2008 Crawley Borough Council election

2008 Crawley Borough Council election^[1]
13 of the 37 seats to Crawley Borough Council; 19 seats needed for a majority
	Map showing the results of the 2008 Crawley Borough Council elections by ward. Blue show Conservative seats, and red shows Labour. Wards in grey had no election.
Council control before election; Conservative;	Council control after election ; Conservative;

The 2008 Crawley Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Crawley Borough Council in West Sussex, England. One third of the council was up for election. The Conservative Party retained overall control of the council.^[2]

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Conservative 22
Labour 12
Liberal Democrats 3

Ward results[]

Bewbush[]

Bewbush^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Marion Ayling	710	48.0%
	Conservative	Alex Maple	429	29.0%
	BNP	Linda Atkinson	231	15.6%
	Justice Party	Arshad Khan	108	7.3%
Majority			281	19.0%
Turnout			1,478
	Labour hold

Broadfield North[]

Broadfield North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian Quinn	622	51.6%
	Conservative	David Bowen	472	39.1%
	Liberal Democrats	Robert Huston	112	9.3%
Majority			150	12.5%
Turnout			1,206
	Labour hold

Broadfield South[]

Broadfield South^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lee Gilroy	668	57.0%
	Labour	Ian Irvine	503	43.0%
Majority			165	14.0%
Turnout			1,171
	Conservative hold

Gossops Green[]

Gossops Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Beryl Mecrow	766	48.0%
	Labour	Chris Mullins	498	31.2%
	BNP	Dennis Kenealy	242	15.2%
	Liberal Democrats	Gomeze Clayton	89	5.6%
Majority			268	16.8%
Turnout			1,595
	Conservative hold

Ifield[]

Ifield^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Ali Burke	984	42.7%
	Labour	John Stanley	748	32.4%
	BNP	George Baldwin	363	15.7%
	Liberal Democrats	Edward Arnold	211	9.2%
Majority			236	10.3%
Turnout			2,306
	Conservative gain from Labour

Langley Green[]

Langley Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brenda Smith	954	52.1%
	Conservative	Tony Pushpanathan	722	39.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Muhammed Musoke	156	8.5%
Majority			232	12.7%
Turnout			1,832
	Labour hold

Maidenbower[]

Maidenbower^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Jennifer Millar-Smith	1,552	82.4%
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Osborne	166	8.8%
	Labour	Raj Sharma	166	8.8%
Majority			1,386	73.6%
Turnout			1,884
	Conservative hold

Pound Hill North[]

Pound Hill North^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Keith Brockwell	1,349	72.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Eddie Reay	267	14.4%
	Labour	Thakordas Patel	242	13.0%
Majority			1,082	58.2%
Turnout			1,858
	Conservative hold

Pound Hill South and Worth[]

Pound Hill South and Worth^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Bob Lanzer	1,482	68.7%
	Labour	Colin Moffatt	293	13.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Malcolm Wickins	196	9.1%
	BNP	Vernon Atkinson	186	8.6%
Majority			1,189	55.1%
Turnout			2,157
	Conservative hold

Southgate[]

Southgate^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sukhjit Kaur	1,040	48.4%
	Labour	Stephen Joyce	786	36.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Darren Wise	323	15.0%
Majority			254	11.8%
Turnout			2,149
	Conservative gain from Labour

Three Bridges[]

Three Bridges^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Brenda Burgess	893	54.4%
	Labour	Chris Oxlade	596	36.3%
	Liberal Democrats	Siobhan Hoverd	154	9.4%
Majority			297	18.1%
Turnout			1,643
	Conservative hold

Tilgate[]

Tilgate^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Lawrence Taylor	725	44.6%
	Labour	Geraint Thomas	627	38.6%
	BNP	Richard Trower	274	16.9%
Majority			98	6.0%
Turnout			1,626
	Conservative gain from Labour

West Green[]

West Green^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Bert Crane	584	50.1%
	Conservative	Tina Belben	401	34.4%
	BNP	Stuart Minihane	180	15.5%
Majority			183	15.7%
Turnout			1,165
	Labour hold

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2008". Local Elections Archive Project.
^ "Elections 2008: Crawley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

[leap-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Andrew Teale. "Local Election Results 2008". Local Elections Archive Project.

[bbc-2] "Elections 2008: Crawley". BBC News Online. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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