1999 Stevenage Borough Council election

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1999 Stevenage Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout29.9%
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before3720
Seats won3313
Seats after3333
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg1Increase2.svg3
Percentage54.9%25.3%19.0%
Stevenage UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1999 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 6 May 1999. The whole council was up for election with boundary changes since the last election in 1998. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

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Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 1999
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 33-484.6
  Liberal Democrats 3+17.7
  Conservative 3+37.7

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robert Woodward 789
Labour Joan Lloyd 774
Labour Lilian Strange 764
Conservative Sherree Kerby238
Conservative Claire Halling234
Socialist Alternative Jean Halling62
Turnout 23%

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Elizabeth Harrington 1,135
Labour David Cullen 1,097
Labour Brian Underwood 1,097
Conservative James Bellers235
Liberal Democrats George Robbins262
Liberal Democrats Sydney Grubert246
Turnout 31%

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Kenneth Vale 861
Labour Pamela Stuart 854
Labour Gill Tuffin 830
Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert355
Liberal Democrats Tracey MacFadyen332
Liberal Democrats Steve Destafeno282
Conservative Susan Smith190
Turnout 28%

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ann Webb 749
Labour Suzanne Myson 710
Labour Bruce Jackson 704
Liberal Democrats Patricia Akhurst392
Conservative Val Ovenden376
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham329
Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville314
Green Bill Hoyes102
Turnout 30%

Manor

Location of Manor ward Manor ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Manor ward
Manor [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Robin Parker 1,018
Liberal Democrats Lis Knight 948
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 939
Labour Jeanette Thomas528
Labour Jacqueline Hollywell501
Labour Mahendran Chelvachandran479
Conservative Stuart Greaves460
Conservative Edward Hegan426
Conservative Gwen Hegan421
Turnout 43%

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Michael Patston 793
Labour Dave Monaghan 776
Labour David Royall 764
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli427
Turnout 25%

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward Old Town ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Old Town ward
Old Town [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Michael Downing 969
Labour Pamela Gallagher 966
Labour Hugh Tessier 886
Conservative Victoria Greaves498
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Moorcroft433
Turnout 33%

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Reg Smith 1,003
Labour Tanis Kent 981
Labour Simon Speller 937
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell352
Turnout 28%

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour John Gardner 742
Labour Alfred McCarthy 734
Labour Brian Dunnell 694
Conservative Matthew Hurst350
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins483
Turnout 28%

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Judith Wallis Price 768
Labour Stanley Munden 753
Labour Richard Henry 752
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith388
Conservative Terri Woods295
Turnout 27%

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Eddie Webb 926
Labour Bob Clark 895
Labour Brian Hall 884
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight241
Conservative Freda Warner229
Turnout 28%

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Kissane 988
Labour Sharon Taylor 884
Labour Anthony Turner 847
Conservative Margaret Notley402
Conservative Claire Halling376
Conservative Jean Halling363
Liberal Democrats Cecil Lewis181
Turnout 31%

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Graham Clark 526
Conservative Marion Mason 514
Conservative Peter McPartland 510
Labour Caroline Latif424
Labour Patrick Newman417
Labour Omar Ismail374
Liberal Democrats Elizabeth Sturges145
Turnout 34%

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1999". Archived from the original on 9 February 2001.
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