1988 Stevenage Borough Council election
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1988. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1984. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Labour | 13 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
100.0 | 54.9 | 12,845 | ![]() | ||
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 26.0 | 6,084 | ![]() | ||
SLD | 0 | 0 | 2 | ![]() |
0.0 | 18.7 | 4,390 | ![]() | ||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0.4 | 95 | New | ||
Total | 13 | 23,414 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Woodward | 1,504 | 69.3% | |
Conservative | F. Warner | 410 | 18.9% | |
SLD | D. Cleary | 255 | 11.8% | |
Turnout | 36.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Bedwell Plash
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Downing | 1,166 | 69.2% | |
Conservative | M. Mowe | 389 | 23.1% | |
SLD | J. Wren | 131 | 7.8% | |
Turnout | 42.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | K. Vale | 769 | 66.9% | |
Conservative | A. Ffinch | 249 | 21.7% | |
SLD | Horne J. | 132 | 11.5% | |
Turnout | 35.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Davies | 1,034 | 42.5% | |
SLD | D. Millbrow | 749 | 30.8% | |
Conservative | L. Irons | 648 | 26.7% | |
Turnout | 48.0% | |||
Labour gain from SLD |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | G. Marshall | 834 | 40.6% | |
Conservative | J. Devey | 623 | 30.3% | |
SLD | Herbert P. | 503 | 24.5% | |
Green | M. Fowler | 95 | 4.6% | |
Turnout | 43.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Mobbsbury
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Davies | 753 | 46.3% | |
SLD | C. Lewis | 626 | 38.5% | |
Conservative | G. Smith | 247 | 15.2% | |
Turnout | 46.8 % | |||
Labour gain from SLD |
Monkswood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | B. Jackson | 763 | 73.4% | |
Conservative | S. Huetson | 183 | 17.6% | |
SLD | P. Younger | 93 | 9.0% | |
Turnout | 42.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Old Stevenage
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | H. Morris | 1,158 | 47.6% | |
Conservative | F. Haine | 1,044 | 42.9% | |
SLD | A. Christy | 230 | 9.5% | |
Turnout | 46.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | A. Campbell | 1,001 | 61.9% | |
Conservative | M. Allen | 436 | 26.9% | |
SLD | V. Kelleher | 181 | 11.2% | |
Turnout | 41.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | F. Schofield | 979 | 48.3% | |
SLD | T. Allen | 547 | 27.0% | |
Conservative | P. McPartland | 501 | 24.7% | |
Turnout | 48.2% | |||
Labour hold |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Fowler | 742 | 46.5% | |
SLD | J. Lucioli | 528 | 33.1% | |
Conservative | S. Woods | 325 | 20.4% | |
Turnout | 41.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Clark | 935 | 70.0% | |
Conservative | D. Mynott | 273 | 20.4% | |
SLD | A. Simister | 127 | 9.5% | |
Turnout | 38.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | S. Munden | 1,207 | 53.6% | |
Conservative | M. Notley | 756 | 33.6% | |
SLD | G. Balderstone | 288 | 12.8% | |
Turnout | 42.3% | |||
Labour hold |