词条 | 2008 Purbeck District Council election |
释义 |
Elections to Purbeck District Council were held on 1 May 2008. Nine of the twenty-four seats on the council were up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.[1] Overall turnout was 44.86%.[2] A big issue in the election was housing with much criticism of plans to build over five thousand homes in the district by 2026.[3] The nominations for the election saw an unusual event when Liberal Democrat candidate Alexandra Brenton signed the nomination papers for her friend and Labour party candidate Selby Bennett.[4] Two seats were contested in Lytchett Matravers after Liberal Democrat councillor Michael Peacock stood down in February.[5] The results saw the Liberal Democrat party gained Wareham and Wool wards from the Conservative party to pull level on the Council. The Conservative party took Swanage South from Liberal Democrat Colin Bright who had defected from the Conservatives the previous month.[6] After the election, the composition of the council was
Election result{{Election Summary Begin|title = Purbeck Local Election Result 2008}}{{Election Summary Party||party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |seats = 5 |gain = 2 |loss = 1 |net = +1 |seats % = 55.6 |votes % = 45.6 |votes = 6,174 |plus/minus = +3.8% }}{{Election Summary Party| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |seats = 4 |gain = 1 |loss = 2 |net = -1 |seats % = 44.4 |votes % = 47.3 |votes = 6,399 |plus/minus = +8.7% }}{{Election Summary Party| |party = Labour Party (UK) |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 4.8 |votes = 653 |plus/minus = -2.3% }}{{Election Summary Party| |party = Independent (politician) |seats = 0 |gain = 0 |loss = 0 |net = 0 |seats % = 0 |votes % = 2.2 |votes = 304 |plus/minus = -3.2% }}{{Election box end}} Ward results{{Election box begin | title=Lytchett Matravers (2)}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Martyn Colvey |votes = 785 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = David Cross |votes = 729 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Alexandra Brenton |votes = 715 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Colin Gibb |votes = 692 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = James Selby Bennett |votes = 50 |percentage = |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,971 |percentage = 52.7 |change = +0.4 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Lytchett Minster and Upton East}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Wendy Starr |votes = 692 |percentage = 57.6 |change = -4.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Simon Williams |votes = 509 |percentage = 42.4 |change = +4.1 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 183 |percentage = 15.2 |change = -8.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,201 |percentage = 39.1 |change = -0.8 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Lytchett Minster and Upton West}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Paul Johns |votes = 829 |percentage = 65.3 |change = +15.8 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Mark Howlett |votes = 391 |percentage = 30.8 |change = -19.7 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Ruth Cade |votes = 50 |percentage = 3.9 |change = +3.9 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 438 |percentage = 24.5 |change = }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,270 |percentage = 42.6 |change = -6.3 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=St Martin}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Beryl Ezzard |votes = 563 |percentage = 56.2 |change = -0.9 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Jane Thomas |votes = 438 |percentage = 43.8 |change = +10.3 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 125 |percentage = 12.4 |change = -11.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,001 |percentage = 46.5 |change = +0.9 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Swanage North}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Gloria Marsh |votes = 917 |percentage = 59.3 |change = +8.2 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Philippa Keeling |votes = 497 |percentage = 32.1 |change = +7.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Margaret Storey |votes = 132 |percentage = 8.5 |change = -2.3 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 420 |percentage = 27.2 |change = +1.1 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,546 |percentage = 46.2 |change = -3.4 }}{{Election box hold with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Swanage South}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Alison Patrick |votes = 932 |percentage = 50.6 |change = +10.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Colin Bright |votes = 561 |percentage = 30.5 |change = +1.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Marilyn Larthe de Langladure |votes = 348 |percentage = 18.9 |change = +0.6 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 371 |percentage = 20.1 |change = +9.5 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,841 |percentage = 38.5 |change = +0.0 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Conservative Party (UK) |loser = Liberal Democrats (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Wareham}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Keith Critchley |votes = 1,245 |percentage = 57.6 |change = -4.6 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Roy Anderson |votes = 915 |percentage = 42.4 |change = +4.6 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 330 |percentage = 15.2 |change = -9.2 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 2,160 |percentage = 47.0 |change = +4.1 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}}{{Election box begin | title=Wool}}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Liberal Democrats (UK) |candidate = Graham Holmes |votes = 725 |percentage = 47.1 |change = +0.7 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Conservative Party (UK) |candidate = Malcolm Shakesby |votes = 438 |percentage = 28.4 |change = -6.1 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Independent (politician) |candidate = Rosemary Grey-Hodder |votes = 304 |percentage = 19.7 |change = +19.7 }}{{Election box candidate with party link| |party = Labour Party (UK) |candidate = Rosemary Phillips |votes = 73 |percentage = 4.7 |change = -2.6 }}{{Election box majority| |votes = 287 |percentage = 18.7 |change = +6.8 }}{{Election box turnout| |votes = 1,540 |percentage = 46.5 |change = +2.9 }}{{Election box gain with party link| |winner = Liberal Democrats (UK) |loser = Conservative Party (UK) |swing = }}{{Election box end}} References1. ^{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7378991.stm | title = Tories gain seats and Labour lose | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = BBC Online}} 2. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.purbeck-dc.gov.uk/ | title = Purbeck District council | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | publisher = Purbeck District Council}} 3. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/display.var.2244960.0.purbeck_no_control.php | title = Purbeck: no control | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = Bournemouth Daily Echo}} 4. ^{{cite web| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7373434.stm | title = Lib Dem signs for Labour 'friend' | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | date = 2008-04-29| publisher = BBC Online}} 5. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.thisisdorset.net/display.var.2233283.0.housing_the_big_issue_for_purbeck_electors.php | title = Housing the big issue for Purbeck electors | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | date = 2008-04-29| publisher = Bournemouth Daily Echo}} 6. ^{{cite web| url = http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/display.var.2243148.0.tories_lose_purbeck_council.php | title = Tories lose Purbeck council | accessdate = 2008-05-02 | date = 2008-05-02| publisher = Bournemouth Daily Echo}}
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