English Local Elections 2008

On May 1 2008 elections were contested in 16 of the district, city, borough and unitary authorities in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region.

The table below shows the councils with elections and the current controlling party in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region. The majority of the parties is shown in brackets.

Conservative

Labour

Lib Dem

No Overall Control

Bassetlaw (Hold: 12)
Lincoln City (Hold: 3)

West Lindsey (Gain: 3)

Barnsley (Hold: 1)
Rotherham (Hold: 37)
Wakefield (Hold: 1)

Kingston-Upon-Hull (Gain: 7)
Sheffield (Gain: 6)

Bradford (No change)
Calderdale (No change)
Craven (No change)
Doncaster (No change)
Harrogate (No change)
Kirklees (No change)
Leeds (No change)

North East Lincs (No change)

3

3

2

8

Current map of councils in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region.

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Useful links

Electoral Commission

Council websites for more detailed information:

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Bassetlaw District Council

Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Calderdale Council

Craven District Council

Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council

Harrogate Borough Council

Kingston-Upon-Hull City Coucil