# 2008 Redditch Borough Council election

Elections to Redditch Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party gained overall control of the council from no overall control. Overall turnout was 33.2%.
This was the first time in 26 years that the Conservative party had control of Redditch council. This came after the Conservatives gained 4 seats from the Labour party, with local and national issues being said to be behind the results. The results in Redditch were described as being representative of the mood of the electorate nationally.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
* Conservative 15
* Labour 10
* Liberal Democrat 3
* British National Party 1

## Election result

Redditch Local Election Result 2008 :
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| Conservative | 6 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 66.7 | 48.0 | 7,815 | +6.1% |
| Labour | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 22.2 | 30.0 | 4,881 | +0.7% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 13.9 | 2,263 | -6.8% |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 | 768 | +4.2% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 | 549 | -4.3% |

## Ward results

Batchley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Jinny Pearce | 968 | 51.4 | +21.1 |
| | Labour | Diane Haywood | 709 | 37.7 | −2.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Hennessey | 205 | 10.9 | +2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 259 | 13.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,882 | 32.3 | −3.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Central :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | R Farooqui | 744 | 47.1 | +11.1 |
| | Labour | Greg Chance | 571 | 36.1 | −13.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Simone Rudge | 153 | 9.7 | −5.0 |
| | Independent | Isabel Armstrong | 113 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 173 | 11.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,581 | 34.5 | −5.0 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Church Hill :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Bill Hartnett | 733 | 39.3 | −4.3 |
| | Conservative | James Swansborough | 722 | 38.7 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Gee | 233 | 12.5 | −7.4 |
| | Independent | Dave Small | 176 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 11 | 0.6 | −6.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,864 | 30.3 | −0.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Greenlands :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | William Norton | 702 | 41.1 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Patie Hill | 626 | 36.6 | −0.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anthony Pitt | 263 | 15.4 | +1.4 |
| | Independent | Orion Moon | 119 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 76 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,710 | 27.7 | −5.4 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
Headless Cross & Oakenshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Peter Anderson | 1,493 | 62.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labour | Dot Dudley | 550 | 23.2 | −3.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ronald Thompson | 330 | 13.9 | −1.9 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 943 | 39.7 | +8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,373 | 34.7 | −2.7 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Lodge Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour | Mark Shummer | 556 | 41.4 | −4.9 |
| | Conservative | Paul Swansborough | 547 | 40.7 | +5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Webster | 147 | 10.9 | −7.4 |
| | Independent | Richard Armstrong | 94 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9 | 0.7 | −10.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,344 | 33.4 | −0.7 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |
Matchborough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Anita Clayton | 852 | 58.5 | +2.3 |
| | Labour | Gareth Young | 356 | 24.4 | −4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fiona Hennessey | 141 | 9.7 | −4.9 |
| | Independent | Rod Mansell | 108 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 496 | 34.1 | +7.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,457 | 32.0 | −1.8 |
| | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | | |
West :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Michael Braley | 1,112 | 71.1 | +6.4 |
| | Labour | John Fisher | 294 | 18.8 | −4.0 |
| | Independent | Helen Truman | 158 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 818 | 52.3 | +10.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,564 | 35.4 | −2.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |
Winyates :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Hall | 791 | 31.6 | +1.5 |
| | Conservative | John Russell | 675 | 27.0 | +9.4 |
| | BNP | Maurice Field | 549 | 22.0 | +0.4 |
| | Labour | Linda Hammond | 486 | 19.4 | −9.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 116 | 4.6 | +2.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,501 | 38.7 | −4.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |