# 2008 Plymouth City Council election

The 2008 Plymouth City Council election was held on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Plymouth City Council in England. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party remained in control of the council with an increased majority.

## Overall results

2008 Plymouth City Council Election :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes |
| | Conservative | 14 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 73.7 | 47.3 | 28,041 |
| | Labour | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26.3 | 27.1 | 16,063 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 13.7 | 8,115 |
| | UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.5 | 2,655 |
| | Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 4.6 | 2,710 |
| | Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1,173 |
| | BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 1.0 | 571 |
| Total | Total | 19 | | | | | | 59,328 |
Note: All changes in vote share are in comparison to the corresponding 2004 election.

## Ward results
### Budshead

Budshead 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Jack Thompson | 1,717 | 53.8% |
| | Labour | Chris Mavin | 987 | 30.9% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Tracy Lang | 488 | 15.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 730 | 22.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,192 | 33.9% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Compton

Compton 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Richard Ball | 1,947 | 57.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Emma Swann | 478 | 14.1% |
| | Labour | Ross Burns | 470 | 13.9% |
| | Green | Josie Bannon | 252 | 7.5% |
| | UKIP | Andrew Leigh | 234 | 6.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,469 | 43.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,381 | 37.5% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Devonport

Devonport 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Nicola Wildy | 1,050 | 41.8% |
| | Conservative | Betty Gray | 954 | 38.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Charles Earl | 310 | 12.3% |
| | Green | Colin Bannon | 198 | 7.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 96 | 3.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,512 | 27.0% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Efford and Lipson

Efford and Lipson 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Brian Vincent | 1,366 | 44.5% |
| | Conservative | Mary Orchard | 1,055 | 34.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simon Hayes | 387 | 12.6% |
| | Green | Colin Trier | 2,658.6% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 311 | 10.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,073 | 32.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Eggbuckland

Eggbuckland 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Brookshaw | 1,828 | 47.2% |
| | Labour | John Smith | 861 | 22.2% |
| | Independent | Lee Finn | 682 | 17.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Laura Walker | 333 | 8.6% |
| | Green | Raymond Delamare | 170 | 4.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 967 | 25.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,874 | 37.9% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Ham

Ham 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Christopher Pattison | 1,207 | 41.3% |
| | Conservative | Frederick Brimacombe | 1,158 | 39.6% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Goldthorpe | 387 | 13.2% |
| | Green | Andrew Pratt | 173 | 5.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 49 | 1.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,925 | 30.3% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Honicknowle

Honicknowle 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Peter Smith | 1,135 | 41.4% |
| | Conservative | Paul Rielly | 935 | 34.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gillian Hirst | 433 | 15.8% |
| | Green | Nicholas Byrne | 241 | 8.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 200 | 7.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,744 | 26.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Moor View

Moor View 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Edward Delbridge | 1,453 | 43.7% |
| | Labour | Paul Hutchings | 1,153 | 34.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Jolly | 311 | 9.4% |
| | UKIP | Richard Barrett | 297 | 8.9% |
| | Green | Nicola Bannon | 111 | 3.3% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 300 | 9.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,325 | 35.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Peverell

Peverell 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Patricia Nicholson | 2,036 | 55.1% |
| | Labour | John Sewell | 626 | 17.0% |
| | Green | Don Allen | 521 | 14.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Deborah Earl | 510 | 13.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,410 | 38.2% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,693 | 36.9% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### Plympton Chaddlewood

Plympton Chaddlewood 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Salter | 1,133 | 60.0% |
| | Labour | Pauline Murphy | 300 | 15.9% |
| | UKIP | Jonathan Frost | 233 | 12.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steve Barton | 223 | 11.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 833 | 44.1% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,889 | 33.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plympton Erle

Plympton Erle 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | John Lock | 1,499 | 60.4% |
| | Labour | Valerie Burns | 391 | 15.8% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Wesley Rowe | 347 | 14.0% |
| | UKIP | John Roberts | 243 | 9.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,108 | 44.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,480 | 36.2% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
Note: This Plympton Erle seat was won by Lock for the Liberal Democrats the previous time it was contested in 2004, but he defected to the Conservatives in 2007.

### Plympton St Mary

Plympton St Mary 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Samantha Leaves | 2,283 | 61.3% |
| | Labour | Darren Jones | 461 | 12.4% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Barton | 385 | 10.3% |
| | Independent | James Sanderson | 304 | 8.2% |
| | UKIP | Hugh Williams | 291 | 7.8% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,822 | 48.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,724 | 37.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plymstock Dunstone

Plymstock Dunstone 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Kevin Wigens | 2,300 | 59.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Stephen Kearney | 636 | 16.4% |
| | Labour | Mike Fox | 477 | 12.3% |
| | UKIP | Alan Skuse | 417 | 10.7% |
| | Independent | Bruce Abbott | 53 | 1.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,664 | 42.9% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,883 | 39.8% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### Plymstock Radford

Plymstock Radford 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Michael Leaves | 1,962 | 54.5% |
| | Labour | Julia Olsen | 686 | 19.0% |
| | UKIP | Roger Bullock | 508 | 14.1% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Steven Lemin | 447 | 12.4% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,276 | 35.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,603 | 37.3% |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |

### St Budeax

St Budeaux 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Gloria Bragg | 1,003 | 36.5% |
| | Labour | Margaret Storer | 983 | 35.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ray McSweeney | 559 | 20.3% |
| | Green | Roger Creagh-Osborne | 205 | 7.5% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 20 | 0.7% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,750 | 28.7% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### St Peter and the Waterfront

St Peter and the Waterfront 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Sally Stephens | 1,064 | 36.6% |
| | Labour | Valentine Hiromeris | 995 | 34.2% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christina MacCullie | 264 | 9.1% |
| | BNP | Michael Antonucci | 233 | 8.0% |
| | UKIP | Sean O'Kane | 216 | 7.4% |
| | Independent | Jo Jo | 134 | 4.6% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 69 | 2.4% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,906 | 30.7% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Southway

Southway 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Peter Berrow | 1,318 | 38.8% |
| | Labour | David Weekes | 1,155 | 34.0% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jane Barwick | 583 | 17.2% |
| | BNP | Lawrence Miller | 338 | 10.0% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 163 | 4.8% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,394 | % |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Stoke

Stoke 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | David Reynolds | 1,500 | 46.3% |
| | Labour | David Haydon | 1,014 | 31.3% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kirsty Barwick | 382 | 11.8% |
| | Green | Wendy Miller | 347 | 10.7% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 486 | 15.0% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,243 | 34.8% |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour |

### Sutton and Mount Gould

Sutton and Mount Gould 2003 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Edwin Rennie | 985 | 36.0% |
| | Conservative | Edmund Shillabeer | 896 | 32.7% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter York | 413 | 15.1% |
| | Green | Tean Mitchell | 227 | 8.3% |
| | UKIP | Jonquil Webber | 216 | 7.9% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 89 | 3.3% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,737 | 28.2% |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |