2002 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 2002 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.
After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 33
- Liberal Democrat 3
- Conservative 3
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 11 | 0 | 84.6 | 53.2 | 16,392 | ||||
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 26.1 | 8,027 | ||||
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 18.7 | 5,747 | ||||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 517 | ||||
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 116 |
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Joan Lloyd | 1,512 | 66.0 | |
Conservative | Freda Warner | 778 | 34.0 | |
Majority | 734 | 32.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,290 |
Bedwell
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brian Underwood | 1,616 | 64.2 | |
Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 448 | 17.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 336 | 13.4 | |
Socialist Alternative | Stephen Glennon | 116 | 4.6 | |
Majority | 1,168 | 46.4 | ||
Turnout | 2,516 |
Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Pamela Stuart | 1,315 | 52.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 737 | 29.5 | |
Conservative | Susan Smith | 450 | 18.0 | |
Majority | 578 | 23.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,502 |
Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Suzanne Myson | 1,158 | 49.4 | |
Conservative | William Clark | 580 | 24.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Latham | 437 | 18.7 | |
Green | William Hoyes | 167 | 7.1 | |
Majority | 578 | 24.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,342 |
Manor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Lis Knight | 1,459 | 54.0 | |
Labour | Gordana Bjelic-Rados | 700 | 25.9 | |
Conservative | Prudence Howells | 543 | 20.1 | |
Majority | 759 | 28.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,702 |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Monaghan | 1,166 | 50.6 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 641 | 27.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 338 | 14.7 | |
Green | Ian Murrill | 161 | 7.0 | |
Majority | 525 | 22.8 | ||
Turnout | 2,306 |
Old Town
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Pamela Gallagher | 1,428 | 50.7 | |
Conservative | Dilys Clark | 815 | 29.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jennifer Moorcroft | 382 | 13.6 | |
Green | Bernard Chapman | 189 | 6.7 | |
Majority | 613 | 21.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,814 |
Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Tanis Kent | 1,369 | 59.3 | |
Conservative | Leslie Clark | 544 | 23.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Audrey Griffith | 395 | 17.1 | |
Majority | 825 | 35.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,308 |
Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Alfred McCarthy | 1,246 | 53.9 | |
Conservative | Anita Speight | 597 | 25.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 467 | 20.2 | |
Majority | 649 | 28.1 | ||
Turnout | 2,310 |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Carol Latif | 1,167 | 54.3 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 494 | 23.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 488 | 22.7 | |
Majority | 673 | 31.3 | ||
Turnout | 2,149 |
Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Robert Clark | 1,436 | 63.2 | |
Conservative | Christopher Blanchett | 433 | 19.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 404 | 17.8 | |
Majority | 1,003 | 44.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,273 |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Sharon Taylor | 1,535 | 64.6 | |
Conservative | Louisa Notley | 841 | 35.4 | |
Majority | 694 | 29.2 | ||
Turnout | 2,376 |
Woodfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | Marion Mason | 863 | 45.2 | |
Labour | Ralph Raynor | 744 | 38.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Meacham | 304 | 15.9 | |
Majority | 119 | 6.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,911 |