2007 Stevenage Borough Council election

2007 Stevenage Borough Council election
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Seats before 32 4 3
Seats won 11 1 1
Seats after 32 4 3
Seat change Steady Steady Steady
Popular vote 10,130 6,533 4,612
Percentage 46.8% 30.2% 21.3%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2007 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

 Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 3 May 2007. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2003. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 11 0 0 0 84.6 46.8 10,130 +0.4%
  Conservative 1 0 0 0 7.7 30.2 6,533 +0.5%
  Liberal Democrats 1 0 0 0 7.7 21.3 4,612 -0.5%
  BNP 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 211 +1.0%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 172 -0.1%

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jackie Hollywell 805 51.8 +0.9
Conservative Freda Warner 474 30.5 +3.7
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 276 17.7 −4.6
Majority 331 21.3 −2.8
Turnout 1,555 32.4
Labour hold Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward
Bedwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Liz Harrington 1,037 60.7 −6.4
Conservative Christine St. Leitner 430 25.2 −7.7
Liberal Democrats Sydney Grubert 241 14.1 +14.1
Majority 607 35.5 +1.3
Turnout 1,708 36.3
Labour hold Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward
Chells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Howard Burrell 771 41.9 −3.6
Liberal Democrats Audrey Griffith 750 40.8 +7.3
Conservative Julie Seddon 318 17.3 −3.7
Majority 21 1.1 −10.9
Turnout 1,839 39.6
Labour hold Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Monika Cherney-Craw 689 41.8 −5.1
Conservative Matthew Hurst 645 39.2 +4.9
Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville 313 19.0 +0.2
Majority 44 2.6 −10.0
Turnout 1,647 37.9
Labour hold Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Parker 1,091 54.4 +1.8
Conservative Susan Smith 465 23.2 −2.2
Labour Joseph Sherry 449 22.4 +0.4
Majority 626 31.2 +4.0
Turnout 2,005 41.3
Liberal Democrats hold Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Patston 680 43.6 +0.2
Conservative Dilys Clark 608 39.0 +4.6
Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 272 17.4 −4.8
Majority 72 4.6 −4.4
Turnout 1,560 34.3
Labour hold Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward
Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Michael Downing 1,018 49.0 +3.4
Conservative James Fraser 700 33.7 +0.2
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham 189 9.1 −2.6
Green Stuart Madgin 172 8.3 −0.9
Majority 318 15.3 +3.2
Turnout 2,079 43.1
Labour hold Swing

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Reg Smith 848 51.6 −0.8
Conservative Leslie Clark 378 23.0 +1.6
BNP Michael Green 211 12.9 +12.9
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 205 12.5 +1.8
Majority 470 28.6 −2.4
Turnout 1,642 37.3
Labour hold Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Gardner 816 52.2 +2.2
Conservative Roger Gill 480 30.7 +1.9
Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville 266 17.0 −4.2
Majority 336 21.5 +0.3
Turnout 1,562 34.7
Labour hold Swing

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ralph Raynor 742 50.8 +0.1
Conservative Andrew Elwell 399 27.3 +1.2
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 320 21.9 −1.3
Majority 343 23.5 −1.1
Turnout 1,461 33.8
Labour hold Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward
Shephall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Ann Webb 806 56.3 +1.2
Conservative Anita Speight 348 24.3 +5.3
Liberal Democrats Nicholas Baskerville 278 19.4 −6.5
Majority 458 32.0 +2.8
Turnout 1,432 32.6
Labour hold Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Kissane 1,040 61.6 +7.7
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 470 27.8 −2.8
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 179 10.6 −4.9
Majority 570 33.8 +10.5
Turnout 1,689 38.8
Labour hold Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward
Woodfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Graham Clark 818 55.3 +0.9
Labour Richard Rawlings 429 29.0 +3.6
Liberal Democrats Katherine Lloyd 232 15.7 −4.5
Majority 389 26.3 −2.7
Turnout 1,479 37.1
Conservative hold Swing

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