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The 2008 Harrogate Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire, England. One third of the council was up for election and the council stayed under no overall control.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Harrogate )〕 After the election, the composition of the council was *Conservative 27 *Liberal Democrat 21 *Independent 6 ==Campaign== Before the election the Conservatives held 24 of the 54 seats, the Liberal Democrats 23 and independents 6. A further seat in Lower Nidderdale was vacant after the death of Conservative councillor Elwyn Hinchcliffe.〔 16 seats were contested in the election, all from the rural areas of the council, with the Conservatives the party defending in 13 seats and the Liberal Democrats in 3.〔 2 incumbent councillors stood down at the election, Nick Wilson from Newby ward and Chris Lewis from Ouseburn ward. The Conservatives contested all 16 seats, the Liberal Democrats 15, British National Party 6, Labour 5, United Kingdom Independence Party 3 and 1 independent.〔 Issues in the election included a possible recycling plant near Boroughbridge and the storage site for toxic chemicals in Melmerby, as well as the issues of transport, affordable housing and the council tax.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harrogate Borough Council election, 2008」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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