The 2008 Vale of Glamorgan Council election took place on Thursday 1 May 2008 to elect members of Vale of Glamorgan Council in Wales. This was the same day as other United Kingdom local elections. The previous full council election was in 2004 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 Gordon Brown'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
Ward Political group Councillor Change from last electionBaruc (Barry)Nicholas Hodges Plaid Cymru holdSteffan WiliamPlaid Cymru holdButtrills (Barry)Margaret AlexanderLabour holdStuart EganLabour holdCadoc (Barry)Fred JohnsonLabour holdAnne Moore Labour holdNeil MooreLabour holdCastleland (Barry)Pamela Drake Labour gain from Plaid CymruChristopher ElmoreLabour gain from Plaid CymruCornerswell (Penarth)John Fraser Conservative gain from LabourDorothy TurnerConservative gain from LabourCourt (Barry)Richard BertinLabour holdBronwen BrooksLabour holdCowbridgeGeoffrey CoxConservative holdValerie EllisConservative holdHunter JarvieConservative holdDinas PowysVal HartreyPlaid Cymru holdMargaret RandallPlaid Cymru holdKeith HattonPlaid Cymru holdChristopher WilliamsPlaid Cymru holdDyfan (Barry)Marguerita WrightConservative gain from Labour Katharine Kemp Conservative gain from LabourGibbonsdown (Barry)Rob CurtisLabour holdMargaret Wilkinson Labour holdIlltyd (Barry)Terry HamptonConservative holdJanice CharlesConservative holdEmlyn WilliamsConservative holdLlandoughColin OsborneConservative holdLlandow and EwennyColin VaughanConservative holdLlantwit MajorGwyn JohnLlantwit First gain from Independent [a] Sally BagstaffLlantwit First gain from Independent [a]Eric HackerLlantwit First gain from Independent [a]John CliffordConservative holdPeterston-Super-ElyRhodri TraherneConservative holdPlymouth (Penarth)Maureen OwenConservative holdClive WilliamsConservative holdRhooseJeff JamesConservative holdGordon KempConservative holdSt AthanJohn ThomasConservative holdSt Augustine's (Penarth)Paul ChurchConservative holdSophie WilliamsConservative gain from LabourSt Brides MajorAudrey PrestonConservative holdStanwell (Penarth)Janice BirchLabour holdMark WilsonLabour holdSullySarah SharpeConservative holdAnthony ErnestConservative holdWenvoeJonathan BirdConservative hold
[a] Councillors previously elected as Independent. Llantwit First Independents registered as a new political party in 2007
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