2008 United Kingdom local elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2008_United_Kingdom_local_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:local_government
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date 1 May 2008
gptkbp:followedBy 2009 United Kingdom local elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 2008 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