2002 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2002 Stevenage Borough Council election
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  2000 2 May 2002 2003  

13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before3333
Seats won1111
Seats after3333
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote16,3928,0275,747
Percentage53.2%26.1%18.7%

Stevenage UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2002 Stevenage Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Stevenage local election result 2002
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 11084.653.216,392
  Conservative 107.726.18,027
  Liberal Democrats 107.718.75,747
  Green 0001.7517
  Socialist Alternative 0000.4116

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Joan Lloyd 1,512 66.0
Conservative Freda Warner77834.0
Majority73432.0
Turnout 2,290

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brian Underwood 1,616 64.2
Conservative Ralph Dimelow44817.8
Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert33613.4
Socialist Alternative Stephen Glennon1164.6
Majority1,16846.4
Turnout 2,516

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pamela Stuart 1,315 52.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith73729.5
Conservative Susan Smith45018.0
Majority57823.1
Turnout 2,502

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Suzanne Myson 1,158 49.4
Conservative William Clark58024.8
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham43718.7
Green William Hoyes1677.1
Majority57824.6
Turnout 2,342

Manor

Location of Manor ward Manor ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Manor ward
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Lis Knight 1,459 54.0
Labour Gordana Bjelic-Rados70025.9
Conservative Prudence Howells54320.1
Majority75928.1
Turnout 2,702

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Monaghan 1,166 50.6
Conservative Matthew Wyatt64127.8
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli33814.7
Green Ian Murrill1617.0
Majority52522.8
Turnout 2,306

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward Old Town ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pamela Gallagher 1,428 50.7
Conservative Dilys Clark81529.0
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Moorcroft38213.6
Green Bernard Chapman1896.7
Majority61321.7
Turnout 2,814

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Tanis Kent 1,369 59.3
Conservative Leslie Clark54423.6
Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith39517.1
Majority82535.7
Turnout 2,308

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Alfred McCarthy 1,246 53.9
Conservative Anita Speight59725.8
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight46720.2
Majority64928.1
Turnout 2,310

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Carol Latif 1,167 54.3
Conservative Matthew Hurst49423.0
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell48822.7
Majority67331.3
Turnout 2,149

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Robert Clark 1,436 63.2
Conservative Christopher Blanchett43319.0
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville40417.8
Majority1,00344.2
Turnout 2,273

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Sharon Taylor 1,535 64.6
Conservative Louisa Notley84135.4
Majority69429.2
Turnout 2,376

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative Marion Mason 863 45.2
Labour Ralph Raynor74438.9
Liberal Democrats John Meacham30415.9
Majority1196.3
Turnout 1,911

References