2008 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election
2008 UK local government election
Elections to South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 31
- Independent 12
- South Tyneside Progressive 5
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Conservative 3[1]
Results summary
| 2008 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council election[1][2][3] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour | 8 |  3 | 44.4 | 23 | 31 | 57.4 | 16,785 | 37.4 | ||
| Independent | 6 |  3 | 33.3 | 6 | 12 | 22.2 | 11,340 | 25.2 | ||
| Conservative | 1 |  | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 7,164 | 15.9 | ||
| BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,139 | 9.2 | ||
| Progressives | 2 | | 11.1 | 3 | 5 | 9.3 | 2,605 | 5.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | | 5.6 | 2 | 3 | 5.6 | 2,258 | 5.0 | ||
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 628 | 1.4 | ||
See also
References
- ^ a b Tetteh, Edmund (12 June 2008). "Local elections 2008" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008 - South Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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