City and County of Swansea Council election, 2008

The fourth election to the City and County of Swansea Council was held in May 2008. It was preceded by the 2004 election and followed by the 2012 election.

All council seats were up for election. These were the fourth elections held following local government reorganisation and the abolition of West Glamorgan County Council. The Council remained under no overall control, the Labour Party having lost their majority on the authority in 2004

The contests were fought by most of the main parties but Labour was the only one to contest the majority of seats.

Plaid councilor Keith Morgan had defected to the Liberal Democrats since the previous election.

Elected as a Lib Dem in 2004, Rene Kinzett joined the Conservatives.

The former Conservative councillor stood as an Independent, but was defeated.

Margaret Smith previously sat as an Independent.

Huw Rees was elected as a Conservative in 2004 but subsequently joined the Liberal Democrats.

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