2008 Welsh local government election
2008 Elections to Monmouthshire County Council were held on 1 May 2008. The whole council was up for election and the Conservative Party held overall control of the council. The election was preceded by the 2004 elections and followed by the 2012 elections.
Election results: overview
Monmouthshire Local Election Result 2008
Party
|
Seats
|
Gains
|
Losses
|
Net gain/loss
|
Seats %
|
Votes %
|
Votes
|
+/−
|
|
Conservative
|
29
|
5
|
0
|
+5
|
67.44
|
47.15
|
12,879
|
+3.55
|
|
Liberal Democrats
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
+2
|
11.63
|
22.20
|
6,061
|
+4.03
|
|
Labour
|
7
|
2
|
4
|
-2
|
16.28
|
17.51
|
4,782
|
-2.43
|
|
Independent
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
-4
|
2.36
|
7.73
|
2,110
|
-6.59
|
|
Plaid Cymru
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
-1
|
2.36
|
4.75
|
1,296
|
+1.74
|
|
Green
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
=
|
0.00
|
0.64
|
175
|
+0.46
|
|
UKIP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
=
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-0.80
|
Electoral division (ward) results
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