Local elections in Wales were held on 1 May 2008 to elect members to the twenty-two local authorities. They were held alongside other local elections in the United Kingdom. The previous elections were held in 2004.
Results
| Party | Votes[1] | % | +/- | Councils[2] | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 253,029 | 26.6% |  4.0% |
2 | 6 |
345 | 134 | |
| Independent | 217,369 | 22.9% |  0.3% |
4 | 1 |
334 | 13 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 159,847 | 16.8% | 0.4% |
0 | 1 |
206 | 31 | |
| Conservative | 148,708 | 15.6% | 4.6% |
2 | 1 |
174 | 67 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 123,175 | 13.0% | 0.9% |
0 |  |
165 | 19 | |
| Blaenau Gwent PV | 9,187 | 1.0% | 1.0% |
0 | |
8 | 8 | |
| Llais Gwynedd | 7,119 | 0.7% | 0.7% |
0 | |
13 | 13 | |
| Green | 6,568 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
0 | |
0 | | |
| Other | 25,214 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
0 | |
19 | 17 | |
| No overall control | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14 | 5 |
n/a | n/a | |
Councils
In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael (2008). "Local Elections Handbook 2008" (PDF). Local Government Chronicle Elections Centre, University of Plymouth. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
- ↑ Members’ Research Service (June 2008). "Local Election Results 2008 (updated)" (PDF). National Assembly for Wales. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
