
The2008 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members ofWalsallMetropolitan Borough Council in theWest Midlands,England. One third of the council was up for election and theConservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 51.5 | 28,664 | +10.4% | |
| Labour | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 24.8 | 13,807 | -4.5% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12.2 | 6,767 | +0.3% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 2,600 | -0.8% | |
| Democratic Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 1,922 | +0.7% | |
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 919 | +0.8% | |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 436 | -2.5% | |
| Respect | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 304 | -0.8% | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 203 | -3.5% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Ansell | 2,306 | 63.4 | +7.7 | |
| Labour | Derek Wigfall | 507 | 13.9 | −1.2 | |
| UKIP | Michael Jose | 442 | 12.2 | −6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Royston Sheward | 382 | 10.5 | 0.0 | |
| Majority | 1,799 | 49.5 | +12.5 | ||
| Turnout | 3,637 | 33.6 | −5.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Keith Sears | 2,046 | 70.8 | +3.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mark Greveson | 464 | 16.1 | −0.8 | |
| Labour | Ian Pearson | 378 | 13.1 | −3.1 | |
| Majority | 1,582 | 54.8 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,888 | 28.0 | −3.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Stanley Madeley | 1,087 | 43.9 | −2.5 | |
| Conservative | Gurmeet Sohal | 972 | 39.3 | +5.9 | |
| UKIP | Malcolm Ford | 198 | 8.0 | +8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Pearce | 118 | 4.8 | −11.6 | |
| Green | Stephen Brookes | 78 | 3.2 | +3.2 | |
| Democratic Labour | Alan Paddock | 21 | 0.8 | −3.0 | |
| Majority | 115 | 4.6 | −8.4 | ||
| Turnout | 2,474 | 27.8 | −1.2 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Joan Barton | 958 | 54.6 | +5.3 | |
| Conservative | Chad Pitt | 543 | 31.0 | +0.7 | |
| Green | Paul Booker | 142 | 8.1 | +8.1 | |
| Democratic Labour | Alan Davies | 110 | 6.3 | −1.4 | |
| Majority | 415 | 23.7 | +4.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,753 | 19.7 | −4.7 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Ian Robertson | 692 | 37.8 | −0.4 | |
| Democratic Labour | David Church | 622 | 34.0 | −4.8 | |
| Conservative | Hilda Derry | 388 | 21.2 | +6.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trudy Pearce | 128 | 7.0 | +2.5 | |
| Majority | 70 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,830 | 22.4 | −5.1 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | William Tweddle | 1,308 | 58.9 | +17.1 | |
| Labour | Angus McGhee | 563 | 25.4 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Cockayne | 198 | 8.9 | +4.8 | |
| Democratic Labour | Stephen Baggott | 151 | 6.8 | +4.8 | |
| Majority | 745 | 33.6 | +22.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,220 | 26.0 | −3.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Melvin Pitt | 1,436 | 54.1 | +10.2 | |
| Labour | Robert Thomas | 465 | 17.5 | −19.9 | |
| Democratic Labour | Michael Ross | 365 | 13.8 | +10.6 | |
| UKIP | Anthony Bryan | 286 | 10.8 | +1.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Stanley Robinson | 102 | 3.8 | −1.9 | |
| Majority | 971 | 36.6 | +30.1 | ||
| Turnout | 2,654 | 27.5 | −4.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alan Paul | 1,642 | 66.6 | +29.6 | |
| Labour | Paul Forrest | 662 | 26.9 | −12.1 | |
| Democratic Labour | Andrew Bradburn | 160 | 6.5 | +3.3 | |
| Majority | 980 | 39.7 | |||
| Turnout | 2,464 | 25.8 | −5.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Graham Wilkes | 775 | 36.8 | −3.0 | |
| Conservative | Doris Silvester | 709 | 33.7 | +20.7 | |
| Green | Timothy Martin | 264 | 12.5 | +5.4 | |
| Democratic Labour | Alan Johnston | 253 | 12.0 | +12.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Murli Sinha | 105 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Majority | 66 | 3.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,106 | 23.1 | −7.6 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Rose Martin | 2,249 | 65.7 | +17.3 | |
| Labour | Ann Wilson | 605 | 17.7 | −13.9 | |
| UKIP | Derek Bennett | 310 | 9.1 | −4.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Muhammad Miah | 135 | 3.9 | −2.2 | |
| Green | Murray Abbott | 122 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 1,644 | 48.1 | +21.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,421 | 35.6 | −8.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammad Munir | 1,736 | 43.2 | +5.0 | |
| Labour | Allah Ditta | 1,602 | 39.8 | +4.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Richard Cullum | 380 | 9.4 | −2.4 | |
| Respect | Arshad Kanwar | 304 | 7.6 | −6.7 | |
| Majority | 134 | 3.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 4,022 | 39.1 | −2.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Garry Perry | 2,532 | 79.0 | +35.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Leslie Smith | 331 | 10.3 | −0.1 | |
| Labour | Martin Harrower | 276 | 8.6 | −0.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Derek Roddy | 67 | 2.1 | +1.2 | |
| Majority | 2,201 | 68.7 | +41.9 | ||
| Turnout | 3,206 | 35.5 | −6.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adrian Andrew | 1,846 | 64.1 | +9.3 | |
| UKIP | Steven Grey | 446 | 15.5 | 0.0 | |
| Labour | Douglas James | 430 | 14.9 | −6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Barker | 160 | 5.6 | +1.3 | |
| Majority | 1,400 | 48.6 | +14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 2,882 | 34.1 | −4.9 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Dennis Anson | 1,241 | 35.7 | −4.3 | |
| Conservative | Shakil Abbas | 1,150 | 33.0 | −8.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mohammed Yaqub | 709 | 20.4 | +8.3 | |
| Independent | Martin Lynch | 203 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
| UKIP | Kathleen Oakley | 177 | 5.1 | −0.3 | |
| Majority | 91 | 2.7 | |||
| Turnout | 3,480 | 36.0 | −2.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Catherine Micklewright | 1,480 | 61.0 | +18.7 | |
| Labour | Jack Kelly | 477 | 19.7 | −3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Garfitt | 302 | 12.4 | +2.4 | |
| Green | Karl Macnaughton | 167 | 6.9 | +6.9 | |
| Majority | 1,003 | 41.3 | +22.5 | ||
| Turnout | 2,426 | 26.7 | −7.3 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Doreen Shires | 1,082 | 43.8 | −0.1 | |
| Conservative | Ann Ault | 731 | 29.6 | +3.0 | |
| BNP | Malcolm Moore | 436 | 17.6 | +0.1 | |
| Labour | Aftab Nawaz | 224 | 9.1 | −2.9 | |
| Majority | 351 | 14.2 | −3.0 | ||
| Turnout | 2,473 | 28.0 | −2.9 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Mohammed Arif | 1,864 | 51.8 | +12.4 | |
| Labour | Richard Worrall | 1,184 | 32.9 | −1.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Abdul Malik | 184 | 5.1 | −6.3 | |
| UKIP | Timothy Melville | 178 | 4.9 | +1.2 | |
| Green | Robert Bellin | 146 | 4.1 | +0.8 | |
| Democratic Labour | Brian Powell | 44 | 1.2 | −0.9 | |
| Majority | 680 | 18.9 | +14.1 | ||
| Turnout | 3,600 | 38.8 | −1.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Brian Douglas-Maul | 2,575 | 72.5 | +1.7 | |
| Labour | Steven King | 442 | 12.5 | −5.0 | |
| UKIP | Dorothy Sheath | 317 | 8.9 | −2.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Shirley Balgobin | 216 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
| Majority | 2,133 | 60.1 | +6.8 | ||
| Turnout | 3,550 | 33.0 | −4.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Shires | 1,332 | 57.6 | +14.8 | |
| Conservative | Cerwyn Edwards | 455 | 19.7 | −2.5 | |
| Labour | Diane Coughlan | 279 | 12.1 | −7.7 | |
| UKIP | Elizabeth Hazell | 246 | 10.6 | −4.6 | |
| Majority | 877 | 37.9 | +17.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,312 | 24.3 | −3.2 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Coughlan | 960 | 43.2 | −3.2 | |
| Conservative | Sandeep Sohal | 696 | 31.3 | +9.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nadia Fazal | 439 | 19.7 | −8.5 | |
| Democratic Labour | Stephanie Peart | 129 | 5.8 | +1.8 | |
| Majority | 264 | 11.9 | −6.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,224 | 20.7 | −4.5 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | ||||