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13 of the 37 seats toCrawley Borough Council 19 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of the 2008 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Blue showConservative seats, and red showsLabour. Wards in grey had no election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2008 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members ofCrawleyBorough Council inWest Sussex,England. One third of the council was up for election. TheConservative Party retained overall control of the council.[2]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Marion Ayling | 710 | 48.0% | |
| Conservative | Alex Maple | 429 | 29.0% | |
| BNP | Linda Atkinson | 231 | 15.6% | |
| Justice Party | Arshad Khan | 108 | 7.3% | |
| Majority | 281 | 19.0% | ||
| Turnout | 1,478 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brian Quinn | 622 | 51.6% | |
| Conservative | David Bowen | 472 | 39.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Robert Huston | 112 | 9.3% | |
| Majority | 150 | 12.5% | ||
| Turnout | 1,206 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lee Gilroy | 668 | 57.0% | |
| Labour | Ian Irvine | 503 | 43.0% | |
| Majority | 165 | 14.0% | ||
| Turnout | 1,171 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Beryl Mecrow | 766 | 48.0% | |
| Labour | Chris Mullins | 498 | 31.2% | |
| BNP | Dennis Kenealy | 242 | 15.2% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gomeze Clayton | 89 | 5.6% | |
| Majority | 268 | 16.8% | ||
| Turnout | 1,595 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Ali Burke | 984 | 42.7% | |
| Labour | John Stanley | 748 | 32.4% | |
| BNP | George Baldwin | 363 | 15.7% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Arnold | 211 | 9.2% | |
| Majority | 236 | 10.3% | ||
| Turnout | 2,306 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Brenda Smith | 954 | 52.1% | |
| Conservative | Tony Pushpanathan | 722 | 39.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammed Musoke | 156 | 8.5% | |
| Majority | 232 | 12.7% | ||
| Turnout | 1,832 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Jennifer Millar-Smith | 1,552 | 82.4% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Kevin Osborne | 166 | 8.8% | |
| Labour | Raj Sharma | 166 | 8.8% | |
| Majority | 1,386 | 73.6% | ||
| Turnout | 1,884 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Brockwell | 1,349 | 72.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Eddie Reay | 267 | 14.4% | |
| Labour | Thakordas Patel | 242 | 13.0% | |
| Majority | 1,082 | 58.2% | ||
| Turnout | 1,858 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Bob Lanzer | 1,482 | 68.7% | |
| Labour | Colin Moffatt | 293 | 13.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Wickins | 196 | 9.1% | |
| BNP | Vernon Atkinson | 186 | 8.6% | |
| Majority | 1,189 | 55.1% | ||
| Turnout | 2,157 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Sukhjit Kaur | 1,040 | 48.4% | |
| Labour | Stephen Joyce | 786 | 36.6% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Darren Wise | 323 | 15.0% | |
| Majority | 254 | 11.8% | ||
| Turnout | 2,149 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brenda Burgess | 893 | 54.4% | |
| Labour | Chris Oxlade | 596 | 36.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Siobhan Hoverd | 154 | 9.4% | |
| Majority | 297 | 18.1% | ||
| Turnout | 1,643 | |||
| Conservativehold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Lawrence Taylor | 725 | 44.6% | |
| Labour | Geraint Thomas | 627 | 38.6% | |
| BNP | Richard Trower | 274 | 16.9% | |
| Majority | 98 | 6.0% | ||
| Turnout | 1,626 | |||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Bert Crane | 584 | 50.1% | |
| Conservative | Tina Belben | 401 | 34.4% | |
| BNP | Stuart Minihane | 180 | 15.5% | |
| Majority | 183 | 15.7% | ||
| Turnout | 1,165 | |||
| Labourhold | ||||