2008 Local Council Elections
In the United Kingdom local elections, 2008 for Uplands, there were 20 candidates, each contesting for one of 4 seats in the Uplands. Candidates were fielded by the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru. All four current Liberal Democrat councillors sought re-election. Four of the candidates sought votes for just one issue - the Slip Bridge. The "Slip Bridge four" who are not party affiliated were campaigning for the reinstatement of a bridge crossing at the Slip and wider issues of preserving Swansea's green spaces and heritage.
The turnout for the 2008 elections for Uplands was 29.83%. The results were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Nicholas May | Liberal Democrats | 1828 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Stuart James Rice | Liberal Democrats | 1706 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Jayne Woodman | Liberal Democrats | 1495 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Janet Mary Thomas | Liberal Democrats | 1488 | Liberal Democrats hold |
| Sybil Edith Crouch | Labour | 817 | |
| Andrew Daniel Connell | Labour | 792 | |
| Ian William James Ross | Labour | 765 | |
| Derek James | Labour | 729 | |
| Dick Phillips | Conservative | 593 | |
| Andrew Smith | Green Party | 561 | |
| Simon Keith Bickley Bright | Conservative | 500 | |
| David John Rodway | Conservative | 472 | |
| Annest Wiliam | Plaid Cymru | 404 | |
| Norman Thomas Whitlock | Conservative | 403 | |
| Steven Mark Clegg | Green Party | 391 | |
| Holly Machin | Green Party | 346 | |
| Jane Elizabeth McCarthy | Non-Aligned | 275 | |
| Jeffrey Stuart Sampson | Non-Aligned | 236 | |
| Nortridge Perrott | Non-Aligned | 165 | |
| Nigel Alan Robins | Non-Aligned | 107 |
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