1988 Stevenage Borough Council election

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1988 Stevenage Borough Council election [1] [2]
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  1987 5 May 1988 1990  

13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour SLD Conservative
Last election26121
Seats before25121
Seats won1300
Seats after27101
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg2Steady2.svg
Popular vote12,8454,3906,084
Percentage54.9%18.7%26.0%

Stevenage UK local election 1988 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Stevenage Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

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.

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Overall results

1988 Stevenage Borough Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1320Increase2.svg2100.054.912,845Increase2.svg7.1
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.026.06,084Decrease2.svg2.1
  SLD 002Decrease2.svg20.018.74,390Decrease2.svg5.4
  Green (UK) 000Steady2.svg0.00.495New
Total1323,414
Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill Bandley Hill ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bandley Hill
Bandley Hill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. Woodward 1,504 69.3%
Conservative F. Warner41018.9%
SLD D. Cleary25511.8%
Turnout 36.3%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward Bedwell Plash ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Downing 1,166 69.2%
Conservative M. Mowe38923.1%
SLD J. Wren1317.8%
Turnout 42.8%
Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour K. Vale 769 66.9%
Conservative A. Ffinch24921.7%
SLD Horne J.13211.5%
Turnout 35.8%
Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour P. Davies 1,034 42.5%
SLD D. Millbrow74930.8%
Conservative L. Irons64826.7%
Turnout 48.0%
Labour gain from SLD

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. Marshall 834 40.6%
Conservative J. Devey62330.3%
SLD Herbert P.50324.5%
Green M. Fowler954.6%
Turnout 43.4%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Davies 753 46.3%
SLD C. Lewis62638.5%
Conservative G. Smith24715.2%
Turnout 46.8 %
Labour gain from SLD

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Jackson 763 73.4%
Conservative S. Huetson18317.6%
SLD P. Younger939.0%
Turnout 42.5%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward Old Stevenage ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour H. Morris 1,158 47.6%
Conservative F. Haine1,04442.9%
SLD A. Christy2309.5%
Turnout 46.2%
Labour hold

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour A. Campbell 1,001 61.9%
Conservative M. Allen43626.9%
SLD V. Kelleher18111.2%
Turnout 41.5%
Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour F. Schofield 979 48.3%
SLD T. Allen54727.0%
Conservative P. McPartland50124.7%
Turnout 48.2%
Labour hold

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Fowler 742 46.5%
SLD J. Lucioli52833.1%
Conservative S. Woods32520.4%
Turnout 41.9%
Labour hold

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Clark 935 70.0%
Conservative D. Mynott27320.4%
SLD A. Simister1279.5%
Turnout 38.4%
Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour S. Munden 1,207 53.6%
Conservative M. Notley75633.6%
SLD G. Balderstone28812.8%
Turnout 42.3%
Labour hold

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References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1988". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.