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2008 Welsh local elections

Election held in Wales in 2008

Field	Value
election_name	2008 Welsh local elections
country	Wales
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2004 Welsh local elections
previous_year	2004
next_election	2012 Welsh local elections
next_year	2012
seats_for_election	All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils
election_date
1blank	Popular vote
2blank	Popular vote (%)
3blank	Swing (pp)
image1
leader1	Rhodri Morgan
leader_since1	9 February 2000
party1	Welsh Labour
last_election1	479 seats, 30.6%
seats1	345
seat_change1	134
1data1	253,029
2data1	26.6%
3data1	4.0%
image2
leader2	Ieuan Wyn Jones
leader_since2	16 March 2000
party2	Plaid Cymru
last_election2	175 seats, 16.4%
seats2	206
seat_change2	31
1data2	159,847
2data2	16.8%
3data2	0.4%
image4
leader4	Nick Bourne
leader_since4	August 1999
party4	Welsh Conservatives
last_election4	107 seats, 11.0%
seats4	174
seat_change4	67
1data4	148,708
2data4	15.6%
3data4	4.6%
image5
leader5	Michael German
leader_since5	November 2007
party5	Welsh Liberal Democrats
last_election5	146 seats, 13.9%
seats5	165
seat_change5	19
1data5	123,175
2data5	13.0%
3data5	0.9%
map_image	2008 Welsh Local Elections - Ward and Council Control.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	Colours denote the winning party with outright control (left), and the largest party by ward (right)

The 2008 Welsh local elections took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of all twenty-two local authorities in Wales. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2004.

Results

Votes	%	+/-	Councils	+/-	Seats	+/-
253,029	26.6%	4.0%	2	6	345	134
217,369	22.9%	0.3%	4	1	334	13
159,847	16.8%	0.4%	0	1	206	31
148,708	15.6%	4.6%	2	1	174	67
123,175	13.0%	0.9%	0		165	19
9,187	1.0%	1.0%	0		8	8
7,119	0.7%	0.7%	0		13	13
6,568	0.7%	0.5%	0		0
25,214	2.7%	1.6%	0		19	17
n/a	n/a	n/a	14	5	n/a	n/a

Councils

In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.

Council	Previous control	Result	Details	Blaenau Gwent	Bridgend	Caerphilly	Cardiff	Carmarthenshire	Ceredigion	Conwy	Denbighshire	Flintshire	Gwynedd	Isle of Anglesey	Merthyr Tydfil	Monmouthshire	Neath Port Talbot	Newport	Pembrokeshire	Powys	Rhondda Cynon Taff	Swansea	Torfaen	Vale of Glamorgan	Wrexham
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	hold
	gain	[Details](2008-caerphilly-county-borough-council-election)
	hold	[Details](2008-cardiff-council-election)
	hold
	hold	[Details](2008-ceredigion-county-council-election)
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	hold
	gain
	gain
	hold
	gain
	hold	[Details](2008-monmouthshire-county-council-election)
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Notes

References

(2008). "Local Elections Handbook 2008". Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth.
(June 2008). "Local Election Results 2008 (updated)".

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