2008 Warrington Borough Council election

Map of the 2008 Warrington Borough Council election

The 2008 Warrington Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect a third of the members of Warrington Borough Council, the council of Warrington in England.[1] This was on the same day as the other 2008 United Kingdom local elections and had a number of errors in the process for which the council's chief executive apologised.[2] The previous council election took place in 2007 and the following election was held in 2010. In the election, the council stayed under no overall control with the Liberal Democrats as the largest party.[3]

Results

Party Previous Seats +/- 2008
Liberal Democrat 27 Increase1 28
Labour 24 Decrease2 22
Conservative 5 Increase2 7
Others 1 Decrease1 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BBC NEWS | Election 2008 | Warrington council". BBC News. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Skentelbery, Gary (16 December 2008). "Elections that nearly never happened". Warrington Worldwide. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "VOTE 2008: Tory joy as Labour slump". Warrington Guardian. 2 May 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2026.