2018 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 2018 Stevenage Borough Council elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2014. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.
Result Summary
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | ||
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Labour | 26 | 0 | 3 | ![]() |
44.2 | 10,035 | ![]() | |||
Conservative | 9 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
37.8 | 8,583 | ![]() | |||
Liberal Democrats | 4 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
14.9 | 3,387 | ![]() | |||
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3.1 | 715 | ![]() | |||
Total | 40 | 22,720 | ||||||||
Labour hold |
Ward Results
[edit]Bandley Hill
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bandley_Hill_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Bandley_Hill_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Joan Lloyd | 772 | 47.4 | −2.2 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Foster | 715 | 43.9 | +5.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Anderson | 143 | 8.8 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 57 | 3.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,630 | 32.01 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bedwell
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Bedwell_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Bedwell_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lizzy Kelly | 1,001 | 60.4 | +4.6 | |
Conservative | Michelle Frith | 506 | 30.5 | +5.2 | |
Green | Victoria Snelling | 151 | 9.1 | +0.1 | |
Majority | 495 | 29.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,658 | 31.35 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chells
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/62/Chells_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Chells_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Tom Wren | 796 | 46.3 | +16.4 | |
Labour | Pam Stuart | 562 | 32.7 | −3.2 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 360 | 21.0 | −4.4 | |
Majority | 234 | 13.6 | |||
Turnout | 1,718 | 34.65 | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | Swing |
Longmeadow
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Longmeadow_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Longmeadow_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Doug Bainbridge | 789 | 48.1 | +7.3 | |
Labour | David Wood | 665 | 40.6 | +0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Stephen Booth | 185 | 11.3 | +2.9 | |
Majority | 124 | 7.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,639 | 36.31 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Manor
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Manor_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Manor_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Andy McGuinness | 1,196 | 60.8 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | Matthew Clarke | 400 | 20.3 | +0.3 | |
Labour | David Martin | 370 | 18.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 796 | 40.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,966 | 39.27 | |||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Martins Wood
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Martins_Wood_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Martins_Wood_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lloyd Briscoe | 639 | 41.5 | −7.1 | |
Conservative | Joseph Barnes | 518 | 33.7 | −2.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Brinkworth | 382 | 24.8 | +19.4 | |
Majority | 121 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,539 | 33.48 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Old Town
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Old_Town_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Old_Town_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Jody Hanafin | 1,012 | 42.8 | +9.9 | |
Labour | Monika Cherney-Craw | 1,010 | 42.7 | −0.1 | |
Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 194 | 8.2 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mason Humberstone | 149 | 6.3 | +2.0 | |
Majority | 2 | 0.1 | |||
Turnout | 2,365 | 37.65 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing |
Pin Green
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pin_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Pin_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lin Martin-Haugh | 811 | 51.5 | +1.6 | |
Conservative | Charlie Laing | 579 | 36.8 | +5.5 | |
Green | Vicky Lovelace | 184 | 11.7 | +3.2 | |
Majority | 232 | 14.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,574 | 32.89 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Roebuck
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Roebuck_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Roebuck_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sarah-Jane Potter | 842 | 48.1 | +4.7 | |
Conservative | Alex Farquharson | 706 | 40.3 | +11.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bye | 113 | 6.5 | +1.8 | |
Green | Martin Malocco | 90 | 5.1 | −0.1 | |
Majority | 136 | 7.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,751 | 34.23 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shephall
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Shephall_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Shephall_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Rob Broom | 727 | 53.4 | +0.3 | |
Conservative | Michael Hearn | 482 | 35.4 | +6.8 | |
Green | Michael Malocco | 84 | 6.2 | −3.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Barber | 68 | 5.0 | New | |
Majority | 245 | 18.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,361 | 29.79 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sandra Barr | 951 | 51.9 | +0.7 | |
Conservative | Amanda Tandi | 690 | 37.6 | +5.4 | |
Green | Naomi Collins | 96 | 5.2 | New | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 96 | 5.2 | −3.6 | |
Majority | 261 | 14.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,833 | 34.87 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Symonds Green
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Symonds_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Symonds_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Sharon Taylor | 847 | 52.3 | +6.0 | |
Conservative | Alex Young | 602 | 37.2 | +8.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 89 | 5.5 | +1.1 | |
Green | Richard Warr | 81 | 5.0 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 245 | 15.1 | |||
Turnout | 1,619 | 36.36 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodfield
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Woodfield_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Woodfield_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Phil Bibby | 835 | 53.9 | +8.3 | |
Labour | Irfan Javed | 543 | 35.1 | +4.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Brinkworth | 170 | 11.0 | +5.9 | |
Majority | 292 | 18.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,548 | 36.37 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- ^ Noel Dempsey (14 May 2018). "Local Elections 2018" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 21.
- ^ "Stevenage Borough Council". BBC News. 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Stevenage Borough Council".