▁close ▁second ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁vote ▁share ▁but ▁won ▁less ▁than ▁half ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁seats ▁that ▁Labour ▁did . ▁Despite ▁losing ▁a ▁seat ▁to ▁Labour ▁in ▁Hed nes ford , ▁they ▁still ▁managed ▁a ▁net ▁gain ▁of ▁one ▁seat ▁thanks ▁to ▁winning ▁two ▁seats ▁from ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁in ▁Ra wn s ley ▁and ▁R uge ley . ▁ ▁The ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁had ▁won ▁five ▁seats ▁at ▁the ▁previous ▁election ▁when ▁these ▁seats ▁were ▁last ▁cont ested ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁largest ▁party ▁on ▁the ▁council ▁with ▁ 1 7 ▁seats . ▁However ▁their ▁three - se at ▁loss , ▁combined ▁with ▁coun c ill ors ▁who ▁had ▁defect ed ▁to ▁them ▁not ▁standing ▁for ▁re - e lection , ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Democr ats ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁party ▁with ▁ 1 1 ▁seats . ▁ ▁Also ▁standing ▁was ▁one ▁candidate ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁National ▁Party ▁and ▁two ▁candidates ▁from ▁The ▁Ch ase ▁Independent ▁Party ; ▁none ▁of ▁these ▁candidates ▁were ▁successful ▁and ▁so ▁there ▁remained ▁only ▁three ▁parties ▁represented ▁on ▁the ▁council . ▁ ▁E lection ▁result ▁ ▁Council ▁Com position ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁composition ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁was : ▁ ▁Ward ▁results ▁V ote ▁share ▁changes ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁achieved ▁by ▁parties ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁when ▁these ▁seats ▁were ▁last ▁cont ested . ▁ ▁Br er eton ▁and ▁R aven hill ▁ ▁C ann ock ▁East