2016 Stevenage Borough Council election
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2016 UK local government election
2016 Stevenage Borough Council election[1] 13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
| First party | Second party | Third party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrats |
| Seats before | 30 | 6 | 3 |
| Seats won | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Seats after | 29 | 7 | 3 |
| Seat change | Decrease1 | Increase1 | Steady |
| Popular vote | 9,155 | 6,776 | 2,706 |
| Percentage | 42.6% | 31.5% | 12.6% |
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2016 Stevenage Borough Council elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
The 2016 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in England.[2] 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 2012. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.
Results
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
| Won | Not up | Total | ± | Votes | % | ± | ||
| Labour | 10 | 19 | 29 | −1 | 9,155 | 42.6 | ||
| Conservative | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 6,776 | 31.5 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2,706 | 12.6 | ||
| Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,081 | 5.0 | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,038 | 4.8 | ||
| TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 707 | 3.3 | ||
| Give Me Back Elmo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.1 | ||
| Total | 13 | 26 | 39 | – | 21486 | – | – | |
| Turnout | 34.65 | |||||||
Ward Results
[edit ]Bandley Hill
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Michelle Gardner | 783 | ||
| Conservative | Alexander Farquharson | 603 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 98 | ||
| TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 96 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 32.11% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Bedwell
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Cullen | 917 | ||
| Conservative | David William Bundy | 415 | ||
| Green | Victoria Louise Snelling | 147 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 95 | ||
| TUSC | Steve Glennon | 68 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 33.15% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Chells
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jackie Hollywell | 619 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 437 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Booth | 515 | ||
| TUSC | Roger Alexander Charles | 67 | ||
| Green | Shirley Anne Hicks | 61 | ||
| Give Me Back Elmo | Bobby Smith | 23 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 34.66% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Longmeadow
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Adam Joseph Stephen Mitchell | 638 | ||
| Labour | Lorraine Kathleen Bell | 631 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 131 | ||
| Green | Alex Tasker | 98 | ||
| TUSC | Helen Dorothy Kerr | 65 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 35.78% | |||
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | |||
Manor
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 1,224 | ||
| Conservative | Matthew Clarke | 414 | ||
| Labour | Monika Elizabeth Cherney-Craw | 352 | ||
| Green | Marcus Michael Grant Blackburn | 83 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 42.2% | |||
| Liberal Democrats hold | ||||
Martins Wood
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Maureen McKay | 717 | ||
| Conservative | Michael Steven Hearn | 534 | ||
| Green | Naomi Ruth Collins | 89 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew David Anderson | 79 | ||
| TUSC | Mark Nathan Simon Gentleman | 56 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 32.56% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Old Town
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Jim Brown | 974 | ||
| Conservative | Philip Kenneth Roethenbaugh | 749 | ||
| Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 143 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 97 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 37.66% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Pin Green
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Simon Speller | 762 | ||
| Conservative | Michelle Mary Frith | 477 | ||
| Green | Vicky Lovelace | 130 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Patricia Washer | 99 | ||
| TUSC | Ella Milner | 58 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 33.16% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Roebuck
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Lloyd | 714 | ||
| Conservative | Bret Ray Facey | 471 | ||
| UKIP | Mark Peter Williams | 282 | ||
| Green | Martin John Malocco | 86 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 77 | ||
| TUSC | Bryan Clare | 16 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 34.05% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
St Nicholas
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Richard Henry | 858 | ||
| Conservative | Kevin Orral | 540 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 148 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 33.35% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Shephall
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Philip Mead | 708 | ||
| Conservative | Ian Frith | 381 | ||
| Green | Michael Andrew Malocco | 133 | ||
| TUSC | Barbara Clare | 111 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 29.57% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Symonds Green
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Laurie Chester | 733 | ||
| Conservative | Alex Young | 457 | ||
| UKIP | Sean Ulick Howlett | 252 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 69 | ||
| Green | Richard David Warr | 57 | ||
| TUSC | Trevor Michael Palmer | 16 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 36.35% | |||
| Labour hold | ||||
Woodfield
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Margaret Notley | 660 | ||
| Labour | Jim Callaghan | 441 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Daniel Peter Charles Snell | 74 | ||
| Majority | ||||
| Turnout | 34.9% | |||
| Conservative hold | ||||
References
[edit ]- ^ Steven Ayres (19 May 2016). "Local elections 2016" (PDF). House of Commons Library. p. 23.
- ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ^ "Local election: Stevenage Borough Council results". Hertfordshire Mercury . 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stevenage Borough Council Local Election Results". Stevenage Borough Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019.[permanent dead link ]