1998 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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Turnout | 26.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 37
- Liberal Democrat 2
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 12 | 0 | 1 | ![]() |
92.3 | 62.5 | 9,144 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
7.7 | 15.8 | 2,305 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 3,144 | ![]() | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 35 | New |
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Hollywell | 925 | 71.0% | |
Conservative | Freda Warner | 206 | 15.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knigh | 136 | 10.4% | |
Socialist Alternative | Mark Pickersgill | 35 | 2.7% | |
Turnout | 20.8% | |||
Labour hold |
Bedwell Plash
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | William Lawrence | 729 | 73.9% | |
Conservative | Victoria Greaves | 147 | 14.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilkins | 110 | 11.2% | |
Turnout | 26.3% | |||
Labour hold |
Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Pamela Stuart | 508 | 70.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 125 | 17.2% | |
Conservative | Gwen Hegan | 92 | 12.7% | |
Turnout | 21.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ann Webb | 767 | 61.3% | |
Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 272 | 21.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Latham | 212 | 16.9% | |
Turnout | 25.4% | |||
Labour hold |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Gary Marshall | 853 | 47.6% | |
Conservative | Stuart Greaves | 706 | 39.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Knight | 234 | 13.1% | |
Turnout | 22.7% | |||
Labour hold |
Mobbsbury
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 617 | 47.7% | |
Labour | Gillian Tuffin | 614 | 47.4% | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 63 | 4.9% | |
Turnout | 41.7% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour |
Monkswood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Cullen | 463 | 77.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | George Robbins | 70 | 11.6% | |
Conservative | Alexandra Young | 68 | 11.3% | |
Turnout | 27.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Old Stevenage
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Hugh Tessier | 944 | 53.5% | |
Conservative | Jean Carter | 615 | 34.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | David Williams | 205 | 11.6% | |
Turnout | 30.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Reginald Smith | 616 | 72.0% | |
Conservative | Marion Mason | 145 | 16.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Kelleher | 95 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 24.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brian Dunnell | 654 | 66.2% | |
Conservative | Claire Halling | 204 | 20.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Cecil Lewis | 130 | 13.2% | |
Turnout | 24.5% | |||
Labour hold |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Stanley Munden | 439 | 53.6% | |
Conservative | Sheila Woods | 201 | 24.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 179 | 21.9% | |
Turnout | 23.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Eddie Webb | 583 | 82.8% | |
Conservative | Sheree Huetson | 69 | 9.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 52 | 7.4% | |
Turnout | 22.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Kissane | 1,049 | 67.9% | |
Conservative | Peter McPartland | 356 | 23.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | Sydney Grubert | 140 | 9.1% | |
Turnout | 26.6% | |||
Labour hold |
References
[edit]- ^ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- ^ "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1998". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2019.