1998_Stevenage_Borough_Council_election
1998 Stevenage Borough Council election
1998 UK local government election
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Quick Facts 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 26.0% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Stevenage Borough Council elections. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the election, the composition of the council was:
- Labour 37
- Liberal Democrat 2
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 92.3 | 62.5 | 9,144 | 2.8 | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 2,305 | 2.3 | |
Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 3,144 | 0.9 | |
Socialist Alternative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 35 | New | |
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All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.
Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Jacqueline Hollywell | 925 | 71.0% | |
Conservative | Freda Warner | 206 | 15.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knigh | 136 | 10.4% | |
Socialist Alternative | Mark Pickersgill | 35 | 2.7% | |
Turnout | 20.8% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Bedwell Plash
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | William Lawrence | 729 | 73.9% | |
Conservative | Victoria Greaves | 147 | 14.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | Peter Wilkins | 110 | 11.2% | |
Turnout | 26.3% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Pamela Stuart | 508 | 70.1% | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 125 | 17.2% | |
Conservative | Gwen Hegan | 92 | 12.7% | |
Turnout | 21.9% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Ann Webb | 767 | 61.3% | |
Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 272 | 21.7% | |
Liberal Democrats | Margaret Latham | 212 | 16.9% | |
Turnout | 25.4% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Gary Marshall | 853 | 47.6% | |
Conservative | Stuart Greaves | 706 | 39.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | Elisabeth Knight | 234 | 13.1% | |
Turnout | 22.7% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Mobbsbury
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 617 | 47.7% | |
Labour | Gillian Tuffin | 614 | 47.4% | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 63 | 4.9% | |
Turnout | 41.7% | |||
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour | ||||
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Monkswood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Cullen | 463 | 77.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | George Robbins | 70 | 11.6% | |
Conservative | Alexandra Young | 68 | 11.3% | |
Turnout | 27.1% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Old Stevenage
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Hugh Tessier | 944 | 53.5% | |
Conservative | Jean Carter | 615 | 34.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | David Williams | 205 | 11.6% | |
Turnout | 30.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Reginald Smith | 616 | 72.0% | |
Conservative | Marion Mason | 145 | 16.9% | |
Liberal Democrats | Victoria Kelleher | 95 | 11.1% | |
Turnout | 24.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Brian Dunnell | 654 | 66.2% | |
Conservative | Claire Halling | 204 | 20.6% | |
Liberal Democrats | Cecil Lewis | 130 | 13.2% | |
Turnout | 24.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Stanley Munden | 439 | 53.6% | |
Conservative | Sheila Woods | 201 | 24.5% | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 179 | 21.9% | |
Turnout | 23.2% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | Eddie Webb | 583 | 82.8% | |
Conservative | Sheree Huetson | 69 | 9.8% | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 52 | 7.4% | |
Turnout | 22.5% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | David Kissane | 1,049 | 67.9% | |
Conservative | Peter McPartland | 356 | 23.0% | |
Liberal Democrats | Sydney Grubert | 140 | 9.1% | |
Turnout | 26.6% | |||
Labour hold | ||||
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- "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
- "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
- "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1998". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2019.