title: 2008 Gloucester City Council election
text: # 2008 Gloucester City Council election
  
  The 2008 Gloucester City Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England. Twelve of the 36 seats on the council were up for election, ten of which were the usual nominal third of the council. The other two were by-elections, being one in Barnwood ward (following the resignation of Phil Taylor of the Liberal Democrats) and the other in Barton and Tredworth ward (following the resignation of Carol Francis of Labour). The council remained under no overall control. Paul James continued to serve as leader of the council after the election, leading a minority Conservative administration.
  
  ## Results
  
  Gloucester City Council election, 2008 :
  
  | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Votes % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Conservative | 6 | 2 | | +2 | 44 |
  | Liberal Democrats | 4 | | 1 | -1 | 32 |
  | Labour | 2 | | 1 | -1 | 19 |
  | Independent | 2 | | | | 2 |
  | UKIP | 0 | | | | 2 |
  | Green | 0 | | | | 1 |
  
  ## Ward results
  
  ### Abbey
  
  Abbey 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Gordon Taylor | 1,649 | 66 |
  | | Labour | Bernard James Mundy | 411 | 16 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John McFeely | 305 | 12 |
  | | UKIP | Danny Sparkes | 145 | 6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2510 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Barnwood
  
  Barnwood 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Lise Noakes | 1,311 | 47 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | John David McLellan | 1,285 | 46 |
  | | Conservative | Eileen Margaret Barnes | 1,158 | 41 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Val O'Connor | 1,034 | 37 |
  | | Labour | Jean Grigg | 260 | 9 |
  | | Labour | John Garwood | 223 | 8 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2800 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Barton and Tredworth
  
  Barton and Tredworth 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Usman Gani Bhaimia | 937 | 40 |
  | | Conservative | Yakub Pandor | 899 | 38 |
  | | Labour | Sonia Louise Friend | 767 | 32 |
  | | Labour | Shaun James Shute | 604 | 26 |
  | | Conservative | Tarren Anne Randle | 495 | 21 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Martin Bryan Ronald Horton | 463 | 20 |
  | | Green | Jennifer Maureen Hume | 164 | 7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2362 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  | | Conservative gain from Labour | Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |
  
  ### Elmbridge
  
  Elmbridge 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Susan Angela Jones | 940 | 55 |
  | | Conservative | Vic Rice | 590 | 34 |
  | | Labour | David Hitchings | 184 | 11 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1714 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Grange
  
  Grange 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Steve Morgan | 1,042 | 64 |
  | | Labour | Matthew William Gilson | 357 | 22 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Kevin Norman Daws | 14 | 34 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1636 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Hucclecote
  
  Hucclecote 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal Democrats | David John Brown | 1,636 | 57 |
  | | Conservative | Brian Stanley Edge | 1015 | 36 |
  | | Labour | Roger Alfred James Mills | 206 | 7 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2857 | |
  | | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Longlevens
  
  Longlevens 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Jim Porter | 1,819 | 52 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Di Phillips | 1537 | 44 |
  | | Labour | Steve Richards | 172 | 5 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3528 | |
  | | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | |
  
  ### Matson and Robinswood
  
  Matson and Robinswood 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mary Denise Smith | 982 | 42 |
  | | Conservative | Ruth Lesley Jacobs | 896 | 38 |
  | | UKIP | Mike Smith | 243 | 10 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Jonathon Christopher Trigg | 237 | 10 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2358 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Moreland
  
  Moreland 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Labour | Mark Anthony Hobbs | 772 | 40 |
  | | Conservative | Lyn Cinderey | 729 | 38 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Andrew George Meads | 155 | 8 |
  | | Green | Bryan John Meloy | 130 | 7 |
  | | UKIP | Richard John Edwards | 122 | 6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1908 | |
  | | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
  
  ### Tuffley
  
  Tuffley 2008 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Conservative | Gerald Charles Dee | 781 | 44 |
  | | Independent | Phil Jordan | 594 | 33 |
  | | Labour | Steve Lugg | 327 | 18 |
  | | Liberal Democrats | Michael Power | 74 | 4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1776 | |
  | | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
  