Local Election 2008

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Local Elections 2008 - results so far:

Video Links are below

CON HOLD

Basildon

Brentwood

Castle Point

Daventry

Epping Forest

Gt Yarmouth

Huntingdonshire

North Herts

Peterborough

Rochford

Southend

CON HOLD con’t

South Cambridgeshire

Waveney

Welwyn Hatfield

CON LOSSES

Colchester (to NOC)

CON GAINS

Harlow (from NOC)

LIB DEM HOLD

Cambridge

LIB DEM LOSSES

LAB HOLD

Stevenage

NOC NO CHANGE

Ipswich

Milton Keynes

Norwich

Thurrock

LAB GAIN

LD GAIN

St Albans

Video reports will follow:

¹ Conservative's big winners in local elections - news from the West

¹ Tories most reason to celebrate - news from the East

¹ Watch our Local Election overview

¹ Tories lose Colchester - Bob Russell and Bernard Jenkin react

¹ Greens success in Norwich - Labour's Ian Gibson gives his view

¹ Norwich Greens official opposition. Now they target Charles Clarke's seat

¹ And the party gets first representative in Cambridge

¹ Can Boris take the top London job? - watch the result live from 6pm

MAIN CHANGES

Headlines

Conservatives make the most gains in terms of councillors winning control of Harlow for the first time. However they lose their overall majority on Colchester Council.

Lib Dems hold Cambridge and gain St Albans

Greens become official opposition on Norwich City Council – the first time anywhere in the country.

Overall Labour lose councillors but make gains in a few places like Colchester and Ipswich.

COUNCILS

Conservative

11

n/c

Labour

1

n/c

Lib Dem

2

+1

No Overall Control

4

-1

COUNCILLORS

Conservative

182

+20

Labour

46

-19

Lib Dem

49

-1

Ind / Green / Others

23

n/c

The picture before yesterday's elections

The table below shows the councils with elections and the current controlling party prior to yesterday's vote. The majority of the parties is shown in brackets.

Conservative

Labour

Lib Dem

No Overall Control

Basildon (14)

Brentwood (19)

Castle Point (9)

Colchester (4)

Daventry (32)

Epping Forest (6)

Gt Yarmouth (5)

Huntingdonshire (26)

North Herts (11)

Peterborough (23)

Rochford (25)

South Cambs (5)

Southend (7)

Waveney (12)

Welwyn Hatfield (22)

Stevenage (25)

Cambridge (16)

Harlow (Lab/LD)

Ipswich (Con/LD)

Milton Keynes (LD min)

Norwich (Lab min)

St Albans (LD min)

Thurrock (Con min)

15

1

1

6

The last time these wards were contested was in 2004. This is how the council seats were shared out in the Anglia region in 2004:

*Anglia* *Region 2004*	Share of the vote	Councillors elected	Change
LABOUR	22%	128	- 64
CONSERVATIVE	41%	340	+ 53
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT	25%	142	- 9
OTHERS	12%	61	+ 2