2012 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2012 Stevenage Borough Council election
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  2011 3 May 2012 2014  

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 before2793
Seats won1111
Seats after3063
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3Decrease2.svg3Steady2.svg
Popular vote10,4985,7402,309
Percentage52.6%28.8%11.6%

Stevenage UK local election 2012 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2012 Stevenage Borough Council elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council were elected; the seats which were last contested in 2008.

Contents

The composition of the council after the election was: [1]

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1130+384.652.610,498+5.8
  Conservative 103-37.728.85,740-2.4
  Liberal Democrats 100±07.711.62,309+1.3
  UKIP 000±00.02.9587-7.1
  TUSC 000±00.02.2438+1.0
  Green 000±00.01.9377+1.5

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 Michelle Gardner 814 53.8 +6.5
Conservative Sharon Hearn49232.5−0.5
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli1056.9+0.8
TUSC Amanda Dilley1016.7+3.6
Majority 32221.3+7.0
Turnout 151230.7−9.2
Labour hold Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour David Cullen 897 56.8 +0.1
Conservative Ellin Joseph25816.3−5.3
UKIP Sean Howlett21813.8+0.6
Green Ian Cropton885.6−0.2
Liberal Democrats Debra Betts784.9+4.9
TUSC Steve Glennon392.5−0.2
Majority 63940.5+5.4
Turnout 157831.1−8.7
Labour hold Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Vickie Warwick 875 56.2 +8.2
Conservative Matthew Wyatt38224.5−0.6
Liberal Democrats Gareth Steiner20112.9−1.6
TUSC Mark Pickersgill1006.4+6.4
Majority 49331.6+8.8
Turnout 155831.1−10.8
Labour hold Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lorraine Bell 778 47.0 +5.1
Conservative Matthew Hurst59636.0−0.3
Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville17210.4+0.6
TUSC Helen Kerr1096.6+3.5
Majority 18211.0+5.4
Turnout 165536.4−8.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward Manor ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Manor ward
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 837 45.6 +4.3
Labour Amanda King56630.8+4.9
Conservative Susan Smith43223.5−2.2
Majority 27114.8−0.6
Turnout 183536.6−11.0
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%±%
Labour Maureen McKay 835 60.1 +12.2
Conservative Dilys Clark42530.6−5.0
Liberal Democrats Kevin Aylward1309.4+2.6
Majority 41029.5+17.2
Turnout 139029.7−12.1
Labour gain from Conservative Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward Old Town ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jim Brown 1,020 49.5 +1.8
Conservative James Fraser78338.0+1.0
Green Elizabeth Sturges1597.7+7.7
Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell994.8−2.9
Majority 23711.5+0.8
Turnout 206133.8−9.3
Labour gain from Conservative 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 861 58.1 +7.3
Conservative Bill Whelan33622.7−9.2
UKIP Michael Kumar18812.7+2.1
Liberal Democrats Amanda Piroth976.5−0.2
Majority 52535.4+16.4
Turnout 148231.9−9.3
Labour hold Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour John Lloyd 758 52.8 +3.9
Conservative Adam Mitchell42429.5−3.6
Green Graham White1309.1+9.1
Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville835.8+5.8
TUSC Bryan Clare412.9−0.4
Majority 33423.2+7.3
Turnout 143630.3−9.8
Labour hold Swing

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
St Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Richard Henry 860 62.6 +9.8
Conservative Gillian Mould35225.6−2.0
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell16211.8+1.8
Majority 50837.0+11.8
Turnout 137428.9−11.9
Labour hold Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Jack Pickersgill 760 58.7 +4.3
Conservative Michelle Calcutt21516.6−5.8
UKIP Andrea Taylor18114.0+4.5
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville917.0−2.1
TUSC Barbara Clare483.7−0.9
Majority 54542.1+10.2
Turnout 129528.6−8.4
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 953 63.2 +4.8
Conservative Paul Mould43128.6+0.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon1238.2+2.2
Majority 52234.6+4.3
Turnout 150733.6−9.5
Labour hold Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Margaret Notley 614 48.5 +0.5
Labour Jim Callaghan52141.2+8.5
Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd-Manning13110.3+1.4
Majority 937.3−2.3
Turnout 126630.3−12.2
Conservative hold Swing

References

  1. "Vote 2012". BBC News.