2008 Three Rivers District Council election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Elections to Three Rivers District Council were held on 1 May 2008. One-third of the council was up for election. The Liberal Democrats won the most seats, despite the Conservatives winning more votes. The Conservatives also gained a seat, strengthening their position against the Liberal Democrats, who remained stayed in overall control of Three Rivers.

The election was marked by the collapse of Labour support in South Oxhey, where Labour had been at their strongest. They lost one seat, Ashridge, to the far-right British National Party (BNP). Another seat, Northwick, was lost to the Conservatives. Labour's group leader, Kerron Cross, only narrowly retained his seat, with the BNP candidate coming second by 14 votes in a tight three-horse race.

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Liberal Democrat 31 (0)
• Conservative 12 (+1)
• Labour 4 (-2)
• British National Party 1 (+1)

Election result

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Ward results

Abbots Langley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		David Major	904	65.0
		Andy Woodard	387	27.8
		Jeannie Mehta	99	7.1
Majority			517	2.7
Turnout			1,390	37.6
	hold		Swing	+1.9

Ashridge

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Padraic Dunning	282	33.8
		Yessica Gould	264	31.7
		Nena Spellen	244	29.3
		Andrew Shanks	44	5.3
Majority			18	2.1
Turnout			834	32.0
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+22.0

Carpenders Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Geoff Dunne	985	56.4
		Craig Lewell	663	38.0
		Brendan O'Brien	99	5.7
Majority			322	18.4
Turnout			1747	44.0
	hold		Swing	-3.7

Chorleywood East

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Richard Booth	1,015	81.7
		Barbara Green	288	18.3
Majority			787	63.3
Turnout			1,243	37.9
	hold		Swing	+7.4

Chorleywood West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Harry Davies	1,238	52.5
		Bob Arthy	1,059	44.9
		Karen McIntosh	62	2.6
Majority			179	7.6
Turnout			2,359	55.7
	hold		Swing	+1.4

Croxley Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Brian Norman	833	51.0
		Mark Englefield	647	39.6
		Roger Holmes	152	9.3
Majority			186	11.4
Turnout			1,632	38.4
	hold		Swing	-4.4

Hayling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Kerron Cross	234	32.3
		Deidre Gates	220	30.3
		Jacqueline Worrall	186	25.7
		David Lowes	55	7.6
		Richard Evans	30	4.1
Majority			14	1.9
Turnout			725	28.6
	hold		Swing	-13.9

Langleybury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Chris Whateley-Smith	802	68.1
		Margaret Lambert	256	21.8
		Stephen Cox	119	10.1
Majority			545	46.3
Turnout			1,178	32.8
	hold		Swing	+3.1

Leavesden

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sue Bartrick	807	72.0
		Christopher Hawes	242	21.6
		Colin Gray	72	6.4
Majority			565	50.4
Turnout			1,121	27.9
	hold		Swing	+10.6

Maple Cross and Mill End

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Peter Wakeling	774	62.4
		James McGowan	466	37.6
Majority			308	24.8
Turnout			1,240	30.9
	hold		Swing	-2.3

Moor Park and Eastbury

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Amrit Mediratta	1,206	76.6
		Gabriel Aitman	368	23.4
Majority			838	53.2
Turnout			1,574	35.7
	hold		Swing	+2.0

Northwick

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alistair Macdonald	284	33.7
		Ron Spellen	282	33.5
		Alan Feldman	276	32.8
Majority			2	0.2
Turnout			842	23.6
	gain from Template:Yesno		Swing	+6.8

Oxhey Hall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Alison Scarth	593	60.8
		David Williams	328	33.6
		Leslie Beckett	55	5.6
Majority			265	27.2
Turnout			976	38.1
	hold		Swing	+12.0

Penn

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Sarah Nelmes	441	58.7
		Maximin Green	310	41.3
Majority			131	17.4
Turnout			751	29.9
	hold		Swing

Rickmansworth (2)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Paula Hiscocks	957
		David Sansom	879
		Anthony Humphreys	310
		Jill Swainson	292
Turnout			2,438	36.3
	hold		Swing
	hold		Swing

Rickmansworth West

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
		Russell Smith	885	69.6
		Patricia Howell	386	30.4
Majority			499	39.3
Turnout			1,271	45.8
	hold		Swing	+7.5

References

• BBC News results for Three Rivers
• Results on Three Rivers District Council official website