2008_Stevenage_Council_election
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2004. 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, First party ...
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2007 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
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The election saw the Conservative party gain 3 seats but the Labour party remained firmly in control of the council.
After the election, the composition of the council was:[2]
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Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 61.5 | 40.1 | 8,361 | -6.7% | |
Conservative | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 30.8 | 35.4 | 7,382 | +5.2% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7.7 | 16.8 | 3,489 | -4.5% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 853 | +4.1% | |
English Democrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | 517 | +2.5% | |
Free England Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 158 | +0.8% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 67 | -0.5% | |
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Bandley Hill
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Lilian Strange | 671 | 41.7 | -10.1 | |
Conservative | Anita Speight | 486 | 30.2 | -0.3 | |
English Democrat | Carl Cooper | 301 | 18.7 | +18.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gordon Knight | 153 | 9.5 | -8.2 | |
Majority | 185 | 11.5 | -9.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,611 | 33.9 | +1.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Bedwell
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | David Cullen | 788 | 52.6 | -8.1 | |
Conservative | Christine Saint-Leitner | 467 | 31.2 | +6.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Leonard Lambert | 243 | 16.2 | +2.1 | |
Majority | 321 | 21.4 | -14.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,498 | 32.0 | -4.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Vickie Warwick | 792 | 43.8 | +1.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 540 | 29.8 | -11.0 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 478 | 26.4 | +9.1 | |
Majority | 252 | 14.0 | +12.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,810 | 38.0 | -1.6 | ||
Labour gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | ||||
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Longmeadow
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 688 | 40.4 | +1.2 | |
Labour | Bruce Jackson | 640 | 37.6 | -4.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 199 | 11.7 | -7.3 | |
UKIP | Julie Seddon | 177 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Majority | 48 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,704 | 39.5 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Manor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 805 | 40.8 | -13.6 | |
Conservative | Susan Smith | 609 | 30.9 | +7.7 | |
Labour | Joseph Sherry | 458 | 23.2 | +0.8 | |
UKIP | Carol Knowles | 101 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
Majority | 196 | 9.9 | -21.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,973 | 41.3 | +0.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | ||||
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Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Dilys Clark | 611 | 37.6 | -1.4 | |
Labour | Janet Raynor | 574 | 35.3 | -8.3 | |
English Democrat | John Cooper | 216 | 13.3 | +13.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 116 | 7.1 | -10.3 | |
Green | Tom Moore | 67 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
UKIP | Andrew Elwell | 40 | 2.5 | +2.5 | |
Majority | 37 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,624 | 35.9 | +1.6 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Old Town
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | James Fraser | 886 | 42.1 | +8.4 | |
Labour | Hugh Tessier | 860 | 40.9 | -8.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Tennille Steiner | 193 | 9.2 | +0.1 | |
UKIP | Rick Seddon | 165 | 7.8 | +7.8 | |
Majority | 26 | 1.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,104 | 41.2 | -1.9 | ||
Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
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Pin Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Simon Speller | 649 | 47.6 | -4.0 | |
Conservative | Leslie Clark | 402 | 29.5 | +6.5 | |
Free England Party | Richard Aitkins | 158 | 11.6 | +11.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Mary Griffith | 155 | 11.4 | -1.1 | |
Majority | 247 | 18.1 | -10.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,364 | 32.0 | -5.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Roebuck
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | John Lloyd | 578 | 39.7 | -12.5 | |
Conservative | Roger Gill | 482 | 33.1 | +2.4 | |
UKIP | Vicky Peebles | 229 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 168 | 11.5 | -5.5 | |
Majority | 96 | 6.6 | -14.9 | ||
Turnout | 1,457 | 32.9 | -1.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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St Nicholas
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Henry | 605 | 44.5 | -6.3 | |
Conservative | Gillian Mould | 460 | 33.8 | +6.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 295 | 21.7 | -0.2 | |
Majority | 145 | 10.7 | -12.8 | ||
Turnout | 1,360 | 31.6 | -2.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Jack Pickersgill | 646 | 47.4 | -8.9 | |
Conservative | Ralph Dimelow | 355 | 26.0 | +1.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 221 | 16.2 | -3.2 | |
UKIP | Bob Layson | 141 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Majority | 291 | 21.4 | -10.6 | ||
Turnout | 1,363 | 31.3 | -1.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Laurie Chester | 733 | 47.6 | -14.0 | |
Conservative | Paul Mould | 599 | 38.9 | +11.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 209 | 13.6 | +3.0 | |
Majority | 134 | 8.7 | -25.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,541 | 35.8 | -3.0 | ||
Labour hold | Swing | ||||
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Woodfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Conservative | Margaret Notley | 859 | 60.6 | +5.3 | |
Labour | Richard Rawlings | 367 | 25.9 | -3.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd | 192 | 13.5 | -2.2 | |
Majority | 492 | 34.7 | +8.4 | ||
Turnout | 1,418 | 36.3 | -0.8 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing | ||||
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