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The 2023 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2023 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. This was on the same day as other local elections across England. Thirteen of the 39 seats on the council were up for election. Labour retained its majority on the council.
Stevenage Borough Council has had a Labour majority since it was created in 1974. [1] No seats changed party at this election and so Labour retained its majority. [2] [3]
The overall results were: [4]
| 2023 Stevenage Borough Council election | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | This election | Full council | This election | |||||||
| Seats | Net | Seats % | Other | Total | Total % | Votes | Votes % | +/− | ||
| Labour Co-op | 9 |  | 69.2 | 15 | 24 | 61.5 | 8,743 | 44.1 | -0.6 | |
| Conservative | 2 | | 15.4 | 7 | 9 | 23.1 | 5,701 | 28.8 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 2 | | 15.4 | 4 | 6 | 15.4 | 3,871 | 19.5 | +1.2 | |
| Green | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1,007 | 5.1 | +2.2 | |
| TUSC | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 367 | 1.8 | -0.1 | |
| Independent | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 | 0.4 | -0.4 | |
| Reform UK | 0 | | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 | 0.3 | +0.1 | |
The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stevenage Borough Council following the close of nominations on 4 April 2023. [5] [6] The results for each ward were as follows, with an asterisk (*) indicating a sitting councillor standing for re-election: [7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Mason Humberstone | 647 | 44.0 | -3.7 | |
| Conservative | David Stubbs | 543 | 36.9 | +1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Anderson | 173 | 11.8 | -2.3 | |
| Green | Adrian Busolini | 86 | 5.9 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 21 | 1.4 | -1.1 | |
| Majority | 104 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.10 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,082 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Ellie Plater | 771 | 53.9 | -2.9 | |
| Conservative | Cathy Bibby | 305 | 21.3 | -6.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Chris Berry | 160 | 11.2 | -0.3 | |
| Green | Steven Hodges | 104 | 7.3 | N/A | |
| Independent | David Bundy | 70 | 4.9 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Steve Glennon | 21 | 1.5 | -2.9 | |
| Majority | 466 | ||||
| Turnout | 24.64 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,836 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Booth* | 691 | 45.7 | ±0.0 | |
| Labour Co-op | Teresa Callaghan* | 477 | 31.6 | +0.6 | |
| Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 298 | 19.7 | -0.5 | |
| TUSC | Roger Charles | 45 | 3.0 | -0.1 | |
| Majority | 214 | ||||
| Turnout | 30.31 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,008 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
The Labour candidate Teresa Callaghan had represented Martins Wood ward prior to this election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alex Farquharson* | 637 | 43.6 | +3.7 | |
| Labour Co-op | Alistair Gordon | 623 | 42.7 | +3.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 155 | 10.6 | +2.7 | |
| TUSC | Helen Kerr | 45 | 3.1 | +1.5 | |
| Majority | 14 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.12 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,432 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Robin Parker* | 1,254 | 71.8 | +8.8 | |
| Labour Co-op | Louisa Barr | 297 | 17.0 | +0.7 | |
| Conservative | Robert Lingard | 195 | 11.2 | -4.6 | |
| Majority | 957 | ||||
| Turnout | 34.60 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,060 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Carolina Veres | 665 | 48.5 | +4.9 | |
| Conservative | Jack Ingarfil | 339 | 24.7 | -0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Madani Mannan | 202 | 14.7 | -9.8 | |
| Green | Paul Dawson | 133 | 9.7 | +2.8 | |
| TUSC | Mark Gentleman | 32 | 2.3 | N/A | |
| Majority | 326 | ||||
| Turnout | 29.93 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,631 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Loraine Rossati* | 992 | 45.0 | -1.8 | |
| Conservative | Jody Hanafin | 792 | 36.0 | -3.8 | |
| Green | Jim Borcherds | 236 | 10.7 | +2.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Charles Littleton | 151 | 6.9 | +2.2 | |
| TUSC | Mark Kerr | 32 | 1.5 | +0.8 | |
| Majority | 200 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.18 | ||||
| Registered electors | 6,282 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Jeannette Thomas* | 725 | 52.8 | +3.8 | |
| Conservative | Andy Facey | 361 | 26.3 | -5.3 | |
| Green | Naomi Lovelace-Collins | 149 | 10.9 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Isabel Wilks | 137 | 10.0 | +0.7 | |
| Majority | 364 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.32 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,855 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Forhad Chowdhury | 682 | 47.0 | -0.1 | |
| Conservative | Nick Leech | 502 | 34.6 | -4.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nigel Bye | 170 | 11.7 | +0.3 | |
| Green | Stephani Mok | 75 | 5.2 | N/A | |
| TUSC | Bryan Clare | 23 | 1.6 | -0.8 | |
| Majority | 180 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.57 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,120 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Claire Parris* | 943 | 58.3 | -1.5 | |
| Conservative | Mel Mitchell | 415 | 25.7 | -1.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Jones | 190 | 11.8 | +1.8 | |
| TUSC | Amber Gentleman | 69 | 4.3 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 528 | ||||
| Turnout | 28.41 | ||||
| Registered electors | 5,717 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Sarah Mead* | 736 | 59.3 | -0.4 | |
| Conservative | Celia Lawrence | 306 | 24.7 | -2.2 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Barks | 151 | 12.2 | +2.6 | |
| TUSC | Barbara Clare | 48 | 3.9 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 430 | ||||
| Turnout | 27.16 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,609 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Co-op | Michael Downing* | 720 | 48.9 | -4.8 | |
| Conservative | Dhiren Malavia | 435 | 29.6 | -1.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 155 | 10.5 | +3.7 | |
| Green | Richard Warr | 130 | 8.8 | +2.1 | |
| TUSC | Trevor Palmer | 31 | 2.1 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 285 | ||||
| Turnout | 33.21 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,447 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Graham Lawrence* | 573 | 38.9 | -8.1 | |
| Labour Co-op | Jim Callaghan | 465 | 31.6 | -2.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Neil Brinkworth | 282 | 19.1 | +3.6 | |
| Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 94 | 6.4 | N/A | |
| Reform UK | Amodio Amato | 59 | 4.0 | +0.5 | |
| Majority | 108 | ||||
| Turnout | 35.16 | ||||
| Registered electors | 4,204 | ||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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