2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election information
2008 UK local government election
2008 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council election
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1 May 2008
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17 of 51 seats on Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 26 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Labour
Seats before
18
17
11
Seats won
8
6
3
Seats after
20
17
9
Seat change
2
2
Leader before election
Conservative
Leader after election
Conservative
2008 local election results in Calderdale
Elections to Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control with a minority Conservative administration.
On 9 May, about a week after being elected as a Liberal Democrat, Greetland and Stainland Councillor Keith Watson left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Conservative Party.[1]
In 2009 the Skircoat Councillor Geoffrey Wainwright died suddenly. A by-election was held on 2 April 2009. The seat was held by the Conservative Party with John Hardy winning the seat.[2]
In June 2009 Elland Councillor Diane Park quit the Liberal Democrats due to the state of the party in the House of Commons. She continued as an independent.[3]
^Councillor switches party just a week after elections. Halifax Courier. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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