
Elections to Three Rivers District Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election. TheLiberal Democrats won the most seats, despite theConservatives winning more votes. The Conservatives also gained a seat, strengthening their position against the Liberal Democrats, who remained stayed in overall control ofThree Rivers.
The election was marked by the collapse of Labour support inSouth Oxhey, where Labour had been at their strongest. They lost one seat, Ashridge, to the far-rightBritish National Party (BNP).[1] Another seat, Northwick, was lost to the Conservatives. Labour's group leader, Kerron Cross, only narrowly retained his seat, with the BNP candidate coming second by 14 votes in a tight three-horse race.[1]
After the election, the composition of the council was
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.9 | 43.6 | 9,292 | -11.3% | |
| Conservative | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 29.4 | 47.1 | 10,035 | +11.4% | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1,266 | -1.8% | |
| BNP | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 502 | +2.4% | |
| English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 152 | +0.7% | |
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 74 | -0.4% | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | David Major | 904 | 65.0 | +4.8 | |
| Conservative | Andy Woodard | 387 | 27.8 | +1.1 | |
| Labour | Jeannie Mehta | 99 | 7.1 | −5.9 | |
| Majority | 517 | 2.7 | +3.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,390 | 37.6 | −3.8 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +1.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP | Padraic Dunning | 282 | 33.8 | +33.8 | |
| Conservative | Yessica Gould | 264 | 31.7 | −1.8 | |
| Labour | Nena Spellen | 244 | 29.3 | −10.3 | |
| UKIP | Andrew Shanks | 44 | 5.3 | +5.3 | |
| Majority | 18 | 2.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 834 | 32.0 | +3.2 | ||
| BNPgain fromLabour | Swing | +22.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Geoff Dunne | 985 | 56.4 | −2.9 | |
| Conservative | Craig Lewell | 663 | 38.0 | +4.5 | |
| Labour | Brendan O'Brien | 99 | 5.7 | −1.6 | |
| Majority | 322 | 18.4 | −7.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1747 | 44.0 | −7.3 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -3.7 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Richard Booth | 1,015 | 81.7 | +7.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Green | 288 | 18.3 | −7.4 | |
| Majority | 787 | 63.3 | +14.7 | ||
| Turnout | 1,243 | 37.9 | −8.2 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +7.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Harry Davies | 1,238 | 52.5 | +3.0 | |
| Conservative | Bob Arthy | 1,059 | 44.9 | +0.2 | |
| Labour | Karen McIntosh | 62 | 2.6 | −3.2 | |
| Majority | 179 | 7.6 | +2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 2,359 | 55.7 | −5.6 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +1.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Norman | 833 | 51.0 | −3.4 | |
| Conservative | Mark Englefield | 647 | 39.6 | +5.4 | |
| English Democrat | Roger Holmes | 152 | 9.3 | +9.3 | |
| Majority | 186 | 11.4 | −8.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,632 | 38.4 | −6.6 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -4.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kerron Cross | 234 | 32.3 | −25.2 | |
| BNP | Deidre Gates | 220 | 30.3 | +30.3 | |
| Conservative | Jacqueline Worrall | 186 | 25.7 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Lowes | 55 | 7.6 | −11.9 | |
| UKIP | Richard Evans | 30 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Majority | 14 | 1.9 | −27.9 | ||
| Turnout | 725 | 28.6 | −2.0 | ||
| Labourhold | Swing | -13.9 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Whateley-Smith | 802 | 68.1 | +5.6 | |
| Conservative | Margaret Lambert | 256 | 21.8 | −0.6 | |
| Labour | Stephen Cox | 119 | 10.1 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 545 | 46.3 | +6.1 | ||
| Turnout | 1,178 | 32.8 | −5.7 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +3.1 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Bartrick | 807 | 72.0 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Christopher Hawes | 242 | 21.6 | −8.5 | |
| Labour | Colin Gray | 72 | 6.4 | −4.3 | |
| Majority | 565 | 50.4 | +21.2 | ||
| Turnout | 1,121 | 27.9 | −6.1 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +10.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Wakeling | 774 | 62.4 | −2.3 | |
| Conservative | James McGowan | 466 | 37.6 | +2.3 | |
| Majority | 308 | 24.8 | −4.6 | ||
| Turnout | 1,240 | 30.9 | −6.4 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | -2.3 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Amrit Mediratta | 1,206 | 76.6 | +2.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Gabriel Aitman | 368 | 23.4 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 838 | 53.2 | +4.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,574 | 35.7 | −7.7 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alistair Macdonald | 284 | 33.7 | +3.7 | |
| Labour | Ron Spellen | 282 | 33.5 | −9.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alan Feldman | 276 | 32.8 | +6.3 | |
| Majority | 2 | 0.2 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 842 | 23.6 | −3.9 | ||
| Conservativegain fromLabour | Swing | +6.8 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Scarth | 593 | 60.8 | +14.5 | |
| Conservative | David Williams | 328 | 33.6 | −9.5 | |
| Labour | Leslie Beckett | 55 | 5.6 | −5.0 | |
| Majority | 265 | 27.2 | +23.9 | ||
| Turnout | 976 | 38.1 | −3.5 | ||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | +12.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Nelmes | 441 | 58.7 | ||
| Conservative | Maximin Green | 310 | 41.3 | ||
| Majority | 131 | 17.4 | |||
| Turnout | 751 | 29.9 | |||
| Liberal Democratshold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Paula Hiscocks | 957 | |||
| Conservative | David Sansom | 879 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Anthony Humphreys | 310 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Jill Swainson | 292 | |||
| Turnout | 2,438 | 36.3 | |||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Russell Smith | 885 | 69.6 | +9.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Howell | 386 | 30.4 | −5.2 | |
| Majority | 499 | 39.3 | +14.9 | ||
| Turnout | 1,271 | 45.8 | −5.6 | ||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +7.5 | |||