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All 67 seats to Northumberland County Council 34 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 41.2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the results of the 2008 local election. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Local elections to Northumberland County Council, a county council in the north east of England, were held on 1 May 2008, resulting in a council with no overall control and with Liberal Democrat members forming the largest political group on the new unitary authority Council. [2]
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Liberal Democrats | 26 | 36.5 | 36,586 | ||||||
Conservative | 17 | 29.7 | 29,777 | ||||||
Labour | 17 | 22.2 | 22,257 | ||||||
Independent | 7 | 11.0 | 11,077 | ||||||
Green | 0 | 0.4 | 425 | ||||||
UKIP | 0 | 0.2 | 159 | ||||||
BNP | 0 | 0.1 | 88 |