | Adrian West | 385 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Bentley | 232 | 19.1 | ||
| Majority | 99 | ||||
| Turnout | 41.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,820 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
Rhuddlan (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Janet Davies | 671 | 47.0 | ||
| Independent | Selwyn Thomas * | 497 | 34.8 | ||
| Independent | Gareth Rowlands * | 422 | |||
| Independent | Stephen Rafferty | 325 | |||
| Conservative | Melanie Jones | 318 | |||
| Labour | George Williams | 261 | 18.3 | ||
| Majority | 75 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 2,915 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
Rhyl East (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Bellis | 756 | 49.6 | +49.6 | |
| Conservative | Diana Hannam * | 581 | |||
| Labour | Margaret McCarroll | 410 | 26.9 | −16.9 | |
| Independent | Susan Roberts * | 358 | 23.5 | −32.7 | |
| Labour | William Tasker | 353 | |||
| Majority | 171 | ||||
| Turnout | 40.0 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,721 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Councillor Hannam was previously elected as an Independent.
Rhyl South (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | David Lee | 674 | 45.1 | +19.8 | |
| Labour | Jeanette Chamberlain-Jones * | 574 | 38.4 | +4.4 | |
| Conservative | Lynette Edwards | 568 | |||
| Labour | Brian Moylan | 386 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Alun Edwards | 248 | 16.6 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 6 | ||||
| Turnout | 43.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,083 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rhyl South East (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ian Gunning | 826 | 38.7 | +38.7 | |
| Labour | Brian Blakeley * | 823 | 38.6 | −12.4 | |
| Conservative | Carl Davies | 766 | |||
| Labour | Glyn Pickering * | 746 | |||
| Conservative | Paul Sumner | 714 | |||
| Labour | Barry Mellor | 673 | |||
| Plaid Cymru | Stephen Marlor | 247 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
| Independent | Hugh Jones * | 238 | 11.2 | −37.8 | |
| Independent | Martin Gibson | 121 | |||
| Majority | 20 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.8 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,935 | ||||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Conservative gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Rhyl South West (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Thomas * | 587 | 59.2 | −4.9 | |
| Labour | Glyn Williams * | 532 | |||
| Conservative | Christopher Geddes | 267 | 26.9 | +26.9 | |
| Conservative | Maria Espley | 266 | |||
| BNP | Ian Si'ree | 138 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
| Majority | 265 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,560 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Rhyl West (two seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Butterfield * | 276 | 35.6 | −23.7 | |
| Labour | Ian Armstrong | 236 | |||
| Independent | Colin Jones | 195 | 25.1 | −15.6 | |
| Independent | Mark Webster * | 188 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Espley | 175 | 22.6 | +22.6 | |
| Conservative | Linda Gordon | 163 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Columbus McCormack | 130 | 16.8 | +16.8 | |
| Majority | 41 | ||||
| Turnout | 23.5 | ||||
| Registered electors | 3,494 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
Mark Webster had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2004.
Ruthin (three seats)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | David Smith | 992 | 26.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Robina Feeley | 978 | 25.7 | ||
| Plaid Cymru | Morfudd Jones * | 887 | 23.3 | ||
| Independent | Elwyn Edwards * | 861 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Costain | 789 | 20.7 | ||
| UKIP | Warwick Nicholson | 162 | 4.3 | ||
| Majority | 26 | ||||
| Turnout | 49.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,197 | ||||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
St Asaph East (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Dewi Owens * | 333 | 58.3 | ||
| Independent | David Roberts | 145 | 25.4 | ||
| Independent | Charles Leach | 93 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | 288 | ||||
| Turnout | 42.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,348 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
St Asaph West (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Cowie | 209 | 46.4 | ||
| Independent | John Smith * | 128 | 28.4 | ||
| Conservative | John Horden | 113 | 25.1 | ||
| Majority | 81 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.9 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,337 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Trefnant (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaid Cymru | Meirick Davies * | 331 | 45.2 | ||
| Conservative | David Dudley | 305 | 41.7 | ||
| Labour | Stephen Ellison | 96 | 13.1 | ||
| Majority | 26 | ||||
| Turnout | 48.4 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,525 | ||||
| Plaid Cymru hold | Swing | ||||
Tremeirchion (one seat)
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Barbara Smith | 309 | 47.5 | ||
| Independent | Robert Williams * | 224 | 34.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rhodri Jones | 117 | 18.0 | ||
| Majority | 85 | ||||
| Turnout | 51.1 | ||||
| Registered electors | 1,280 | ||||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
(a) Election Centre/Andrew Teale source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward
* = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election
References
- 1 2 "Latest news from the 2008 council elections". Wales Online. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ↑ Darren Devine (23 October 2007). "Leader resigns over schools vote". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008: Denbighshire". Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "Denbighshire County Council Election Results 1995-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
