1996 Stevenage Borough Council election

1996 Stevenage Borough Council election^[1][2]

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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Seats before 36 1 Seats won 12 1 Seats after 38 1 Seat change 2 Popular vote 12,748 2,246 Percentage 68.3% 12.0%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1996 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 2 May 1996. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1992. The Labour party stayed in overall control of the council. The council was one of a number where the Conservatives lost their last seats.^[3]

After the election, the composition of the council was

• Labour 38
• Liberal Democrats 1^[4]

Stevenage Local Election Result 1996^[4]

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	12	3	1	2	92.3	70.3	12,748	27.0
	Conservative	0	0	3	2	0	18.6	3,468	17.9
	Militant Labour	0	0	0	0	0	1.1	196	New
	Social Democrat	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1992 election.

Note: Mobbsbury ward was won by Labour at the last regular election in 1992, but gained by the Liberal Democrats in an unscheduled election in 1994.