2008 Daventry District Council election
# 2008 Daventry District Council election

Elections to Daventry District Council in Northamptonshire, England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.

No seats changed hands at the election with the Conservative Party winning 10 of the 12 seats up for election. The British National Party were pleased with the second place they achieved in Drayton ward feeling they could build on the performance but the other parties were happy that they had been defeated.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

* Conservative 35
* Liberal Democrat 2
* Labour 1

## Election result

Daventry Local Election Result 2008 :

| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conservative | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | 60.4 | 6,488 | -8.5% |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 18.8 | 2,016 | +0.0% |
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 1,780 | +14.0% |
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 451 | +4.2% |

Two Conservative candidates were unopposed.

## Ward results

Abbey North :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Gloria Edwards-Davidson | 1,045 | 62.9 | +13.2 |
| | Labour | Chris Myers | 356 | 21.4 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Neil Farmer | 261 | 15.7 | -9.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 689 | 41.5 | +17.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,662 | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Abbey South :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Deanna Eddon | 686 | 68.1 | +15.7 |
| | Labour | Maureen Luke | 197 | 19.6 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Lathan | 124 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 489 | 48.5 | +23.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,007 | 35.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Barby & Kilsby :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Democrats | Catherine Lomax | 793 | 54.4 | +2.6 |
| | Conservative | John Richards | 666 | 45.6 | -2.6 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127 | 8.8 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,459 | 53.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats hold | Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | | |

Boughton and Pitsford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | John Shephard | Unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Braunston :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Labour | Janet McCarthy | 447 | 60.3 | -11.7 |
| | Conservative | Ian Nott | 294 | 39.7 | +11.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 153 | 20.6 | -23.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 741 | 51.8 | |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | | |

Brixworth :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Frank Wiig | Unopposed | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Drayton :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Annette Dunn | 654 | 45.4 | -10.9 |
| | BNP | David Jones | 451 | 31.3 | +31.3 |
| | Labour | Peter Luke | 337 | 23.4 | -20.3 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203 | 14.1 | +1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,442 | 30.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Flore :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Wendy Amos | 553 | 78.4 | +1.5 |
| | Labour | Beatrice Price | 98 | 13.9 | -9.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liz Pym | 54 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 455 | 64.5 | +10.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 705 | 46.0 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Hill :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Thelma Hills | 751 | 70.8 | +23.8 |
| | Labour | Nigel Carr | 310 | 29.2 | +7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 441 | 41.6 | +25.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,061 | 25.9 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Ravensthorpe :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | Ian Pasley-Tyler | 535 | 74.2 | -5.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bob Pratchett | 123 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Labour | Sue Myers | 63 | 8.7 | -12.1 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 412 | 57.1 | -1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 721 | 49.8 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Weedon :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David White | 679 | 70.1 | -4.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Salaman | 289 | 29.9 | +17.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 390 | 40.2 | -22.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 968 | 37.4 | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

Woodford :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Conservative | David Griffin | 625 | 64.5 |
| | Labour | Hilary Bradley | 208 | 21.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Malcolm Adcock | 136 | 14.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 417 | 43.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 969 | 34.0 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
