French cantonal elections, 2008

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Cantonal elections to elect half the membership of the general councils of France's 100 departments were held on 9 and 16 March 2008. These elections coincided with the municipal elections, in which the left did well.

Electoral system

The cantonal elections use a two-round system similar to that employed in the country's legislative elections.

Change in control

Map showing the political affiliations of general council presidencies in the departments of metropolitan France following the cantonal elections of 2008

From right to left

From PCF to PS

From PRG to PS

From centre to right

From left to right

From UMP to NC

From UMP to DVD

Past general council presidents

Notable new councillors

National results

Party/Alliance Departments Votes % (first round) Votes % (second round)
  PS 3,572,789 26.73% 2,415,348 35.11%
  UMP 3,158,400 23.63% 1,843,500 26.80%
Miscellaneous Right 2,016,938 15.09% 1,035,770 15.06%
PCF 2 1,172,378 8.77% 387,397 5.63%
Miscellaneous Left 0 898,717 6.72% 506,403 7.36%
FN 0 647,749 4.85% 11,232 0.16%
MoDem 2 590,519 4.42% 202,439 2.94%
Les Verts 0 558,612 4.18% 106,789 1.55%
NC 2 265,318 1.99% 161,575 2.35%
PRG 2 183,208 1.37% 100,861 1.47%
Miscellaneous 0 129,925 0.97% 68,486 1%
Regionalists 0 58,441 0.44% 14,785 0.21%
Far-Left 0 50,047 0.37% 7,825 0.11%
Ecologists 0 40,966 0.31% 17,466 0.25%
MNR 0 19,918 0.15% 0 0.00%

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