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The 2008 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council election took place on 1 May 2008 to elect members of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council in the West Midlands, England. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. After the election, the composition of the council was *Labour 49 *Conservative 14 *Liberal Democrat 5 *British National Party 2 *Independent 2 ==Background== Before the election Labour ran the council with 52 of the 72 seats, compared to 11 for the Conservatives, 5 Liberal Democrats, 2 British National Party and 2 independents. This meant the Conservatives could not gain control of the council whatever the results, despite Labour defending 17 of the 24 seats being contested.〔 Other candidates in the election included 12 from the British National Party, 7 from the Green party and 1 Socialist Labour party candidate in Oldbury ward.〔 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「Sandwell Metropolitan 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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