2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election

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Map of the results of the 2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election. Labour in red, Liberal Democrats in yellow and Conservatives in blue.

The 2008 St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council in Merseyside, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.^[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Background

At the last election in 2007, Labour remained the largest party with 21 seats, the Liberal Democrats has 20, Conservatives 6 and there was 1 independent.^[3] However soon after the election the independent councillor, Bessie Griffin, joined the Liberal Democrats.^[4] Since the 2006 election the Liberal Democrats and Conservative had run the council together, while Labour was in opposition.^[5]

16 seats were contested in 2008 and as well as candidates from Labour, Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, there were 10 candidates from the British National Party.^[6]^[7]

Election result

Labour gained 2 seats to have 23 councillors, but fell 2 short of regaining a majority on the council, as the Liberal Democrats had 19 seats and the Conservatives 6.^[8] The Labour gains from the Liberal Democrats came in Billinge and Seneley Green and in West Park, while they held marginal seats in Haydock and Bold, with the result in Bold only coming after 3 recounts.^[9] The Labour gain in Billinge and Seneley Green meant the party regained the seat they had lost when councillor Bessie Griffin had left Labour to become an independent and then later joined the Liberal Democrats.^[10]

Following the election the Liberal Democrat and Conservative parties continued to run the council together, with Liberal Democrat Brian Spencer remaining leader of the council.^[11]

St Helens local election result 2008^[2]^[12]
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	9	2	0	+2	56.3	37.0	16,730	-0.7%
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	5	0	2	-2	31.3	37.7	17,052	-3.7%
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	2	0	0	0	12.5	19.7	8,908	+2.7%
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	0	0	0	0	0	5.6	2,528	+3.8%

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Ward results

Billinge and Seneley Green^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Richard Ward	1,335	41.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Michael Hodgson	1,292	40.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Richard Gadsden	574	17.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			43	1.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			3,201	35.5	Script error: No such module "String".
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Blackbrook^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Eric Smith	1,207	46.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ruth Smith	1,016	39.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Judith Collins	381	14.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			191	7.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,604	31.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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Bold^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Tom Hargreaves	984	41.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Marise Roberts	974	41.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Carl Telford	218	9.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Charmian Pyke	198	8.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			10	0.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,374	31.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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Earlestown^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Leon McGuire	1,242	52.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Smith	951	39.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Brian Honey	196	8.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			291	12.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,389	31.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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Eccleston^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Teresa Sims	2,606	69.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Kathleen Barton	549	14.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Pat Ireland	417	11.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Harry Berridge	197	5.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			2,057	54.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			3,769	40.5	Script error: No such module "String".
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Haydock^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	James Caunce	1,390	45.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Stephen Broughton	1,087	35.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Anthony Rigby	299	9.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Karen Smith	278	9.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			303	9.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			3,054	33.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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Moss Bank^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Carole Kavanagh	1,911	62.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jeffrey Fletcher	864	28.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Elizabeth Black	285	9.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,047	34.2	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			3,060	35.3	Script error: No such module "String".
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Newton^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Suzanne Knight	2,028	69.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Graham Barr	605	20.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Margaret Harvey	293	10.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,423	48.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,926	35.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Parr^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Ken Pinder	1,251	63.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Josephine Ellison	506	25.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Madeleine Wilcock	212	10.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			745	37.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			1,969	23.0	Script error: No such module "String".
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Rainford^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Betty Lowe	1,938	67.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Wood	562	19.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Mathew Berridge-James	202	7.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Frederick Barrett	184	6.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			1,376	47.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,886	43.1	Script error: No such module "String".
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Rainhill^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Michael Doyle	1,740	51.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Helen Smith	877	26.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Christina Duncan	455	13.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Frances Chesney	299	8.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			863	25.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			3,371	37.6	Script error: No such module "String".
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Sutton^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Brian Spencer	1,826	62.0
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Derek Maylor	686	23.3
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Chesney	273	9.3
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Pauline Wilcock	158	5.4
Majority			1,140	38.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,943	31.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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Thatto Heath^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Sheila Seddon	1,328	53.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Carol Pearl	581	23.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Barbara Woodcock	301	12.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Telford	284	11.4	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			747	30.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,494	28.1	Script error: No such module "String".
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Town Centre^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	John Beirne	1,193	48.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Geoff Almond	876	35.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Damian Smith	237	9.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jill Jones	134	5.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			317	13.0	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,440	29.7	Script error: No such module "String".
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West Park^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Robbie Ayres	1,493	50.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Evans	814	27.4	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Eric Swindells	331	11.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Richard Barton	329	11.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			679	22.9	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,967	33.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Windle^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Wally Ashcroft	1,466	52.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Lynn Glover	750	27.1	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Noreen Knowles	346	12.5	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Keith Davies	209	7.5	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			716	25.8	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,771	34.9	Script error: No such module "String".
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By-elections between 2008 and 2010

Parr

A by-election took place in Parr on 12 March 2009 after the death of Labour councillor Ken Pinder.^[13] The seat was held for Labour by Andy Bowden with a majority of 340 votes over Liberal Democrat Barry Dodd.^[13]

Parr by-election 12 March 2009^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Andy Bowden	851	49.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Barry Dodd	511	29.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Paul Telford	183	10.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Mark Arnold	98	5.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Madeleine Wilcock	55	3.2	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Andrea Pennington	27	1.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			340	19.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			1,725	20.1	Script error: No such module "String".
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Rainhill

A by-election took place in Rainhill on 12 March 2009 after the death of Labour councillor Mike Doyle.^[13] The seat was held for Labour by Barrie Grunewald with a majority of 503 votes over Liberal Democrat Denise Aspinall.^[13]

Rainhill by-election 12 March 2009^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Barrie Grunewald	1,562	45.6	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Denise Aspinall	1,059	30.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Stephen Bligh	512	14.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Eric Swindells	215	6.3	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Rothwell	80	2.3	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			503	14.7	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			3,428	38.2	Script error: No such module "String".
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Moss Bank

A by-election was held in Moss Bank on 16 July 2009 after the death of Liberal Democrat councillor Anna Heyes.^[15] The seat was held for Liberal Democrats by David Kent with a majority of 469 votes over Labour's Jeffrey Fletcher.^[15]

Moss Bank by-election 16 July 2009^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	<templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Kent	1,480	53.9	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Jeffrey Fletcher	1,011	36.8	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Madeleine Wilcock	111	4.0	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	David Rothwell	73	2.7	Script error: No such module "String".
	Script error: No such module "Political party".	Christopher Hackett	71	2.6	Script error: No such module "String".
Majority			469	17.1	Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout			2,746	31.8	Script error: No such module "String".
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References

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