2008 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2008 Stevenage Borough Council election
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  2007 1 May 2008 2010  

13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Last election323
Seats before322
Seats won84
Seats after305
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Increase2.svg3
Popular vote8,3617,382
Percentage40.1%35.4%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Democrats UKIP
Last election40
Seats before41
Seats won10
Seats after31
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,489853
Percentage16.8%4.1%

Stevenage UK local election 2008 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2007 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Councilor Marion Mason defected from Conservatives to UKIP in January 2008. [1]

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2004. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Contents

The election saw the Conservative party gain 3 seats but the Labour party remained firmly in control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was: [2]

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2008
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 813-261.540.18,361-6.7%
  Conservative 430+330.835.47,382+5.2%
  Liberal Democrats 101-17.716.83,489-4.5%
  UKIP 000004.1853+4.1%
  English Democrat 000002.5517+2.5%
 Free England Party000000.8158+0.8%
  Green 000000.367-0.5%

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 Lilian Strange 671 41.7 -10.1
Conservative Anita Speight48630.2-0.3
English Democrat Carl Cooper30118.7+18.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight1539.5-8.2
Majority18511.5-9.8
Turnout 1,61133.9+1.5
Labour hold Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cullen 788 52.6 -8.1
Conservative Christine Saint-Leitner46731.2+6.0
Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert24316.2+2.1
Majority32121.4-14.1
Turnout 1,49832.0-4.3
Labour hold Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vickie Warwick 792 43.8 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Gareth Steiner54029.8-11.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt47826.4+9.1
Majority25214.0+12.9
Turnout 1,81038.0-1.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Matthew Hurst 688 40.4 +1.2
Labour Bruce Jackson64037.6-4.2
Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville19911.7-7.3
UKIP Julie Seddon17710.4+10.4
Majority482.8
Turnout 1,70439.5+1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward Manor ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Manor ward
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 805 40.8 -13.6
Conservative Susan Smith60930.9+7.7
Labour Joseph Sherry45823.2+0.8
UKIP Carol Knowles1015.1+5.1
Majority1969.9-21.3
Turnout 1,97341.3+0.0
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Dilys Clark 611 37.6 -1.4
Labour Janet Raynor57435.3-8.3
English Democrat John Cooper21613.3+13.3
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli1167.1-10.3
Green Tom Moore674.1+4.1
UKIP Andrew Elwell402.5+2.5
Majority372.3
Turnout 1,62435.9+1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward Old Town ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative James Fraser 886 42.1 +8.4
Labour Hugh Tessier86040.9-8.1
Liberal Democrats Tennille Steiner1939.2+0.1
UKIP Rick Seddon1657.8+7.8
Majority261.2
Turnout 2,10441.2-1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

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 649 47.6 -4.0
Conservative Leslie Clark40229.5+6.5
Free England PartyRichard Aitkins15811.6+11.6
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith15511.4-1.1
Majority24718.1-10.5
Turnout 1,36432.0-5.3
Labour hold Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lloyd 578 39.7 -12.5
Conservative Roger Gill48233.1+2.4
UKIP Vicky Peebles22915.7+15.7
Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville16811.5-5.5
Majority966.6-14.9
Turnout 1,45732.9-1.8
Labour hold Swing

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 605 44.5 -6.3
Conservative Gillian Mould46033.8+6.5
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell29521.7-0.2
Majority14510.7-12.8
Turnout 1,36031.6-2.2
Labour hold Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Pickersgill 646 47.4 -8.9
Conservative Ralph Dimelow35526.0+1.7
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville22116.2-3.2
UKIP Bob Layson14110.3+10.3
Majority29121.4-10.6
Turnout 1,36331.3-1.3
Labour hold Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Laurie Chester 733 47.6 -14.0
Conservative Paul Mould59938.9+11.1
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon20913.6+3.0
Majority1348.7-25.1
Turnout 1,54135.8-3.0
Labour hold Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Notley 859 60.6 +5.3
Labour Richard Rawlings36725.9-3.1
Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd19213.5-2.2
Majority49234.7+8.4
Turnout 1,41836.3-0.8
Conservative hold Swing

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References

  1. "Stevenage Conservative councillor defects to UKIP". The Comet. 29 July 2013.
  2. "Elections 2008". BBC News.