# 2008 Newcastle City Council election

Elections were held for one-third of the 78 seats on the Newcastle City Council on 1 May 2008. The ruling Liberal Democrat Party slightly increased their majority, and the table below shows the composition of the Council Chamber following these results.
| Party | Seats | Seats | Seats | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 | Council Composition 1 May 2008 |
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| Liberal Democrats | ? | 46 | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Labour | ? | 31 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Results summary

2008 Newcastle City Council election :
| Party | Party | This election | This election | This election | Full council | Full council | Full council | This election | This election | This election |
| Party | Party | Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− |
| | Liberal Democrats | 19 | 3 | 67.9 | 30 | 49 | 62.8 | 32,903 | 45.8 | |
| | Labour | 9 | 2 | 32.1 | 20 | 29 | 37.2 | 22,855 | 31.8 | |
| | Conservative | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9,666 | 13.5 | |
| | BNP | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4,035 | 5.6 | |
| | Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,107 | 1.5 | |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 685 | 1.0 | |
| | Free England | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 0.5 | New |
| | UKIP | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135 | 0.2 | New |
| | Communist | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 | |
| | Left List | 0 | New | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 0.0 | New |