2021 Stevenage Borough Council election
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14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of the 2021 Stevenage Borough Council election | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 6 May 2021. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election, plus a by-election in Roebuck ward; the seats which were last contested in 2016.[1] The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since 1973, but with a reduced majority.
Results summary
[edit]2021 Stevenage Borough Council election[2] | ||||||||||
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Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
Labour Co-op | 6 | ![]() |
42.9 | 16 | 22 | 56.4 | 9,199 | 37.7 | -0.4 | |
Conservative | 6 | ![]() |
42.9 | 5 | 11 | 28.2 | 9,724 | 39.8 | +8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | 2 | ![]() |
14.3 | 4 | 6 | 15.4 | 3,864 | 15.8 | -6.6 | |
Green | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 826 | 3.4 | -4.4 | |
Independent | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 348 | 1.4 | New | |
TUSC | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 1.3 | New | |
Reform UK | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 78 | 0.3 | New | |
UKIP | 0 | ![]() |
0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 49 | 0.2 | New |
Ward results
[edit]Bandley Hill
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Wendy Kerby | 828 | 47.9 | +9.0 | |
Labour Co-op | Michelle Gardner | 695 | 40.2 | −5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Andrew Anderson | 168 | 9.7 | −5.7 | |
TUSC | Barbara Clare | 39 | 2.3 | New | |
Majority | 133 | 7.7 | — | ||
Turnout | 1,730 | 34.1 | +4.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ![]() |
Bedwell
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Matt Creasey | 979 | 54.2 | ±0.0 | |
Conservative | David Hurst | 596 | 33.0 | +9.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nick MacMillan | 175 | 9.7 | −4.5 | |
TUSC | Steve Glennon | 55 | 3.0 | New | |
Majority | 383 | 21.2 | −9.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,805 | 32.0 | +4.1 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Chells
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Julie Ashley-Wren | 600 | 34.9 | −11.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Forhad Chowdhury | 499 | 29.0 | +1.9 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 492 | 28.6 | +11.4 | |
Green | David Ingarfill | 96 | 5.6 | −3.5 | |
TUSC | Roger Charles | 33 | 1.9 | New | |
Majority | 101 | 5.9 | −13.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,720 | 34.8 | +1.3 | ||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ![]() |
Longmeadow
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Adam Mitchell | 835 | 50.9 | +5.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Chris Webb | 550 | 33.5 | −6.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | David Barks | 94 | 5.7 | −8.7 | |
Green | Richard Dyer | 91 | 5.5 | New | |
UKIP | Peter Colley | 49 | 3.0 | New | |
TUSC | Helen Kerr | 23 | 1.4 | New | |
Majority | 285 | 17.4 | +12.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,642 | 37.2 | +5.5 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
Manor
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 1,125 | 55.7 | −19.9 | |
Conservative | Dan Buckingham | 487 | 24.1 | +10.6 | |
Labour Co-op | Louisa Barr | 315 | 15.6 | +4.7 | |
Green | Dean Carpenter | 92 | 4.6 | New | |
Majority | 638 | 31.6 | −30.6 | ||
Turnout | 2,019 | 39.5 | −0.2 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ![]() |
Martins Wood
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Myla Arceno | 571 | 34.8 | −1.5 | |
Conservative | Janet Munro | 504 | 30.7 | +3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Jill Brinkworth | 499 | 30.4 | −5.7 | |
Reform UK | Rob Henry | 43 | 2.6 | New | |
TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 24 | 1.5 | New | |
Majority | 67 | 4.1 | +2.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,641 | 35.5 | +3.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Old Town
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | John Duncan | 1,027 | 40.1 | +2.1 | |
Labour Co-op | Jim Brown | 907 | 35.4 | −4.2 | |
Independent | John Spiers | 348 | 13.6 | New | |
Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 191 | 7.5 | −6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Madani Mannan | 89 | 3.5 | −4.9 | |
Majority | 120 | 4.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 2,562 | 40.5 | +4.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | Swing | ![]() |
Pin Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Maureen McKay | 752 | 46.1 | +3.1 | |
Conservative | Grant Prest | 650 | 39.8 | +7.6 | |
Green | Naomi Lovelace-Collins | 118 | 7.2 | −9.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Charles Littleton | 113 | 6.9 | −1.8 | |
Majority | 102 | 6.3 | −4.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,633 | 34.6 | +4.5 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Roebuck
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Chris Howells | 790 | 52.5 | +8.8 | |
Conservative | Nicholas Leech | 611 | 40.6 | +6.9 | |
Labour Co-op | Allen Brown | 593 | 39.4 | −4.4 | |
Labour Co-op | Monika Cherney-Craw | 551 | 36.6 | −7.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bye | 232 | 15.4 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Barber | 197 | 13.1 | +2.2 | |
TUSC | Bryan Clare | 33 | 2.2 | New | |
Turnout | — | 33.5 | |||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op | |||||
Conservative gain from Labour Co-op |
Shephall
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Simon Speller | 685 | 47.5 | +3.7 | |
Conservative | Roni Hearn | 613 | 42.5 | +8.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | Richard Reece | 83 | 5.8 | −5.1 | |
TUSC | Michael Malocco | 60 | 4.2 | New | |
Majority | 72 | 5.0 | −12.0 | ||
Turnout | 1,441 | 31.6 | +3.9 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
St Nicholas
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Richard Henry | 891 | 46.3 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Layla Buckingham | 710 | 36.9 | −1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Jones | 156 | 8.1 | −6.8 | |
Green | Jacqueline Botevyle | 125 | 6.5 | New | |
TUSC | Amber Gentleman | 42 | 2.2 | New | |
Majority | 181 | 9.4 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,924 | 34.5 | +2.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Symonds Green
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour Co-op | Jackie Hollywell | 717 | 43.0 | −0.6 | |
Conservative | Jack Ingarfill | 712 | 42.7 | +8.0 | |
Green | Richard Warr | 113 | 6.8 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 106 | 6.4 | −3.5 | |
TUSC | Trevor Palmer | 20 | 1.2 | New | |
Majority | 5 | 0.3 | −8.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,668 | 36.9 | +3.4 | ||
Labour Co-op hold | Swing | ![]() |
Woodfield
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret Notley | 869 | 53.5 | +6.7 | |
Labour Co-op | Alistair Gordon | 494 | 30.4 | +1.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Neil Brinkworth | 227 | 14.0 | −10.0 | |
Reform UK | Amodio Amato | 35 | 2.2 | New | |
Majority | 375 | 23.1 | |||
Turnout | 1.625 | 39.4 | |||
Conservative hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Partridge, Matt (19 March 2021). "Notice of Election - Election of Borough Councillors" (PDF). Stevenage Borough Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Council, Stevenage Borough. "Election Results - Borough Council Elections 2021". www.stevenage.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.