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词条 2008 Pendle Borough Council election
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  1. Background

  2. Campaign

  3. Election result

  4. Ward results

  5. References

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Use British English|date=November 2013}}

The 2008 Pendle Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Pendle Borough Council in Lancashire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Liberal Democrats lost overall control of the council to no overall control.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

  • Liberal Democrat 20
  • Conservative 16
  • Labour 10
  • British National Party 2
  • Independent 1[2]

Background

Before the election the Liberal Democrats held control of the council with 28 seats,[3] but a loss of 4 seats would mean they lost their majority.[4] 17 seats were contested in the election, with the Liberal Democrats defending 12, the Conservatives 4 and Labour 1 seat.[3]

5 councillors stood down at the election, 2 Liberal Democrats from Bradley and Walverden wards, 2 Conservatives from Earby and Reedley and Labour's David Whalley from Vivary Bridge ward.[3] Councillors who were defending seats included the leader of the council, Liberal Democrat Alan Davies, in Boulsworth, deputy mayor Marjorie Adams in Coates ward and the chairman of the Nelson committee David Foster in Clover Hill.[3] The only candidates standing in the election not from the 3 main parties, were 4 from the British National Party and 2 independents.[3]

Campaign

The election saw complaints of voting fraud involving postal voting, leading to a police investigation[5] and the matter being raised in Parliament by the local Member of Parliament Gordon Prentice.[6] These allegations involved both the Liberal Democrat parliament candidate for Pendle constituency Afzal Anwar and Labour councillor Mohammed Tariq, after multiple postal votes were registered at their addresses.[7] Both men denied doing anything and were supported by their parties, saying everyone registered at the addresses were entitled to vote.[7] The police dropped the enquiry after concluding that there had been no wrongdoing.[8]

During the campaign the national Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg visited Pendle to support his party.[9]

Election result

The results saw the Liberal Democrats lost their majority on the council after suffering a net loss of 8 seats.[10] Defeated councillors for the Liberal Democrats included the leader of the council Alan Davies in Boulsworth, Nelson Committee chairman David Foster in Clover Hill, Shelley Franklin in Craven, Frank Wren in Brierfield and Judith Robinson in Southfield.[11] The Liberal Democrats blamed their defeats on a targeted campaign by the Conservatives, while the Conservatives said the "tide is now turning towards us".[12]

The Labour and Conservative parties both made significant gains from the Liberal Democrats.[11] However Labour did lose one seat back to the Liberal Democrats in Vivary Bridge and the Conservatives lost a seat in Marsden to the British National Party.[11] There was also a success for an independent candidate, with Glenn Whittaker taking Craven from the Liberal Democrats.[11] These results meant the Liberal Democrats held 20 seats, the Conservatives 16, Labour 10, British National Party 2 as well as 1 independent.[13] Overall turnout in the election was 41.58%.[14]

Following the election the parties held talks on control of the council with reports that an agreement between the Conservative and Labour parties to take over from the Liberal Democrats was possible.[15] However these were not successful and the new leader of the Liberal Democrats group, John David, became leader of the council at the head of a minority administration,[13] after an 18-17 vote at the council meeting.[16]

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|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|seats = 6
|gain = 3
|loss = 1
|net = +2
|seats % = 35.3
|votes % = 40.5
|votes = 10,911
|plus/minus = +5.9%
}}{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|seats = 5
|gain = 5
|loss = 1
|net = +4
|seats % = 29.4
|votes % = 23.0
|votes = 6,183
|plus/minus = +5.3%
}}{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|seats = 4
|gain = 1
|loss = 9
|net = -8
|seats % = 23.5
|votes % = 29.5
|votes = 7,954
|plus/minus = -5.3%
}}{{Election Summary Party|
|party = British National Party
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 5.9
|votes % = 4.8
|votes = 1,289
|plus/minus = -2.2%
}}{{Election Summary Party|
|party = Independent (politician)
|seats = 1
|gain = 1
|loss = 0
|net = +1
|seats % = 5.9
|votes % = 2.2
|votes = 602
|plus/minus = -2.1%
}}{{Election box end}}

Ward results

{{Election box begin | title=Barrowford[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Beckett
|votes = 1,136
|percentage = 67.3
|change = +0.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Susan Nike
|votes = 411
|percentage = 24.4
|change = -0.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Michael Bradshaw
|votes = 140
|percentage = 8.3
|change = +0.5
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 725
|percentage = 43.0
|change = +1.4
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,687
|percentage = 42.4
|change = +0.8
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Boulsworth[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Calvert
|votes = 1,189
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = George Askew
|votes = 1,006
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Alan Davies
|votes = 663
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Robertson
|votes = 618
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Gerard McCabe
|votes = 133
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = John Pope
|votes = 69
|percentage =
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 3,678
|percentage = 48.4
|change =
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Bradley[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammad Sakib
|votes = 946
|percentage = 54.1
|change = +10.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jamil Mohammed
|votes = 474
|percentage = 27.1
|change = -7.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Zahid Chaudry
|votes = 329
|percentage = 18.8
|change = +4.1
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 472
|percentage = 27.0
|change = +17.3
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,749
|percentage = 39.3
|change = -11.8
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Brierfield[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Naeem Ashraf
|votes = 863
|percentage = 47.2
|change = +25.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Ann Jackson
|votes = 632
|percentage = 34.6
|change = +6.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Francis Wren
|votes = 332
|percentage = 18.2
|change = -31.5
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 231
|percentage = 12.6
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,827
|percentage = 49.7
|change = -0.9
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Clover Hill[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Eileen Ansar
|votes = 624
|percentage = 37.7
|change = +13.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = David Foster
|votes = 533
|percentage = 32.2
|change = -0.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Timothy Eyre
|votes = 496
|percentage = 30.0
|change = +18.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 91
|percentage = 5.5
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,653
|percentage = 43.4
|change = -2.1
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Coates[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Marjorie Adams
|votes = 665
|percentage = 45.5
|change = -4.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Keith Bailey
|votes = 637
|percentage = 43.6
|change = +29.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = William Skinner
|votes = 158
|percentage = 10.8
|change = +1.5
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 28
|percentage = 1.9
|change = -20.4
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,460
|percentage = 35.7
|change = -1.8
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Craven[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Glenn Whittaker
|votes = 559
|percentage = 32.6
|change = +5.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Shelley Franklin
|votes = 437
|percentage = 25.5
|change = -21.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Sandra Bunn
|votes = 427
|percentage = 24.9
|change = -0.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Geoffrey Whitehead
|votes = 235
|percentage = 13.7
|change = +13.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Oliver
|votes = 56
|percentage = 3.3
|change = +3.3
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 122
|percentage = 7.1
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,714
|percentage = 48.9
|change = +10.9
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Independent (politician)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Earby[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Valerie Langtree
|votes = 1,248
|percentage = 69.5
|change = +0.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Jacqueline Taylforth
|votes = 325
|percentage = 18.1
|change = +0.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = David Foat
|votes = 223
|percentage = 12.4
|change = -0.7
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 923
|percentage = 51.4
|change = +0.0
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,796
|percentage = 39.0
|change = -1.9
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Horsfield[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Smith Benson
|votes = 670
|percentage = 49.2
|change = +28.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Dorothy Lord
|votes = 507
|percentage = 37.2
|change = -6.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Hargreaves
|votes = 185
|percentage = 13.6
|change = -1.9
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 163
|percentage = 12.0
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,362
|percentage = 34.3
|change = -3.3
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Marsden[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Adam Grant
|votes = 412
|percentage = 39.1
|change = +0.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Gary Rowland
|votes = 339
|percentage = 32.2
|change = +16.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Dorothy Ormrod
|votes = 221
|percentage = 21.0
|change = -10.0
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mark Upward
|votes = 82
|percentage = 7.8
|change = -6.7
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 73
|percentage = 6.9
|change = -0.5
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,054
|percentage = 41.1
|change = -1.6
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = British National Party
|loser = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Reedley[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Michael Blomeley
|votes = 1,250
|percentage = 71.1
|change = +7.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Robert Allen
|votes = 285
|percentage = 16.2
|change = -3.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Mubashir Ali
|votes = 224
|percentage = 12.7
|change = -3.9
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 965
|percentage = 54.9
|change = +11.1
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,759
|percentage = 42.8
|change = -4.3
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Conservative Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Southfield[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Sheila Wicks
|votes = 547
|percentage = 36.6
|change = +13.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Paul McKenna
|votes = 487
|percentage = 32.6
|change = +14.5
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Judith Robinson
|votes = 462
|percentage = 30.9
|change = -9.7
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 60
|percentage = 4.0
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,496
|percentage = 37.1
|change = -1.6
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Vivary Bridge[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Glennda Clegg
|votes = 490
|percentage = 35.6
|change = -10.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Geoffrey Riley
|votes = 393
|percentage = 28.5
|change = +8.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Veronica Cullen
|votes = 305
|percentage = 22.1
|change = +2.6
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Ian Tweedie
|votes = 189
|percentage = 13.7
|change = -1.4
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 97
|percentage = 7.0
|change = -19.3
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,377
|percentage = 33.8
|change = -1.0
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|loser = Labour Party (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Walverden[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammed Khalid
|votes = 610
|percentage = 44.0
|change = -6.9
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Asghar Ali
|votes = 400
|percentage = 28.9
|change = -8.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Barbara King
|votes = 376
|percentage = 27.1
|change = +15.3
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 210
|percentage = 15.2
|change = +1.5
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,386
|percentage = 51.6
|change = +0.9
}}{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
|loser = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Waterside[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Greaves
|votes = 492
|percentage = 39.9
|change = -2.2
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Helen Mulligan
|votes = 337
|percentage = 27.3
|change = +7.4
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = James Ilott
|votes = 211
|percentage = 17.1
|change = +5.1
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Anthony Martin
|votes = 151
|percentage = 12.2
|change = -4.8
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ian Robinson
|votes = 43
|percentage = 3.5
|change = -1.0
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 155
|percentage = 12.6
|change = -9.6
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,234
|percentage = 33.1
|change = -5.1
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Whitefield[14]}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|candidate = Nadeem Ahmed
|votes = 1,110
|percentage = 65.0
|change = +21.3
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Labour Party (UK)
|candidate = Mohammad Tariq
|votes = 512
|percentage = 30.0
|change = -21.7
}}{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Conservative Party (UK)
|candidate = Victoria Landriau
|votes = 85
|percentage = 5.0
|change = +0.4
}}{{Election box majority|
|votes = 598
|percentage = 35.0
|change =
}}{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 1,707
|percentage = 64.9
|change = -6.8
}}{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Liberal Democrats (UK)
|swing =
}}{{Election box end}}

References

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2. ^{{cite news|title=National: Full election results|date=3 May 2008|work=The Guardian|page=45}}
3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|title=May local elections - candidates announced|date=7 April 2008|work=Burnley Express}}
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6. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/news/2220319.nelson_house_with_27_voters_brought_up_in_parliament/|title=Nelson house 'with 27 voters' brought up in Parliament|last=Turner|first=Kate|date=23 April 2008|work=Burnley and Pendle Citizen|accessdate=11 February 2011}}
7. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/news/2191543.27_voters_at_wouldbe_mps_home/|title=27 voters at would-be MP's home|last=Magill|first=Peter|date=11 April 2008|work=Burnley and Pendle Citizen|accessdate=11 February 2011}}
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10. ^{{cite news|title=Lib Dems refuse to admit defeat in Liverpool after Clegg's first ballot test|last=Jenkins|first=Russell|date=2 May 2008|work=The Times|page=27}}
11. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Pendle 'hung council' - local election results|date=2 May 2008|work=Burnley Express}}
12. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/news/2242066.libdems_lose_overall_control_in_pendle/|title=Pendle election results: Lib Dems lose overall control|last=Hussain|first=Samrana|date=2 May 2008|work=Burnley and Pendle Citizen|accessdate=11 February 2011}}
13. ^1 {{cite news|title=Liberal Democrats to continue running Pendle Council|date=16 May 2008|work=Burnley Express}}
14. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 {{cite web|url=http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/17|title=Election Results|publisher=Pendle Borough Council|accessdate=10 February 2011|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715234948/http://www.pendle.gov.uk/info/1000/elections-results/286/election_results/17|archivedate=15 July 2014|df=dmy-all}}
15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/2245310.labour_and_conservatives_in_talks_over_pendle_powersharing/|title=Labour and Conservatives in talks over Pendle power-sharing|date=2 May 2008|work=Lancashire Telegraph|accessdate=11 February 2011}}
16. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/pendle/2281292.Lib_Dems_hang_on_to_Pendle_thanks_to_majority_of_one/|title=Lib Dems hang on to Pendle thanks to majority of one|last=Hussain|first=Samrana|date=17 May 2008|work=Lancashire Telegraph|accessdate=11 February 2011}}
17. ^{{cite news|title=Results|date=3 May 2008|work=The Times|page=14}}
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