2008 United Kingdom local elections

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	1 May 2008
gptkbp:followedBy	2009 United Kingdom local elections
gptkbp:notableAchievement	Liberal Democrats lost seats British National Party gained seats Conservative Party gained most seats Green Party gained seats Labour Party lost significant seats UK Independence Party gained seats
gptkbp:number_of_councils_contested	159
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:party	gptkb:British_National_Party gptkb:Conservative_Party gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Green_Party gptkb:UK_Independence_Party
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:2007_United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:seatingCapacity	4,022
gptkbp:simultaneous_event	gptkb:2008_London_mayoral_election gptkb:2008_London_Assembly_election
gptkbp:type	parliamentary
gptkbp:voterTurnout	35%
gptkbp:votingSystem	First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_Kingdom_local_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2008 United Kingdom local elections