# 2008 Villeurbanne municipal election, first round

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Villeurbanne](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne.md), March 9, 2008

Jean-Paul Bret led with 46.5% of the vote, 22.7 points ahead of Henry Chabert.

## Rounds

### Round 1, March 9, 2008

- Jean-Paul Bret, 46.5%
- Henry Chabert, 23.8%
- Richard Morales, 14.6%

### [Second round](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2008-03-16-runoff/conseil-municipal.md), March 16, 2008

- Jean-Paul Bret, 56.5% (Won)
- Henry Chabert, 27.5% (Won)
- Richard Morales, 16.0% (Won)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jean-Paul Bret | LUG | 17,154 | 46.5% |
| Henry Chabert | LMAJ | 8,783 | 23.8% |
| Richard Morales | LCMD | 5,374 | 14.6% |
| Stéphane Poncet | LFN | 2,474 | 6.7% |
| Gilles Lemee | LEXG | 2,150 | 5.8% |
| Philippe Bruneau | LEXG | 690 | 1.9% |
| Yves Janin | LEXG | 244 | 0.7% |

Valid votes: 36,869

Turnout: 49.4% (37,504 of 75,895 registered)

## This race in other years

- [March 15, 2026](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2026-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Cédric Van Styvendael, 42.6%
- [March 15, 2020](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2020-03-15-local/conseil-municipal.md): Cédric Van Styvendael, 70.4%
- [March 23, 2014](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2014-03-23-local/conseil-municipal.md): Jean-Paul Bret, 45.5%
- March 9, 2008: Jean-Paul Bret, 56.5%
- [March 11, 2001](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2001-03-11-local/conseil-municipal.md): Liste de gauche, 46.1%

## Also on the ballot in France on March 9, 2008

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (2,733)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2008](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699393a3a729239d204224/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/fr/villeurbanne/2008-03-09-local/conseil-municipal.json.