2004 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2004 Stevenage Borough Council election
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  2003 10 June 2004 2006  

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 won1011
Seats after3243
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote8,7496,2246,852
Percentage39.1%27.8%30.6%

Stevenage UK local election 2004 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2004 Stevenage Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 10 June 2004. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2000. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2004
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 10-176.939.88,749-7.9%
  Liberal Democrats 2+115.428.36,224+2.9%
  Conservative 107.729.46,460+4.3%
  Green 0001.9413+0.5%
  Socialist Alternative 0000.5119+0.1%

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 Lillian Strange 739 45.0 −7.2
Conservative Mollie Cawthorn55834.0+5.1
Liberal Democrats Sean McManus34521.0+2.1
Majority18111.0−12.3
Turnout 1,64235.1−11.9

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cullen 869 49.3 −10.2
Conservative Christine Saint-Leitner40823.2+4.5
Liberal Democrats John Meacham36520.7+3.7
Socialist Alternative Stephen Glennon1196.8+2.0
Majority46126.1−14.7
Turnout 1,76138.7−11.6

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert 828 45.6 +12.9
Labour Jeannette Thomas64335.4−16.5
Conservative Jody Hanafin34419.0+3.6
Majority18510.2
Turnout 1,81540.5−15.1
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Bruce Jackson 619 36.6 −10.0
Conservative Matthew Hurst60635.9+7.8
Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville46427.5+2.2
Majority130.7−17.8
Turnout 1,68939.6−12.2

Manor

Location of Manor ward Manor ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Manor ward
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 1,232 59.2 −7.1
Conservative Prudence Howells45822.0+5.2
Labour Howard Burrell39218.8+2.0
Majority77437.2−12.3
Turnout 2,08243.9−14.1

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Royall 585 35.5 −7.3
Conservative Ralph Dimelow52631.9+2.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli33020.0+2.0
Green Ian Murrill20712.6+3.0
Majority593.6−9.6
Turnout 1,64837.2−11.8

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward Old Town ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Tessier 870 40.4 −6.0
Conservative Dilys Clark74634.6+6.9
Liberal Democrats Jennifer Moorcroft33315.5−2.4
Green Bernard Chapman2069.6+1.6
Majority1245.8−12.9
Turnout 2,15546.3−11.0

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Simon Speller 762 46.5 −7.5
Conservative Leslie Clark50330.7+6.1
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith37522.9+1.6
Majority25915.8−13.6
Turnout 1,64037.7−14.5

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lloyd 760 44.5 −5.2
Conservative Anita Speight50529.6+4.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight44125.8+1.1
Majority25514.9−9.2
Turnout 1,70639.3−9.7

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Henry 586 41.2 −7.3
Conservative Ian Pritchard42129.6+4.5
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell41429.1+2.6
Majority16511.6−10.4
Turnout 1,42133.9−13.1

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Pickersgill 838 52.6 −8.6
Conservative Freda Warner39224.6+5.2
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville36222.7+3.3
Majority44628.0−13.8
Turnout 1,59237.2−14.5

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Anthony Turner 784 46.6 −13.9
Conservative Galina Dimelow55533.0+8.5
Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd34220.3+5.4
Majority22913.6−22.4
Turnout 1,68138.6−15.1

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Notley 830 54.4 +8.2
Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith39325.8+7.5
Labour Ashraf Ismail30219.8−15.7
Majority43728.6+17.9
Turnout 1,52539.6−16.7

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