# 2008 Willems municipal election, first round

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

Yves Vanbeneden, Manuel Messias Figueira, Paul Deffontaine, Sophie Dumortier-Ardaens, Brigitte Lasson-Olland, Isabelle Descamps-Olszewski, Virginie Maeght, Yves Poppé, Catherine Kasperek-Quique, Manuel Esteves, Marina Freno, Ludovic Carels, Michel Bayart, Christian Bossu, Georges Gaillet, Angélique Deffontaine-Noel, Audrey Flis-Vandenbroucke, Antoine Dubois, Manuela Houdot-Piedeloup, Eric Beghin, Frédérique Gressier-Debever, Marie-Rose Dumortier-Marescaux, and Jocya Vancoillie won the 23 seats.

> The seats at stake are counted from the elected candidates: in the first round all councilors elected in either round, and in the second round those elected in it.

> The ministry's file for this round lists only the elected candidates; defeated candidates are not recorded.

| Candidate or party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yves Vanbeneden | 908 | 55.6% | Elected |
| Manuel Messias Figueira | 903 | 55.3% | Elected |
| Paul Deffontaine | 898 | 55.0% | Elected |
| Sophie Dumortier-Ardaens | 896 | 54.8% | Elected |
| Brigitte Lasson-Olland | 895 | 54.8% | Elected |
| Isabelle Descamps-Olszewski | 892 | 54.6% | Elected |
| Virginie Maeght | 892 | 54.6% | Elected |
| Yves Poppé | 891 | 54.5% | Elected |
| Catherine Kasperek-Quique | 890 | 54.5% | Elected |
| Manuel Esteves | 889 | 54.4% | Elected |
| Marina Freno | 889 | 54.4% | Elected |
| Ludovic Carels | 887 | 54.3% | Elected |
| Michel Bayart | 886 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Christian Bossu | 886 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Georges Gaillet | 886 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Angélique Deffontaine-Noel | 885 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Audrey Flis-Vandenbroucke | 885 | 54.2% | Elected |
| Antoine Dubois | 884 | 54.1% | Elected |
| Manuela Houdot-Piedeloup | 881 | 53.9% | Elected |
| Eric Beghin | 878 | 53.7% | Elected |
| Frédérique Gressier-Debever | 877 | 53.7% | Elected |
| Marie-Rose Dumortier-Marescaux | 875 | 53.5% | Elected |
| Jocya Vancoillie | 871 | 53.3% | Elected |

Valid votes: 1,634

Turnout: 52.4% (1,660 of 3,168 registered)

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

- [Local races across France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/2008-03-09-local.md) (35,398)

## Sources

- [Élections municipales 2008, petites communes](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/53699394a3a729239d204227/), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Licence Ouverte v2.0

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