2018 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2018 Stevenage Borough Council election [1] [2]
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  2016 3 May 2018 2019  

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 before2973
Seats won832
Seats after2694
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote10,0358,5833,387
Percentage44.2%37.8%14.9%

Stevenage UK local election 2018 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2018 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 took place on 3 May 2018. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2014. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

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Result Summary

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Stevenage Borough Council election, 2018
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 2603Decrease2.svg 344.210,035Increase2.svg1.6
  Conservative 920Increase2.svg 237.88,583Increase2.svg6.3
  Liberal Democrats 410Increase2.svg 114.93,387Increase2.svg2.3
  Green 000Steady2.svg3.1715Decrease2.svg1.0
Total4022,720
Labour hold

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 772 47.4 −2.2
Conservative Nicholas Foster71543.9+5.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson1438.8+2.6
Majority573.5
Turnout 1,63032.01
Labour hold Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Lizzy Kelly 1,001 60.4 +4.6
Conservative Michelle Frith50630.5+5.2
Green Victoria Snelling1519.1+0.1
Majority49529.9
Turnout 1,65831.35
Labour hold Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Wren 796 46.3 +16.4
Labour Pam Stuart56232.7−3.2
Conservative Matthew Wyatt36021.0−4.4
Majority23413.6
Turnout 1,71834.65
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Doug Bainbridge 789 48.1 +7.3
Labour David Wood66540.6+0.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth18511.3+2.9
Majority1247.5
Turnout 1,63936.31
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward Manor ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Manor ward
Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy McGuinness 1,196 60.8 +1.8
Conservative Matthew Clarke40020.3+0.3
Labour David Martin37018.8+1.8
Majority79640.5
Turnout 1,96639.27
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 Lloyd Briscoe 639 41.5 −7.1
Conservative Joseph Barnes51833.7−2.5
Liberal Democrats Jill Brinkworth38224.8+19.4
Majority1217.8
Turnout 1,53933.48
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward Old Town ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Jody Hanafin 1,012 42.8 +9.9
Labour Monika Cherney-Craw1,01042.7−0.1
Green Elizabeth Sturges1948.2+1.9
Liberal Democrats Mason Humberstone1496.3+2.0
Majority20.1
Turnout 2,36537.65
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 Lin Martin-Haugh 811 51.5 +1.6
Conservative Charlie Laing57936.8+5.5
Green Vicky Lovelace18411.7+3.2
Majority23214.7
Turnout 1,57432.89
Labour hold Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Sarah-Jane Potter 842 48.1 +4.7
Conservative Alex Farquharson70640.3+11.7
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye1136.5+1.8
Green Martin Malocco905.1−0.1
Majority1367.8
Turnout 1,75134.23
Labour hold Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Rob Broom 727 53.4 +0.3
Conservative Michael Hearn48235.4+6.8
Green Michael Malocco846.2−3.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Barber685.0New
Majority24518.0
Turnout 1,36129.79
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 Sandra Barr 951 51.9 +0.7
Conservative Amanda Tandi69037.6+5.4
Green Naomi Collins965.2New
Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell965.2−3.6
Majority26114.3
Turnout 1,83334.87
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 Sharon Taylor 847 52.3 +6.0
Conservative Alex Young60237.2+8.3
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon895.5+1.1
Green Richard Warr815.0+1.4
Majority24515.1
Turnout 1,61936.36
Labour hold Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield ward in Stevenage 1999.svg
Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Bibby 835 53.9 +8.3
Labour Irfan Javed54335.1+4.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth17011.0+5.9
Majority29218.8
Turnout 1,54836.37
Conservative hold Swing

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