1994 Stevenage Borough Council election

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1994 Stevenage Borough Council election [1] [2]
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14 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before324
Seats won130
Seats after314
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote13,7494,744
Percentage59.7%20.6%
 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats Liberal
Seats before12
Seats won00
Seats after22
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote4,169Did not stand
Percentage18.1%n/a
Stevenage UK local election 1994 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1994 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1994 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 1994. 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 1990. There was also a second seat up for election in Mobbsbury. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

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Overall results

1994 Stevenage Borough Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 130Decrease2.svg192.959.713,749Decrease2.svg1.8
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg0.020.64,744Increase2.svg3.5
  Liberal Democrats 100Increase2.svg17.118.14,169Increase2.svg6.8
  Militant Labour 000Steady2.svg0.00.8179Decrease2.svg0.2
  Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.7172Decrease2.svg1.4
Total1323,013
Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1990 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Peter L. Wardle [4] 1,353 61.2%
Liberal Democrats G. Walsh36416.5%
Conservative F. Warner31514.2%
Militant Labour J. Horton1798.1%
Turnout 36.9%
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 Bill Lawrence [4] 1,409 83.6%
Conservative M. Wyatt27716.4%
Turnout 43.8%
Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pamela Stuart [4] 872 74.1%
Liberal Democrats A. Tron17414.8%
Conservative R. Luck13011.1%
Turnout 36.5%
Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ann Webb [4] 1,258 53.2%
Conservative M. Davies57324.2%
Liberal Democrats G. Robbins53222.5%
Turnout 47.5%
Labour hold

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gary Marshall [4] 1,186 48.0%
Conservative E. Fulton85034.4%
Liberal Democrats B. Segadelli43417.6%
Turnout 39.8%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury (2 seats)

Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour G. O'Carroll 736
Liberal Democrats A. Berkeley 734
Liberal Democrats M. Latham732
Labour M. Pelling702
Conservative G. Hegan159
Conservative M. Shaw133
Turnout 55.2%
Labour hold
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Cullen [4] 745 76.2%
Liberal Democrats M. Harris13113.4%
Conservative P. Gonzalez10210.4%
Turnout 41.7%
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 Hugh Tessier [4] 1,250 51.4%
Conservative C. Aylin83634.4%
Liberal Democrats J. Moorcroft34514.2%
Turnout 44.0%
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 Rej J. Smith [4] 934 61.0%
Conservative E. Hegan29919.5%
Liberal Democrats S. Grubert29719.4%
Turnout 40.5%
Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brian Dunnell [4] 964 57.6%
Conservative A. Harvey35421.2%
Liberal Democrats J. Samochwal24014.3%
Green W. Hoyes1156.9%
Turnout 41.5%
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 Stan R. Munden [4] 634 44.3%
Liberal Democrats M. Griffith58941.2%
Conservative S. Woods20714.5%
Turnout 39.2%
Labour hold

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Eddie Webb 979 85.6%
Conservative A. Luck16514.4%
Turnout 35.2%
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 David Kissane 1,429 62.3%
Conservative J. Jode47720.8%
Liberal Democrats K. Taylor32914.4%
Green T. Figg572.5%
Turnout 42.7%
Labour hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1994". 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Members of the Council". Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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