1995 UK local government election
1995 Stevenage Borough Council election[ 1] [ 2]
First party
Second party
Third party
Party
Labour
Conservative
Liberal Democrats
Seats before
31
4
2
Seats won
14
0
0
Seats after
36
2
1
Seat change
5
2
1
Popular vote
13,438
3,124
3,310
Percentage
67.0%
15.6%
16.5%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1995 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election
Labour
Council control after election
Labour
The 1995 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 4 May 1995. 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 1991 . There was also a second seat up for election in Martins Wood ward. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since its creation in 1973.
Overall results
1995 Stevenage Borough Council Election
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
14
4
0
4
100.0
67.0
13,438
15.3
Liberal Democrats
1
0
1
1
0.0
16.5
3,310
1.9
Conservative
0
0
1
2
15.6
3,124
13.0
Militant Labour
0
0
2
2
0.0
0.9
189
4.1
Total
13
20,061
Labour hold
All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1991 election .
Ward results
Bandley Hill
Location of Bandley Hill
Bedwell Plash
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Longmeadow
Location of Longmeadow ward
Martins Wood (2 seats)
Location of Martins Wood ward
Mobbsbury
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Monkswood
Location of Monkswood ward
Old Stevenage
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Pin Green
Location of Pin Green ward
Roebuck
Location of Roebuck ward
St Nicholas
Location of St Nicholas ward
Shephall
Location of Shephall ward
Symonds Green
Location of Symonds Green ward
Wellfield
Location of Wellfield ward
References