Southend-on-Sea Borough Council election 2008 results

The 2008 Southend-on-Sea Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of

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Council in

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, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was: *

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27 *

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11 *

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7 * Labour 6

Campaign

Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 29 seats, compared to 10 for the Liberal Democrats, 7 Labour and 5 independents. The election was seen as being the closest for years with the other parties needing to gain 4 seats from the Conservatives to deprive them of a majority. There was a record number of candidates in the election, with St Luke's

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having 7 candidates and the

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putting up candidates in every ward for the first time.

Election results

Overall turnout in the election was 34%.

Ward results

References

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