Local election results for Atherton

Results for Atherton for the local election held on 01 May 2008
Candidate	Party	Votes obtained	Result
Bob SPLAINE	Independent	976	Elected
Elnur YUSIFZADE	Labour Party Candidate	856
David John HIGGINBOTTOM	Liberal Democrats	821
Michael NICHOLLS	The Conservative Party Candidate	426
Stephen Michael HALL	Respect - The Unity Coalition	222

Contested seats: 1

Electorate: 10554

Spoilt ballot papers: 13

Turnout: 31.40%