2008 Gwynedd Council election

The 2008 Gwynedd Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Gwynedd Council, the council of the county of Gwynedd in Wales.^[1] This was on the same day as the other 2008 United Kingdom local elections.^[2] The previous council election took place in 2004 and the following election was held in 2012.

In the election, Plaid Cymru lost control of the council to no overall control.^[3]

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	Seats	Change
Plaid Cymru	35	6
Independent	18	1
Llais Gwynedd	13	13
Labour	5	5
Liberal Democrats	4	3

v t e Council elections in the preserved county of Gwynedd
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