2008 Three Rivers District Council election

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).[1] 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.[1]

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result
Three Rivers Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 9 0 0 0 52.9 43.6 9,292 -11.3%
  Conservative 5 1 0 +1 29.4 47.1 10,035 +11.4%
  Labour 1 0 2 -2 5.9 5.9 1,266 -1.8%
  BNP 1 1 0 +1 5.9 2.4 502 +2.4%
  English Democrat 0 0 0 0 0 0.7 152 +0.7%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 74 -0.4%

Ward results
Abbots Langley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats David Major 904 65.0 +4.8
Conservative Andy Woodard 387 27.8 +1.1
Labour Jeannie Mehta 99 7.1 -5.9
Majority 517 2.7 +3.7
Turnout 1,390 37.6 -3.8
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.9
Ashridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BNP Padraic Dunning 282 33.8 +33.8
Conservative Yessica Gould 264 31.7 -1.8
Labour Nena Spellen 244 29.3 -10.3
UKIP Andrew Shanks 44 5.3 +5.3
Majority 18 2.1 N/A
Turnout 834 32.0 +3.2
BNP gain from Labour Swing +22.0
Carpenders Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Geoff Dunne 985 56.4 -2.9
Conservative Craig Lewell 663 38.0 +4.5
Labour Brendan O'Brien 99 5.7 -1.6
Majority 322 18.4 -7.4
Turnout 1747 44.0 -7.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -3.7
Chorleywood East
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Richard Booth 1,015 81.7 +7.4
Liberal Democrats Barbara Green 288 18.3 -7.4
Majority 787 63.3 +14.7
Turnout 1,243 37.9 -8.2
Conservative hold Swing +7.4
Chorleywood West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Harry Davies 1,238 52.5 +3.0
Conservative Bob Arthy 1,059 44.9 +0.2
Labour Karen McIntosh 62 2.6 -3.2
Majority 179 7.6 +2.8
Turnout 2,359 55.7 -5.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +1.4
Croxley Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Brian Norman 833 51.0 -3.4
Conservative Mark Englefield 647 39.6 +5.4
English Democrat Roger Holmes 152 9.3 +9.3
Majority 186 11.4 -8.9
Turnout 1,632 38.4 -6.6
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -4.4
Hayling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Kerron Cross 234 32.3 -25.2
BNP Deidre Gates 220 30.3 +30.3
Conservative Jacqueline Worrall 186 25.7 +2.7
Liberal Democrats David Lowes 55 7.6 -11.9
UKIP Richard Evans 30 4.1 +4.1
Majority 14 1.9 -27.9
Turnout 725 28.6 -2.0
Labour hold Swing -13.9
Langleybury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Chris Whateley-Smith 802 68.1 +5.6
Conservative Margaret Lambert 256 21.8 -0.6
Labour Stephen Cox 119 10.1 -5.0
Majority 545 46.3 +6.1
Turnout 1,178 32.8 -5.7
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +3.1
Leavesden
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sue Bartrick 807 72.0 +12.7
Conservative Christopher Hawes 242 21.6 -8.5
Labour Colin Gray 72 6.4 -4.3
Majority 565 50.4 +21.2
Turnout 1,121 27.9 -6.1
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +10.6
Maple Cross and Mill End
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wakeling 774 62.4 -2.3
Conservative James McGowan 466 37.6 +2.3
Majority 308 24.8 -4.6
Turnout 1,240 30.9 -6.4
Liberal Democrats hold Swing -2.3
Moor Park and Eastbury
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Amrit Mediratta 1,206 76.6 +2.0
Liberal Democrats Gabriel Aitman 368 23.4 -2.0
Majority 838 53.2 +4.0
Turnout 1,574 35.7 -7.7
Conservative hold Swing +2.0
Northwick
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alistair Macdonald 284 33.7 +3.7
Labour Ron Spellen 282 33.5 -9.9
Liberal Democrats Alan Feldman 276 32.8 +6.3
Majority 2 0.2 N/A
Turnout 842 23.6 -3.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing +6.8
Oxhey Hall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Alison Scarth 593 60.8 +14.5
Conservative David Williams 328 33.6 -9.5
Labour Leslie Beckett 55 5.6 -5.0
Majority 265 27.2 +23.9
Turnout 976 38.1 -3.5
Liberal Democrats hold Swing +12.0
Penn
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Sarah Nelmes 441 58.7
Conservative Maximin Green 310 41.3
Majority 131 17.4
Turnout 751 29.9
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Rickmansworth (2)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Paula Hiscocks 957
Conservative David Sansom 879
Liberal Democrats Anthony Humphreys 310
Liberal Democrats Jill Swainson 292
Turnout 2,438 36.3
Conservative hold Swing
Conservative hold Swing
Rickmansworth West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Russell Smith 885 69.6 +9.7
Liberal Democrats Patricia Howell 386 30.4 -5.2
Majority 499 39.3 +14.9
Turnout 1,271 45.8 -5.6
Conservative hold Swing +7.5

Footnotes
  1. Korn, Hayley (2 May 2008). "Labour loses to BNP in South Oxhey". Watford Observer. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

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