2008 Birmingham City Council election
Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003. 230 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats that were contested. Five parties contested every ward in Birmingham, the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, British National Party and the Greens. Overall turnout across the city was 31.2%
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2008 Birmingham City Council election
Elections to Birmingham City Council in England were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control as it had been since 2003. 230 candidates stood in the election for the 40 seats that were contested. Five parties contested every ward in Birmingham, the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, British National Party and the Greens. Overall turnout across the city was 31.2%
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Elections to Birmingham City C ...... rity of the Labour government.
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2008-05-01
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2008 Birmingham City Council election
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after election
before election
candidate
Abdul Azad
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Abdul Aziz
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Abhay Patekar
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Adrian Davidson
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Afshar Nazemi
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Ahsan Raghib
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Akhlaq Ahmed
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Alan Blumenthal
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Alan Chamberlain
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Alan Clawley
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United Kingdom
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election date
2008-05-01
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next election
next year
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British National Front
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British National Party
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Community Independent
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Conservative Party
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Green Party of England and Wales
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Independent
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Labour Co-operative
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Labour Party
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Liberal Democrats
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Respect - The Unity Coalition
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yes
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popular vote
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Council control after election
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previous election
previous year
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One third seats to Birmingham City Council
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Council control
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Parliamentary
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Elections to Birmingham City C ...... nout across the city was 31.2%
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2008 Birmingham City Council election
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