1992 Stevenage Borough Council election

1992 Stevenage Borough Council election ^{[1] [2]}

←  1991 7 May 1992 1994  →
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Seats before 35 1 Seats won 10 3 Seats after 32 4 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 9,838 7,584 Percentage 47.3% 36.5%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Liberal Democrats Seats before 2 1 Seats won 0 0 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Popular vote Did not stand 3,356 Percentage N/A 16.2%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1992 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The 1992 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992. 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 1988. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

Overall results

1992 Stevenage Borough Council Election

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	10	0	3	3		47.3	9,838	7.6
	Conservative	3	3	0	3		36.5	7,584	10.5
	Liberal Democrats	0	0	0			16.2	3,356	2.5
Total		13						20,778
	Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Woodward	1,037	56.2%
	Conservative	F. Warner	609	33.0%
	Liberal Democrats	F. Price	200	10.8%
Turnout				30.2%
	Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward

Bedwell Plash ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	M. Downing	860	60.5%
	Conservative	P. Gonzalez	461	32.4%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Windred	100	7.0%
Turnout				36.4%
	Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	K. Vale	599	48.9%
	Conservative	G. Hegan	388	31.7%
	Liberal Democrats	J. Wren	237	19.4%
Turnout				37.8%
	Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	B. Jackson	750	36.8%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Akhurst	725	35.5%
	Conservative	M. Hurst	565	27.7%
Turnout				41.2%
	Labour hold

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	D. Hawkins	1,272	52.0%
	Labour	G. Marshall	933	38.2%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Taylor	240	9.8%
Turnout				42.6%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward

Mobbsbury ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Davies	560	40.0%
	Liberal Democrats	R. Aitkins	468	33.4%
	Conservative	J. Whitaker	373	26.6%
Turnout				42.3%
	Labour hold

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward

Monkswood ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	E. Harrington	593	68.1%
	Conservative	M. Shaw	187	21.5%
	Liberal Democrats	G. Robbins	91	10.4%
Turnout				35.7%
	Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward

Old Stevenage ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	P. McPartland	1,243	53.7%
	Labour	M. Charney-Craw	876	37.8%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Christy	196	8.5%
Turnout				43.8%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	J. Macfadyen	766	55.6%
	Conservative	A. Luck	438	31.8%
	Liberal Democrats	S. Grubert	173	12.6%
Turnout				36.0%
	Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	F. Schofield	737	48.3%
	Conservative	H. Poole	510	33.4%
	Liberal Democrats	P. Atkinson	278	18.2%
Turnout				37.5%
	Labour hold

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Fowler	521	43.8%
	Conservative	S. Woods	363	30.5%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Simister	306	25.7%
Turnout				32.8%
	Labour hold

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	R. Clark	687	68.4%
	Conservative	S. Huetson	230	22.9%
	Liberal Democrats	A. Sharman	88	8.8%
Turnout				30.3%
	Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	M. Notley	945	44.6%
	Labour	S. Munden	919	43.4%
	Liberal Democrats	K. Sharman	254	12.0%
Turnout				39.2%
	Conservative gain from Labour

References

1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
2. "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.
3. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.