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Three Rivers local elections results 2008
May 2nd 2008

The Three Rivers District Council elections were held in 16 wards on Thursday 1 May 2008. The results for the parties were largely unchanged, with the Liberal Democrats retaining 31 seats, but there was some demonstration of the sentiment displaying across elections in the country national trend as two local Labour councillors lost their seats, one to the Conservative party and the other to the BNP, the Conservatives also gained the vacant seat.

About the elections

The District Council elections take place in 3 out of every 4 years with County Council elections being held in the 4th year. Three Rivers District Council comprises 20 wards and consists currently of 48 Councillors.

Make-up prior to election: Liberal Democrat: 31 Conservative: 12 Labour: 6 Vacancy: 1.

Post election: Liberal Democrat: 31 Conservative: 12 (+2) Labour: 4 (-2) BNP: 1(+1).

Results?

Abbots Langley Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 3,701 TURNOUT: 37.58%

• Conservative: Andrew Woodard ELECTED
• Labour: Jeannie Henderson Mehta
• Liberal Democrat: David James Major

Ashridge Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 2,606 TURNOUT: 32.08%

• British National Party: Seamus Dunne ELECTED
• Conservative: Yasuko Gould
• Labour: Alicia Nena Spellen
• UK Independence Party: Andrew Jonathan Shanks

Carpenders Park Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 3,970 TURNOUT: 44.16%

• Conservative: Craig Lewell
• Labour: Brendan O'Brien
• Liberal Democrat: Geoffrey Robert Dunne ELECTED

Chorleywood East Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 3,282 TURNOUT: 37.90%

• Conservative: Christopher Michael Hayward ELECTED
• Liberal Democrat: Francis John William Mahon-Daly

Chorleywood West Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 4,233 TURNOUT: 55.99%

• Conservative: Robert John Arthy
• Labour: Karen Ruth McIntosh
• Liberal Democrat: Harry Davies ELECTED

Croxley Green Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 4,255 TURNOUT: 38.61%

• Conservative: Mark Englefield
• English Democrats - Putting England First : Roger Warwick Holmes
• Liberal Democrat: Brian Richard Norman ELECTED

Hayling Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 2,531 TURNOUT: 28.64%

• British National Party: Deirdre Anne Gates
• Conservative: Jacqueline Worrall
• Labour & Co-operative Party: Kerron James Cross ELECTED
• Liberal Democrat: David John Lowes
• UK Independence Party: Richard Martin Evans

Langleybury Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 3,595 TURNOUT: 32.93%

• Conservative: Margaret Catherine Lambert
• Labour: Stephen Cox
• Liberal Democrat: Christopher Andrew Whately-Smith ELECTED

Leavesden Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 4,022 TURNOUT: 27.90%

• Conservative: Christopher Hawes
• Labour: Colin James Gray
• Liberal Democrat: Susan Mary Bartrick ELECTED

Maple Cross & Mill End Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 4,010 TURNOUT: 30.97%

• Conservative: James Alexander Robert McGowan
• Liberal Democrat: Peter Wakeling ELECTED

Moor Park & Eastbury Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 4,404 TURNOUT: 35.90%

• Conservative: Amrit Mediratta ELECTED
• Liberal Democrat: Gabriel Aitman

Northwick Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 3,567 TURNOUT: 23.91%

• Conservative: Malcolm Butwick ELECTED
• Labour: Leonard Bertram Tippen
• Liberal Democrat: Jermey Asquith

Oxhey Hall Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 2,562 TURNOUT: 38.29%

• Conservative: David Williams
• Labour: Leslie Beckett
• Liberal Democrat: Alison Scarth ELECTED

Penn Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 2,513 TURNOUT: 30.16%

• Conservative: Maximin Ernest Green
• Liberal Democrat: Sarah Jane Nelmes ELECTED

Rickmansworth Ward: Seats 2 ELECTORATE: 3,357 TURNOUT: 37.83%

• Conservative: David Norman Roger Sansom ELECTED
• Conservative: Paula Elizabeth Hiscocks ELECTED
• Liberal Democrat: Anthony Richard Humphreys
• Liberal Democrat: Jill Marguerite Swainson

Rickmansworth West Ward: Seats 1 ELECTORATE: 2,773 TURNOUT: 46.05%

• Conservative: Russell Owen ELECTED
• Liberal Democrat: Patricia Howell

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