1996 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1992. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The council was one of a number where the Conservatives lost their last seats.[3]

1996 Stevenage Borough Council election[1][2]
2 May 1996
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before 36 1
Seats won 12 1
Seats after 38 1
Seat change Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 12,748 2,246
Percentage 68.3% 12.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result
Stevenage Local Election Result 1996[4]
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 12 3 1 Increase2 92.3 70.3 12,748 Increase27.0
  Conservative 0 0 3 Decrease2 0 18.6 3,468 Decrease17.9
  Militant Labour 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 196 New
  Social Democrat 0 0 0 Decrease1 0 0 0

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Location of Bandley Hill
Bandley Hill[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bob Woodward[6] 1,175 68.2%
Liberal Democrats K. Lloyd 220 12.8%
Conservative F. Warner 187 10.9%
Militant Labour J. Horton 141 8.2%
Turnout 29.2%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Michael Downing[6] 1,086 79.9%
Conservative M. Wyatt 170 12.5%
Liberal Democrats S. Grubert 104 7.6%
Turnout 36.8%
Labour hold

Chells
Location of Chells ward
Chells[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Ken Vale[6] 879 84.8%
Conservative G. Hegan 158 15.2%
Turnout 32.1%
Labour hold

Longmeadow
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bruce Jackson[6] 1,026 64.2%
Conservative R. Dimelow 295 18.4%
Liberal Democrats M. Latham 278 17.4%
Turnout 33.2%
Labour hold

Martins Wood
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Michael P. Patston[6] 1,269 64.6%
Conservative E. Hegan 437 22.2%
Liberal Democrats B. Segadelli 259 13.2%
Turnout 28.6%
Labour gain from Conservative

Mobbsbury
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Democrats Robin G. Parker[6] 847 50.4%
Labour J. Nadauld 755 45.0%
Conservative S. Huetson 77 4.6%
Turnout 54.2%
Liberal Democrats hold

Note: Mobbsbury ward was won by Labour at the last regular election in 1992, but gained by the Liberal Democrats in an unscheduled election in 1994.

Monkswood
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Liz Harrington[6] 653 85.6%
Conservative P. Rushforth 110 14.4%
Turnout 34.0%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Pamela E.J. Gallagher[6] 1,261 60.7%
Conservative P. McPartland 815 39.3%
Turnout 37.7%
Labour gain from Conservative

Pin Green
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Simon K. Speller[6] 910 74.0%
Conservative M. Mason 186 15.1%
Liberal Democrats J. Moorcroft 133 10.8%
Turnout 34.7%
Labour hold

Roebuck
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Monika Cherney-Craw[6] 871 69.4%
Conservative M. Hurst 207 16.5%
Liberal Democrats J. Hamblin 177 14.1%
Turnout 31.9%
Labour hold

St Nicholas
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Bob Fowler[6] 687 68.1%
Liberal Democrats M. Griffith 166 16.5%
Conservative S. Woods 156 15.5%
Turnout 29.1%
Labour hold

Shephall
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Robert A. Clark[6] 697 77.2%
Conservative M. Davies 89 9.9%
Liberal Democrats G. Snell 62 6.9%
Militant Labour M. Pickersgrill 55 6.1%
Turnout 28.7%
Labour hold

Symonds Green
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Labour Tony T. Turner[6] 1,479 71.8%
Conservative M. Notley 581 28.2%
Turnout 37.3%
Labour gain from Conservative

References
  1. "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. "Local Election Summaries 1996". The Elections Centre.
  3. Millar, Frank (3 May 1996). "Tories suffer massive defeats in local elections". Irish Times. p. 10.
  4. "Complete list of results;Elections;Local". The Times. 4 May 1996. p. 1.
  5. "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973–2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  6. "Members of the Council". Archived from the original on 8 November 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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