1992 Stevenage Borough Council election

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1992 Stevenage Borough Council election [1] [2]
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  1991 7 May 1992 1994  

13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Conservative
Seats before351
Seats won103
Seats after324
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3Increase2.svg3
Popular vote9,8387,584
Percentage47.3%36.5%

 Third partyFourth party
 
Party Liberal Liberal Democrats
Seats before21
Seats won00
Seats after21
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular voteDid not stand3,356
Percentagen/a16.2%

Stevenage UK local election 1992 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1992 Stevenage Borough Council elections.

Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

The 1992 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 7 May 1992. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1988. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.

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Overall results

1992 Stevenage Borough Council Election
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1003Decrease2.svg31047.39,838Decrease2.svg7.6
  Conservative 330Increase2.svg3336.57,584Increase2.svg10.5
  Liberal Democrats 000Steady2.svg016.23,356Increase2.svg2.5
Total1320,778
Labour hold

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1988 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill Bandley Hill ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bandley Hill
Bandley Hill [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Woodward 1,037 56.2%
Conservative F. Warner60933.0%
Liberal Democrats F. Price20010.8%
Turnout 30.2%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward Bedwell Plash ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour M. Downing 860 60.5%
Conservative P. Gonzalez46132.4%
Liberal Democrats P. Windred1007.0%
Turnout 36.4%
Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour K. Vale 599 48.9%
Conservative G. Hegan38831.7%
Liberal Democrats J. Wren23719.4%
Turnout 37.8%
Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour B. Jackson 750 36.8%
Liberal Democrats P. Akhurst72535.5%
Conservative M. Hurst56527.7%
Turnout 41.2%
Labour hold

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative D. Hawkins 1,272 52.0%
Labour G. Marshall93338.2%
Liberal Democrats K. Taylor2409.8%
Turnout 42.6%
Conservative gain from Labour

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Davies 560 40.0%
Liberal Democrats R. Aitkins46833.4%
Conservative J. Whitaker37326.6%
Turnout 42.3%
Labour hold

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour E. Harrington 593 68.1%
Conservative M. Shaw18721.5%
Liberal Democrats G. Robbins9110.4%
Turnout 35.7%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward Old Stevenage ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative P. McPartland 1,243 53.7%
Labour M. Charney-Craw87637.8%
Liberal Democrats A. Christy1968.5%
Turnout 43.8%
Conservative gain from Labour

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour J. Macfadyen 766 55.6%
Conservative A. Luck43831.8%
Liberal Democrats S. Grubert17312.6%
Turnout 36.0%
Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour F. Schofield 737 48.3%
Conservative H. Poole51033.4%
Liberal Democrats P. Atkinson27818.2%
Turnout 37.5%
Labour hold

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Fowler 521 43.8%
Conservative S. Woods36330.5%
Liberal Democrats A. Simister30625.7%
Turnout 32.8%
Labour hold

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour R. Clark 687 68.4%
Conservative S. Huetson23022.9%
Liberal Democrats A. Sharman888.8%
Turnout 30.3%
Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Conservative M. Notley 945 44.6%
Labour S. Munden91943.4%
Liberal Democrats K. Sharman25412.0%
Turnout 39.2%
Conservative gain from Labour

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References

  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1992". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.