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The 2008 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008 to elect members of
Vale of Glamorgan Council The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Subdivisions of Wales, Principal Areas of Wales. History The new Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority came into effect on 1 April 1996, following th ...
in
Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election was in
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and the next full elections were on 3 May 2012.


Election result

Forty-seven seats were up for election and the Conservative Party managed to win an overall majority, where previously no party was in overall control. The result took place in the context of
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's Labour government falling to its lowest polling since the 1960s, with the Conservatives winning control of eleven other councils in England and Wales.


Ward results

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Llantwit First Independents Llantwit First Independents () are a political party created in 2004 who stand candidates for election in the town of Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. Their elected councillors sit on Llantwit Major Town Council and represent the Llan ...
registered as a new political party in 2007


References

{{United Kingdom local elections, 2008
Vale of Glamorgan The Vale of Glamorgan ( ), locally referred to as ''The Vale'', is a Principal areas of Wales, county borough in the South East Wales, south-east of Wales. It borders Bridgend County Borough to the west, Cardiff to the east, Rhondda Cynon Taf t ...
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