Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council election, 2008

Elections to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. Half of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained control of the council from Labour. This was the first time that the British National Party had fielded candidates in the Borough for election to the Borough Council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Conservative 18
• Labour 14
• British National Party 2

Election results

Nuneaton and Bedworth Council election, 2008 - Summary
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Conservative	10	4	0	+4	58.8	46.8	16,680	0
	Labour	5	0	6	-6	29.4	33.9	12,094	0
	BNP	2	2	0	+2	11.7	16.4	5,848	0
	Liberal Democrat	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	622	0
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.6	204	0
	English Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	133	0
	Socialist Alternative	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	88	0

Ward results

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Abbey Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jill Sheppard	1,016	45.8
	Conservative	Stephen Paxton	608	27.4
	BNP	Caroline Hammill	391	17.6
	Green	Keith Kondakor	204	9.2
Majority			408
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Arbury Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Andrew Burtenshaw	804	42.2
	Labour	John Preedy	594	31.1
	BNP	Craig Fennell	347	18.2
	Liberal Democrat	Timothy Miller	162	8.5
Majority			210
Turnout			1907
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Attleborough Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Clive Stringer	1,048	54.7
	Labour	Daniel De'Ath	547	28.5
	BNP	Tom Clarke	322	16.8
Majority			501
Turnout			1917
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Barpool Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Martyn Findley	663	34.2
	Conservative	James Foster	650	33.6
	Labour	Roma Taylor	624	32.2
Majority			13
Turnout			1937
	BNP gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Bede Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	William Hancox	835	38.4
	BNP	Alwyn Deacon	819	37.7
	Conservative	Stephen Ward	385	17.7
	English Democrats	David Lane	133	6.1
Majority			16
Turnout			2172
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Bulkington Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Julian Gutteridge	1439	64.3
	Labour	John Haynes	800	35.7
Majority			639
Turnout			2239
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Camp Hill Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BNP	Darren Haywood	675	36.2
	Labour	Sam Margrave	562	30.1
	Conservative	Kristofer Wilson	541	29
	Socialist Alternative	Peter Bradley	88	4.7
Majority			113
Turnout			1866
	BNP gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Exhall Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Don Navarro	896	45.2
	Conservative	Alwyn Waine	550	27.7
	BNP	Deborah Nicholas	320	16.1
	Liberal Democrat	Alice Field	216	11
Majority			346
Turnout			1982
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Galley Common Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bryan Grant	1,118	57.4
	BNP	Shane Baynham	417	21.4
	Labour	Qamar Bhatti	413	21.2
Majority			701
Turnout			1948
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Heath Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Damon Brown	1,000	51.8
	Labour	Ian Lloyd	929	48.2
Majority			71
Turnout			1929
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Kingswood Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Waine	750	41
	Labour	Patricia Henry	619	33.8
	BNP	Kevin Bennett	462	25.2
Majority			131
Turnout			1831
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Poplar Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Glass	829	41.8
	Conservative	Ann Brown	611	30.8
	BNP	Christian Hammill	396	20
	Liberal Democrat	Kevin Moore	146	7.4
Majority			218
Turnout			1982
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Slough Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Ison	806	37.6
	Labour	Jeffrey Hunt	725	33.8
	BNP	Adrian Deacon	517	24.1
	Liberal Democrat	Frank Mills	98	4.6
Majority			81
Turnout			2146
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: St. Nicolas Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Thomas Wilson	1,909	77.5
	Labour	Anthony Frampton	555	22.5
Majority			1354
Turnout			2464
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Weddington Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Jeffrey Clarke	1,822	75.3
	Labour	Kevin Young	597	24.7
Majority			1225
Turnout			2419
	Conservative hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Wembrook Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Julie Jackson	1,021	49.1
	Conservative	Andreas Hammerschmiedt	541	26
	BNP	Yvonne Deacon	519	24.9
Majority			480
Turnout			2081
	Labour hold		Swing

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council Elections 2008: Whitestone Ward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Nicholas Grant	2,098	79.8
	Labour	Eric Ireland	532	20.2
Majority			1566
Turnout			2630
	Conservative hold		Swing