2023 Stevenage Borough Council election

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2023 Stevenage Borough Council election
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  2022 4 May 2023 (2023-05-04) 2024  

13 out of 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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LeaderRichard HenryPhil BibbyRobin Parker
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatSt NicholasWoodfieldManor
Last election24 seats, 44.7%9 seats, 31.2%6 seats, 18.3%
Seats before2496
Seats won922
Seats after2496
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote8,7435,7013,871
Percentage44.1%28.8%19.5%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.6%Decrease2.svg 2.4%Increase2.svg 1.2%

Stevenage UK local election 2023 map.svg
Winner of each seat at the 2023 Stevenage Borough Council election

Leader before election

Richard Henry
Labour Co-op

Leader after election

Richard Henry
Labour Co-op

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.

Contents

Overview

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]

Overall results

The overall results were: [4]

2023 Stevenage Borough Council election
PartyThis electionFull councilThis election
SeatsNetSeats %OtherTotalTotal %VotesVotes %+/−
  Labour Co-op 9Steady2.svg69.2152461.58,74344.1-0.6
  Conservative 2Steady2.svg15.47923.15,70128.8-2.4
  Liberal Democrats 2Steady2.svg15.44615.43,87119.5+1.2
  Green 0Steady2.svg0.0000.01,0075.1+2.2
  TUSC 0Steady2.svg0.0000.03671.8-0.1
  Independent 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0700.4-0.4
  Reform UK 0Steady2.svg0.0000.0590.3+0.1

Ward results

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]

Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Mason Humberstone 647 44.0 -3.7
Conservative David Stubbs54336.9+1.2
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson17311.8-2.3
Green Adrian Busolini865.9N/A
TUSC Mark Pickersgill211.4-1.1
Majority104
Turnout 29.10
Registered electors 5,082
Labour hold Swing

Bedwell

Bedwell
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Ellie Plater 771 53.9 -2.9
Conservative Cathy Bibby30521.3-6.0
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry16011.2-0.3
Green Steven Hodges1047.3N/A
Independent David Bundy704.9N/A
TUSC Steve Glennon211.5-2.9
Majority466
Turnout 24.64
Registered electors 5,836
Labour hold Swing

Chells

Chells
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth* 691 45.7 ±0.0
Labour Co-op Teresa Callaghan*47731.6+0.6
Conservative Matthew Wyatt29819.7-0.5
TUSC Roger Charles453.0-0.1
Majority214
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.

Longmeadow

Longmeadow
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alex Farquharson* 637 43.6 +3.7
Labour Co-op Alistair Gordon62342.7+3.8
Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell15510.6+2.7
TUSC Helen Kerr453.1+1.5
Majority14
Turnout 33.12
Registered electors 4,432
Conservative hold Swing

Manor

Manor
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Parker* 1,254 71.8 +8.8
Labour Co-op Louisa Barr29717.0+0.7
Conservative Robert Lingard19511.2-4.6
Majority957
Turnout 34.60
Registered electors 5,060
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Martins Wood

Martins Wood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Carolina Veres 665 48.5 +4.9
Conservative Jack Ingarfil33924.7-0.4
Liberal Democrats Madani Mannan20214.7-9.8
Green Paul Dawson1339.7+2.8
TUSC Mark Gentleman322.3N/A
Majority326
Turnout 29.93
Registered electors 4,631
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Old Town
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Loraine Rossati* 992 45.0 -1.8
Conservative Jody Hanafin79236.0-3.8
Green Jim Borcherds23610.7+2.7
Liberal Democrats Charles Littleton1516.9+2.2
TUSC Mark Kerr321.5+0.8
Majority200
Turnout 35.18
Registered electors 6,282
Labour hold Swing

Pin Green

Pin Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Jeannette Thomas* 725 52.8 +3.8
Conservative Andy Facey36126.3-5.3
Green Naomi Lovelace-Collins14910.9+2.3
Liberal Democrats Isabel Wilks13710.0+0.7
Majority364
Turnout 28.32
Registered electors 4,855
Labour hold Swing

Roebuck

Roebuck
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Forhad Chowdhury 682 47.0 -0.1
Conservative Nick Leech50234.6-4.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye17011.7+0.3
Green Stephani Mok755.2N/A
TUSC Bryan Clare231.6-0.8
Majority180
Turnout 28.57
Registered electors 5,120
Labour hold Swing

St Nicholas

St Nicholas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Claire Parris* 943 58.3 -1.5
Conservative Mel Mitchell41525.7-1.2
Liberal Democrats Hazel Jones19011.8+1.8
TUSC Amber Gentleman694.3+1.0
Majority528
Turnout 28.41
Registered electors 5,717
Labour hold Swing

Shephall

Shephall
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Sarah Mead* 736 59.3 -0.4
Conservative Celia Lawrence30624.7-2.2
Liberal Democrats David Barks15112.2+2.6
TUSC Barbara Clare483.9+0.1
Majority430
Turnout 27.16
Registered electors 4,609
Labour hold Swing

Symonds Green

Symonds Green
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Michael Downing* 720 48.9 -4.8
Conservative Dhiren Malavia43529.6-1.5
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon15510.5+3.7
Green Richard Warr1308.8+2.1
TUSC Trevor Palmer312.1+0.4
Majority285
Turnout 33.21
Registered electors 4,447
Labour hold Swing

Woodfield

Woodfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Graham Lawrence* 573 38.9 -8.1
Labour Co-op Jim Callaghan46531.6-2.4
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth28219.1+3.6
Green Elizabeth Sturges946.4N/A
Reform UK Amodio Amato594.0+0.5
Majority108
Turnout 35.16
Registered electors 4,204
Conservative hold Swing

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