Welsh local elections, 2008

Welsh local elections, 2008

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All 1,270 seats to 22 Welsh councils
First party Second party   Leader Rhodri Morgan Ieuan Wyn Jones Party Labour Plaid Cymru Leader since 9 February 2000 16 March 2000 Last election 479 seats, 30.6% 175 seats, 16.4% Seats won 345 206 Seat change 134 31 Popular vote 253,029 159,847 Popular vote (%) 26.6% 16.8% Swing (pp) 4.0% 0.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Nick Bourne Michael German Party Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since August 1999 November 2007 Last election 107 seats, 11.0% 146 seats, 13.9% Seats won 174 165 Seat change 67 19 Popular vote 148,708 123,175 Popular vote (%) 15.6% 13.0% Swing (pp) 4.6% 0.9%
Colours denote the winning party with outright control (left), and the largest party by ward (right)

The 2008 Welsh local elections, were held on 1 May, in 22 local authorities.

In all 22 Welsh councils the whole of the council was up for election.