2008 Powys County Council election

2008 Welsh local government election

The fourth election to Powys County Council following local government reorganisation was held in May 2008. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election. The election resulted once again in a majority of Independent councillors

Results Overview

There was an Independent Majority.

Powys County Council election result 2008
	Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %
Independent	45	0	9	-9
Liberal Democrats	15	0	0	0
Conservative	9	9	0	+9
Labour	4	0	0	0
Plaid Cymru	0	0	0	0	0.0
Green	0	0	0	0	0.0

Ward Results (Brecknockshire)

Aber-craf (one seat)

Aber-craf 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Cyril Gwyn Gwillim*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Bronllys (one seat)

Bronllys 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Claire Elizabeth Powell	259
	Independent	Stephen Davies*	203
	Conservative	Alastair John Scott	116
Majority
Turnout				59.0	+59.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Builth (one seat)

Builth 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Avril York	607
	Independent	Lily Jarman-Harris*	324
Majority
Turnout				49.0	+49.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Bwlch (one seat)

Bwlch 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Kathryn Silk*	286
	Conservative	Alastair John Scott	185
Majority
Turnout				64.0	+64.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Crickhowell (one seat)

Crickhowell 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	John Gerwyn Morris*	646
	Conservative	David Thomas	491
Majority
Turnout				49.0	+49.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Cwmtwrch (one seat)

Cwmtwrch 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sandra Christine Davies*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Felin-fach (one seat)

Felin-fach 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tony Thomas	234
	Independent	John Frederick Pratt	173
	Independent	John Rowland Price	126
Majority
Turnout				50.0	+50.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Gwernyfed (one seat)

Gwernyfed 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Geraint George Hopkins*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Hay (one seat)

Hay 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Gareth William Ratcliffe	395
	Liberal Democrats	Charles James Gibson-Watt*	325
Majority			70
Turnout				56.0	+12.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Llanafanfawr (one seat)

Llanafanfawr, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Rowland Price*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llangattock (one seat)

Llangattock 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Jeff Holmes	184
	Conservative	Andrew Lennox Stuart	182
Majority			2
Turnout				44.0	−4.5
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Llangors (one seat)

Llangors 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Melanie Jade Brookes Tunnicliffe*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Llangynidr (one seat)

Llangynidr 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Muriel Rosemarie Harris*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwrtyd Wells (one seat)

Llanwrtyd Wells 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Timothy John Van Rees*	573
	Plaid Cymru	Thomas Gareth Morris	110
	Independent	Robert Douglas Nicholson	67
Majority
Turnout				51.0	−7.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Maescar / Llywel (one seat)

Maescar / Llywel 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Thomas Morgan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

St Davids Within (one seat)

St Davids Within 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Andrew Martin Charles Weale*	372
	Conservative	Andrew Powell	137
Majority
Turnout				41.0	+41.0
	Independent hold		Swing

St John (one seat)

St John 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David William Meredith	528
	Labour	Matthew James Dorrance	430
	Liberal Democrats	William Bryan Bufton*	252
	Conservative	Barbara Patricia Burgess	250
Majority
Turnout				54.0	+12.0
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

St Mary (one seat)

St Mary 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Paul James Ashton*	350
	Independent	Sharon Elaine Williams	304
	Conservative	Gareth Jones	303
Majority
Turnout				51.0	+51.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Talgarth (one seat)

Talgarth 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	William Denston Powell	Unopposed	*N/A*	*N/A*
	Liberal Democrats hold

Talybont-on-Usk (one seat)

Talybont-on-Usk 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Liam Fitzpatrick	513
	Independent	Geraint James	322
Majority
Turnout				53.0	+53.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Tawe Uchaf (one seat)

Tawe Uchaf 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Krishn Pathak*	483
	Labour	David Arnold Thomas	397
Majority
Turnout				51.0	+2.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Ynyscedwyn (one seat)

Ynyscedwyn 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Susan McNicholas*	unopposed
	Labour hold		Swing

Yscir (one seat)

Yscir 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dorothy Gillian Thomas*	358
	Independent	Richard Brown	82
Majority
Turnout				53.0	+53.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Ystradgynlais (two seats)

Ystradgynlais 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Steadman*
	Independent	Joyce Thomas	397
Majority
Turnout				43.0	+43.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Ward Results (Montgomeryshire)

Banwy (one seat)

Banwy 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eluned Beryl Maud Vaughan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Berriew (one seat)

Berriew 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Edward Davies	298
	Independent	John Allan Lawton*	179
	Liberal Democrats	Penny Vingoe	70
	Independent	David Terry Evans	57
Majority
Turnout				57.0	+1.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Blaen Hafren (one seat)

Blaen Hafren 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Thomas Evans*	630
	Independent	John Cradduck	437
Majority
Turnout				59.0	+59.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Caersws (one seat)

Caresws 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Elizabeth Rachel Davies*	668
	Independent	Wyn Davies	270
Majority
Turnout				50.0	+50.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Churchstoke (one seat)

Churchstoke 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Michael John Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Dolforwyn (one seat)

Dolforwyn 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Wynne Thomas Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Forden (one seat)

Forden 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Linda Veronica Corfield	unopposed
	Independent gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Glantwymyn (one seat)

Glantwymyn 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gwilym Pughe Vaughan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Guilsfield (one seat)

Guilsfield 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	David Richard Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Kerry (one seat)

Kerry 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kathryn Mary Roberts-Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanbrynmair (one seat)

Llanbrynmair 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert William Morgan*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandinam (one seat)

Llandinam 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Leonard Roche Elvet Davies*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandrinio (one seat)

Llandrinio 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Richard Graham Brown*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandysilio (one seat)

Llandysilio 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Evan Arwel Jones*	310
	Independent	Nick Savage	156
	Conservative	Mark Frederik Johannsen	125
Majority
Turnout				42.0	+42.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfair Caereinion (one seat)

Llanfair Caereinion 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Viola Elizabeth Evans*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfihangel (one seat)

Llanfihangel 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Barry Thomas*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanfyllin (one seat)

Llanfyllin 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Edward Lewis	281
	Independent	John Ellis Bowen*	186
	Independent	David Barry Goodman	89
Majority
Turnout				48.0	−1.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llanidloes (one seat)

Llanidloes 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Morgan*	632
	Independent	Nickolas Venti	465
	Independent	Robert Vaughan Parker-Munn	146
Majority
Turnout				55.0	+55.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin (one seat)

Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant / Llansilin 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Aled Wyn Davies	582
	Independent	Ethel Maureen Wilde	267
	Liberal Democrats	Simon Robert Spencer	126
Majority
Turnout				55	−7.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llansantffraid (one seat)

Llansantffraid 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tegwyn Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanwddyn (one seat)

Llanwddyn 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Simon Robert Maurice Baynes	unopposed
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Machynlleth (one seat)

Machynlleth 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Michael Williams*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Meifod (one seat)

Meifod 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eldrydd Mary Jones*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Montgomery (one seat)

Montgomery 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Stephen Murray Hayes*	358
	Conservative	Richard Horne	138
Majority
Turnout				47.0	−9.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Newtown Central (one seat)

Newtown Central 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Russell Ian George	314
	Liberal Democrats	Dougie Bancroft	211
	Independent	Reginald Taylor	110
	Independent	Robert Alan Lloyd	29
	Independent	John Andrew McCall	26
Majority
Turnout				30.0	+1.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Newtown East (one seat)

Newtown East 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Richard John White	210
	Independent	Nur Uddin	145
Majority
Turnout				23.0	+23.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North (one seat)

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran North 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Francis Alexander Torrens	378
	Liberal Democrats	Richard Noyce*	288
Majority
Turnout				38.0	0.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West

Newtown Llanllwchaiaran West 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Peter Harris	367
	Independent	Robert Thomas Davey*	166
	Liberal Democrats	Stephen John Page	121
Majority
Turnout				38.0	0.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Newtown South (one seat)

Newtown South 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robert Henry Mills*	332
	Liberal Democrats	Sue Callery	103
	Independent	Philip Bowell Watkins	37
Majority
Turnout				37.0	−1.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Rhiwcynon (one seat)

Rhiwcynon 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Joyce Gethin Shearer*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Trewern (one seat)

Trewern 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Dawn Bailey*	308
	Independent	John William Evams	154
Majority
Turnout				43.0	+43.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Welshpool Castle (one seat)

Welshpool Castle 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Philip Charles Pritchard	277
	Conservative	Stephen Thomas Kaye	151
Majority
Turnout				28.0	−18.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Welshpool Gungrog (one seat)

Welshpool Gungrog 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Francesca Helen Jump*	443
	Independent	David John Delwyn Williams	350
Majority
Turnout				42.0	+3.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Welshpool Llanerchyddol (one seat)

Welshpool Llanerchyddol 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ann Florence Holloway*	426
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Howells	353
Majority
Turnout				46.0	+12.0
	Independent hold		Swing

Ward Results (Radnorshire)

Beguildy (one seat)

Beguildy 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	John Harold Brunt*	273
	Independent	Christopher Robert Thomas	246
	Independent	Geoff Morgan	163
	Independent	Jan Harris	51
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Disserth and Trecoed (one seat)

Disserth and Trecoed 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Leslie Gwyn Davies*	286
	Conservative	Gwilym Williams	238
	Independent	Geraint Evans	86
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Glasbury (one seat)

Glasbury 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Margaret Elizabeth Morris*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Knighton (one seat)

Knighton 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Kenneth Albert Harris*	445
	Independent	Christine Brandford	359
	Independent	Peter Reynolds	341
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Llanbadarn Fawr (one seat)

Llanbadarn Fawr 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Fred Barker*	302
	Independent	John Powell	230
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandrindod East/West (one seat)

Llandrindod East/West 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gary David Price*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llandrindod North (one seat)

Llandrindod North 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Mike Hodges	391
	Independent	Keith Francis Tampin*	302
Majority			31
Turnout				49.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llandrindod South (one seat)

Llandrindod South 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Sarah Jayne Millington	405
	Liberal Democrats	David John Peter*	397
Majority			18
Turnout				50.0
	Conservative gain from Independent		Swing

Llanelwedd (one seat)

Llanelwedd 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Maureen Mackenzie	283
	Conservative	Peter John Holtorp	177
	Independent	Robert Southcott	95
Majority
Turnout				58.0
	Liberal Democrats gain from Independent		Swing

Llangunllo (one seat)

Llangunllo 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Wilfred Geoffrey Lewis*	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Llanyre (one seat)

Llanyre 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Evans	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Nantmel (one seat)

Nantmel 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	David Owen Evans*	357
	Conservative	Catrin Edwards	326
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Old Radnor (one seat)

Old Radnor 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Evan Michael Jones*	415
	Liberal Democrats	David Barwick	244
Majority
Turnout
	Independent hold		Swing

Presteigne (one seat)

Presteigne 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Garry Richard Banks*	unopposed
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Rhayader (one seat)

Rhayader 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal Democrats	Kelvyn Watson Curry	260
	Independent	Edward Narborough	226
	UKIP	John Andreas Bufton	169
	Conservative	Carolyn Flynn	145
	Independent	Daniel Richard Butler	66
Majority
Turnout
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

By-Elections 2008-12

A number of by-elections were held during this period.

References

"County Council Election Results". Powys County Council. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
"Elections 2008 - Powys". BBC News. 9 May 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

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