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2008 UK local government election

The2008 Harrogate Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members ofHarrogate Borough Council inNorth Yorkshire,England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed underno overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Campaign

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Before the election theConservatives held 24 of the 54 seats, theLiberal Democrats 23 andindependents 6.^[3] A further seat in LowerNidderdale was vacant after the death of Conservativecouncillor Elwyn Hinchcliffe.^[3]

16 seats were contested in the election, all from therural areas of the council, with the Conservatives the party defending in 13 seats and the Liberal Democrats in 3.^[3] 2incumbent councillors stood down at the election, Nick Wilson from Newbyward and Chris Lewis from Ouseburn ward.^[4] The Conservatives contested all 16 seats, the Liberal Democrats 15,British National Party 6,Labour 5,United Kingdom Independence Party 3 and 1 independent.^[3]

Issues in the election included a possible recycling plant nearBoroughbridge and the storage site for toxic chemicals inMelmerby,^[5] as well as the issues of transport,affordable housing and thecouncil tax.^[4]

Election result

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The results saw the Conservatives gain 2 seats from the Liberal Democrats to hold 27 seats, exactly half of the council.^[6] The Conservatives gained Boroughbridge and Ouseburn wards, by 161 and 731 votes respectively, to reduce the Liberal Democrats to 21 seats.^[7] The only seat held by the Liberal Democrats was inPateley Bridge by 77 votes, but they came 34 votes short of taking Lower Nidderdale and 37 votes from taking Claro.^[8] No other party won any seats in the election, while 6 independent councillors remained on the council, after none of them had been defending seats in the election.^[6] Overallturnout in the election was 48%, the highest in a decade apart from the allpostal voting election in 2004.^[6]

Harrogate local election result 2008^[9]^[10]
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
Conservative	15	2	0	+2	93.8	65.8	11,590	+27.8%
Liberal Democrats	1	0	2	-2	6.3	27.0	4,749	-18.9%
Independent	0	0	0	0	0	3.0	537	-5.1%
BNP	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	353	-2.3%
Labour	0	0	0	0	0	1.5	258	-1.8%
UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	0.7	132	+0.3%

Ward results

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Bishop Monkton^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Galloway	675	68.4	−2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Barlow	312	31.6	+2.5
Majority			363	36.8	−5.0
Turnout			987	45.0	−8.0
	Conservativehold		Swing

Boroughbridge^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Robert Windass	660	55.6	+9.8
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Phillips	499	42.0	−12.2
	Labour	Pat Foxall	28	2.4	+2.4
Majority			161	13.6
Turnout			1,187	50.7	+1.8
	Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats		Swing

Claro^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Anthony Alton	713	50.4	−16.9
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Howe	676	47.8	+15.1
	Labour	Geoff Foxall	26	1.8	+1.8
Majority			37	2.6	−32.0
Turnout			1,415	56.6	+3.7
	Conservativehold		Swing

Killinghall^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Michael Harrison	823	77.7	+2.8
	Liberal Democrats	Paul Butters	173	16.3	−8.8
	UKIP	Jennifer Hunter	32	3.0	+3.0
	Labour	Andrew Gray	31	2.9	+2.9
Majority			650	61.4	+11.6
Turnout			1,059	45.1	−7.4
	Conservativehold		Swing

Kirkby Malzeard^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Atkinson	765	73.3	+5.5
	Liberal Democrats	Albert Weidemann	210	20.1	−12.1
	BNP	Ashley Banner	68	6.5	+6.5
Majority			555	53.2	+17.6
Turnout			1,043	44.8	−9.9
	Conservativehold		Swing

Lower Nidderdale^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Christine Hill	648	49.7	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Watson	614	47.0	−1.3
	BNP	James Thackray	43	3.3	+3.3
Majority			34	2.6	−0.8
Turnout			1,305	53.9	−10.5
	Conservativehold		Swing

Marston Moor^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Savage	663	53.6	−12.3
	Independent	Norman Waller	537	43.4	+43.4
	BNP	Sam Clayton	36	2.9	+2.9
Majority			126	10.2	−21.6
Turnout			1,236	56.1	+12.3
	Conservativehold		Swing

Mashamshire^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nigel Simms	594	76.4	+18.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Stockdale	183	23.6	+6.4
Majority			411	52.9	+19.9
Turnout			777	39.8	−16.0
	Conservativehold		Swing

Newby^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nick Brown	621	61.5	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Steve Jones	388	38.5	−2.6
Majority			233	23.1	+5.3
Turnout			1,009	42.2	−8.2
	Conservativehold		Swing

Nidd Valley^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Les Ellington	829	74.9	+27.0
	Liberal Democrats	Howard Cohen	177	16.0	−15.9
	BNP	Colin Banner	72	6.5	−3.6
	UKIP	John Upex	29	2.6	+2.6
Majority			652	58.9	+32.9
Turnout			1,107	52.2	−11.3
	Conservativehold		Swing

Ouseburn^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Martin Leather	865	77.1	+30.9
	Liberal Democrats	Clare McKenzie	134	11.9	−41.9
	Labour	John Fisher	123	11.0	+11.0
Majority			731	65.2
Turnout			1,122	48.0	−13.1
	Conservativegain fromLiberal Democrats		Swing

Pateley Bridge^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Stan Beer	544	51.5	−0.3
	Conservative	Kathy Sewell	467	44.2	−4.0
	BNP	Joel Banner	46	4.4	+4.4
Majority			77	7.3	+3.7
Turnout			1,057	53.7	−4.6
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

Ribston^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Caroline Bayliss	742	75.0	+6.9
	Liberal Democrats	David Tankard	176	17.8	−14.1
	UKIP	Timothy Hunter	71	7.2	+7.2
Majority			566	57.2	+21.0
Turnout			989	41.6	−11.6
	Conservativehold		Swing

Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Shirley Fawcett	804	75.6	+11.4
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Webber	121	11.4	−7.0
	BNP	Michelle Shrubb	88	8.3	+8.3
	Labour	Richard Wilson	50	4.7	+4.7
Majority			683	64.3	+18.5
Turnout			1,063	43.4	−13.9
	Conservativehold		Swing

Washburn^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard Grange	957	79.5	+5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nick Anderson	247	20.5	−5.9
Majority			710	59.0	+11.9
Turnout			1,204	48.5	−11.3
	Conservativehold		Swing

Wathvale^[9]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Chris Brown	764	72.1	−1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Bernard Bateman	295	27.9	+1.7
Majority			469	44.3	−3.2
Turnout			1,059	46.3	+0.1
	Conservativehold		Swing

References

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^"Harrogate".BBC News Online. Retrieved22 January 2011.
^"National: Full election results".The Guardian. 3 May 2008. p. 45.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Tories look to keep their grip on rural wards".Harrogate Advertiser. 7 April 2008. Retrieved22 January 2011.
^^a ^b"Sixteen wards set to vote in elections".The Northern Echo. 19 April 2008. Retrieved22 January 2011.^{[dead link]}
^"Tory rule on a knife edge at council elections".Harrogate Advertiser. 24 April 2008. Retrieved22 January 2011.
^^a ^b ^c"Tories pleased by election gains".Harrogate Advertiser. 2 May 2008. Retrieved22 January 2011.
^"Tory joy but no power shift in council".Yorkshire Post. 3 May 2008. Retrieved22 January 2011.^{[dead link]}
^"Council hung as Tories gain".Harrogate Advertiser. 2 May 2008. Retrieved22 January 2011.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q"District Council election"(PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. Retrieved22 January 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^"Results".The Times. 3 May 2008. p. 14.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p"Election Results 2008".Yorkshire Post. Retrieved22 January 2011.

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