2008 Denbighshire County Council election

The 2008 Denbighshire County Council election took place in Denbighshire, Wales, on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Denbighshire Council. This was the same day as other 2008 United Kingdom local elections. The previous elections took place in 2004 and the next all-council elections took place in 2012.

Background
Six months before the election, the Independent council leader, Rhiannon Hughes, and her entire cabinet had been voted out of their positions, following the release of a critical schools report.

Contests in May 2008 took place in all of the 30 electoral wards.

Overview
The Conservatives became the largest group on the council after taking new seats, largely from Independent councillors.


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Dyserth (one seat)
Peter Owen was previously elected as an Independent, in 2004.

Prestatyn North (three seats)
In 2008 the DAW councillors stood as Independents

Rhyl East (two seats)
Councillor Hannam was previously elected as an Independent.

Rhyl West (two seats)
Mark Webster had been elected as a Labour councillor in 2004.

Tremeirchion (one seat)
(a) Election Centre/Andrew Teale source also compares the percentage vote of the lead candidate for each party in the ward

 *  = sitting councillor in this ward prior to election