2008 South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council 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 Decrease3 44.4 23 31 57.4 16,785 37.4
  Independent 6 Increase3 33.3 6 12 22.2 11,340 25.2
  Conservative 1 Steady 5.6 2 3 5.6 7,164 15.9
  BNP 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 4,139 9.2
  Progressives 2 Steady 11.1 3 5 9.3 2,605 5.8
  Liberal Democrats 1 Steady 5.6 2 3 5.6 2,258 5.0
  Green 0 Steady 0.0 0 0 0.0 628 1.4

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tetteh, Edmund (12 June 2008). "Local elections 2008" (PDF). The House of Commons Library. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. ^ Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael. "South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). The Elections Centre. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ^ Teale, Andrew. "Local Election Results 2008 - South Tyneside". Local Elections Archive Project. Retrieved 22 February 2024.


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