2008 Local Council Elections
In the 2004 elections, Sketty returned two conservatives and three Liberal Democrat councillors. One of the Conservative councillors defected to the independents then became a Welsh Liberal Democrat. In the 2008 local council elections, Paul Meara of the Liberal Democrats ousted the sitting Conservative councillor Tony Lloyd. It was a clean sweep for the Liberal Democrats in the ward. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosina June Stanton | Liberal Democrats | 2604 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Arthur Michael Day | Liberal Democrats | 2201 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Huw Rees | Liberal Democrats | 2084 | Liberal Democrats gain |
| Cheryl Lynne Philpott | Liberal Democrats | 2076 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Paul Michael Meara | Liberal Democrats | 1601 | Liberal Democrats gain |
| Anthony Trevor Lloyd | Conservatives | 1593 | |
| Lavinia Gay Mitchell | Conservatives | 1443 | |
| David William Helliwell | Conservatives | 1347 | |
| Alice Christina Sumner | Conservatives | 1340 | |
| Robert Thornton Dowdle | Conservatives | 1126 | |
| Ian Anthony James | Labour | 888 | |
| Jennifer Louise White | Labour | 723 | |
| James Harwood White | Labour | 705 | |
| Sian Thomas | Plaid Cymru | 693 | |
| Ashaa Rasul Iftikhar | Labour | 686 | |
| Yvonne Veronica Jardine | Labour | 666 | |
| Patricia Emma Helena Jones | Green Party | 599 |
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