2022 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2022 Stevenage Borough Council election
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  2021 5 May 2022 2023  

13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Seats before23106
Seats won922
Seats after2496
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote9,7186,7783,968
Percentage44.7%31.218.3
SwingIncrease2.svg 7.0%Decrease2.svg 8.6%Increase2.svg 2.5%

Stevenage UK local election 2022 map.svg

Leader before election

Sharon Taylor
Labour

Leader after election

Sharon Taylor
Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. [1] 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 2018. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since its creation in 1973. [2]

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Results summary

2022 Stevenage Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour 9Increase2.svg 369.2152461.59,71844.7+7.0
  Conservative 2Decrease2.svg 215.47923.16,77831.2-8.6
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg15.44615.43,96818.3+2.5
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.06292.9-0.5
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.04111.9+0.6
  Independent 0Decrease2.svg10.0000.01780.8-0.6
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0500.2-0.1

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Joan Lloyd 786 47.7 +7.5
Conservative Dhiren Malavia58935.7-12.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson23214.1+4.4
TUSC Barbara Clare422.5+0.2
Majority19712.0
Turnout 1,649
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg9.9

Bedwell

Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Nazmin Chowdhury 941 56.8 +2.6
Conservative Catherine Bibby45227.3-5.7
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry19111.5+1.8
TUSC Steve Glennon734.4+1.4
Majority48929.5
Turnout 1,657
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg4.2

Chells

Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Tom Wren 748 45.7 +10.8
Labour Co-op Forhad Chowdhury50731.0+2.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt33020.2-8.4
TUSC Roger Charles503.1+1.2
Majority24114.7
Turnout 1,635
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg4.4

Longmeadow

Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Bret Facey 610 39.9 -11.0
Labour Co-op Alistair Gordon59438.9+5.4
Independent Matthew Hurst17811.6N/A
Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell1217.9+2.2
TUSC Helen Kerr251.6+0.1
Majority161.0
Turnout 1,528
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg8.2

Manor

Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Andy McGuinness 1,218 63.0 +7.3
Labour Co-op Louisa Barr31516.3+0.2
Conservative Victoria Facey30615.8-7.8
Green Dean Carpenter934.8+0.2
Majority90347.2
Turnout 1,932
Liberal Democrats hold Swing Increase2.svg3.6

Martins Wood

Martins Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lloyd Briscoe 659 43.6 +8.8
Conservative Andy Goldsmith38025.1-5.6
Liberal Democrats Isabel Wilks37024.5-5.9
Green Jim Borcherds1046.9N/A
Majority27918.5
Turnout 1,513
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg7.2

Old Town

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jim Brown 1,107 46.8 +11.4
Conservative Jody Hanafin94239.8-0.3
Green Elizabeth Sturges1898.0+0.5
Liberal Democrats Madani Mannan1114.7+1.2
TUSC Mark Kerr170.7N/A
Majority1657.0
Turnout 2,366
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg5.9

Pin Green

Pin Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Lin Martin-Haugh 749 49.0 +2.9
Conservative Andy Facey48431.6-8.2
Liberal Democrats Charles Littleton1429.3+2.4
Green Naomi Lovelace-Collins1318.6+1.4
TUSC Mark Pickersgill241.6N/A
Majority26517.4
Turnout 1,530
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg5.6

Roebuck

Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Anne Wells 757 47.1 +11.1
Conservative Nicholas Leech62839.1-8.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye18311.4-2.7
TUSC Bryan Clare392.4+0.4
Majority1298.0
Turnout 1,607
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative Swing Increase2.svg10.0

Shephall

Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Rob Broom 834 59.7 +12.2
Conservative Celia Lawrence37526.9-15.6
Liberal Democrats David Barks1349.6+3.8
TUSC Michael Malocco533.8-0.4
Majority45932.8
Turnout 1,396
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg13.9

St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sandra Barr 1,079 59.8 +13.5
Conservative Melanie Mitchell48526.9-10.0
Liberal Democrats Hazel Jones18010.0+1.9
TUSC Amber Gentleman603.3+1.1
Majority59432.9
Turnout 1,804
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg11.8

Symonds Green

Symonds Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sharon Taylor 902 53.7 +10.7
Conservative Jack Ingarfill52331.1-11.6
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon1156.8+0.4
Green Richard Warr1126.7-0.1
TUSC Trevor Palmer281.7+0.5
Majority37922.3
Turnout 1,680
Labour Co-op hold Swing Increase2.svg11.2

Woodfield

Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Phil Bibby 674 47.0 -6.5
Labour Co-op Jim Callaghan48834.0+3.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth22315.5+1.5
Reform UK Amodio Amato503.5+1.3
Majority18610.1
Turnout 1,435
Conservative hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.1

By-elections

Bedwell

Bedwell: 19 January 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Conor McGrath 907 69.8 +13.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt26320.2–15.5
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry12910.0–1.5
Majority64449.6
Turnout
Labour hold Swing Increase2.svg14.25

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References

  1. "Election Results - Borough Council Elections 2022". Stevenage Borough Council. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. "Stevenage election result". BBC News.