Local election results for Hindley

Results for Hindley for the local election held on 01 May 2008
Candidate	Party	Votes obtained	Result
Jim ELLIS	Independent	1347	Elected
Marcia DOOLEY	Labour Party Candidate	696
David Joseph CULSHAW	Independent	515
Margaret Mary WINSTANLEY	The Conservative Party Candidate	277

Contested seats: 1

Electorate: 9773

Spoilt ballot papers: 7

Turnout: 29.08%