Stevenage Borough Council elections

One third of Stevenage Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Hertfordshire County Council instead.

Council elections

Composition of the council[1]
Year Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats[a] Reform Independents
& Others		 Council control
after election
Local government reorganisation; council established (34 seats)
1973 3 31 0 - 0 Labour
1976 6 28 0 - 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)[2]
1979 4 35 0 - 0 Labour
1980 3 36 0 - 0 Labour
1982 2 29 8 - 0 Labour
1983 2 27 10 - 0 Labour
1984[3] 2 26 11 - 0 Labour
1986 1 29 9 - 0 Labour
1987[4] 1 26 12 - 0 Labour
1988 1 27 10 - 1 Labour
1990 1 32 6 - 0 Labour
1991 1 35 3 - 0 Labour
1992 4 32 3 - 0 Labour
1994 4 32 3 - 0 Labour
1995 2 36 1 - 0 Labour
1996 0 38 1 - 0 Labour
1998 0 37 2 - 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)[5][6]
1999 3 33 3 - 0 Labour
2000 3 33 3 - 0 Labour
2002 3 33 3 - 0 Labour
2003 3 33 3 - 0 Labour
2004 3 32 4 - 0 Labour
2006 3 32 4 - 0 Labour
2007 3 32 4 - 0 Labour
2008 5 30 3 - 1 Labour
2010 9 27 3 - 0 Labour
2011 9 27 3 - 0 Labour
2012 6 30 3 - 0 Labour
2014 2 34 3 - 0 Labour
2015 6 30 3 - 0 Labour
2016 7 29 3 - 0 Labour
2018 9 26 4 - 0 Labour
2019 7 27 5 - 0 Labour
2021 11 22 6 0 0 Labour
2022 9 24 6 0 0 Labour
2023 9 24 6 0 0 Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)[7]
2024 1 32 6 0 0 Labour
2026 1 22 6 10 0 Labour

Borough result maps

By-election results

1994–1998

Pin Green by-election: 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 1,519 59.2 −14.8
Conservative 596 23.2 +8.1
Liberal Democrats 367 14.3 +3.5
Independent 86 3.3 +3.3
Majority 923 36.0
Turnout 2,568
Labour hold Swing
Symonds Green by-election: 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 2,260 53.0 −18.8
Conservative 1,398 32.8 +4.6
Liberal Democrats 603 14.1 +14.1
Majority 862 20.2
Turnout 4,261
Labour hold Swing

1998–2002

Roebuck by-election: 16 July 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 520 49.6 −16.6
Liberal Democrats 309 29.5 +16.3
Conservative 220 21.0 +0.3
Majority 211 20.1
Turnout 1,049 26.1
Labour hold Swing
Bandley Hill by-election: 23 September 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour 495 73.9 +14.2
Conservative 106 15.8 −2.2
Liberal Democrats 69 10.3 −7.4
Majority 389 58.1
Turnout 670 13.5
Labour hold Swing

2002–2006

Roebuck by-election: 9 December 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Sherma Batson 600 52.6 +8.1
Conservative 292 25.6 −4.0
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 249 21.8 −4.0
Majority 308 27.0
Turnout 1,141 25.9
Labour hold Swing

2006–2010

Pin Green by-election: 27 March 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lin Martin-Haugh 671 54.8 +3.2
Conservative Leslie Clark 302 24.7 +1.7
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith 149 12.2 −0.3
UKIP Rick Seddon 61 5.0 +5.0
Green Tom Moore 41 3.3 +3.3
Majority 368 30.1
Turnout 1,225 29.0
Labour hold Swing
Pin Green by-election: 25 September 2008[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Bruce Jackson 716 54.4 +6.9
Conservative Ralph Dimelow 321 24.4 −5.1
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knight 112 8.5 −2.8
UKIP Terence Tompkins 85 6.5 +6.5
Free England Party Richard Atkins 81 6.2 −5.4
Majority 395 30.0
Turnout 1,315
Labour hold Swing

2014–2018

Roebuck by-election: 4 May 2017[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Farquharson 725 44.1 +15.5
Labour Monika Cherney-Craw 714 43.4 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Thomas Wren 94 5.7 +1.0
Green Martin Malocco 87 5.3 +0.1
TUSC Helen Kerr 25 1.5 +0.5
Majority 11 0.7
Turnout 1,645
Conservative gain from Labour Swing

2022–2026

Bedwell by-election: 19 January 2023[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Conor McGrath 907 69.8 +13.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 263 20.2 −7.1
Liberal Democrats Chris Berry 129 9.9 −1.6
Majority 644 49.6
Turnout 1,299
Labour hold Swing
Manor by-election: 13 February 2025[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins 760 55.6
Reform Matthew Hurst 320 23.4
Conservative Marcel Houps 139 10.2
Labour Thea Pendlebury 101 7.4
Green Stephani Mok 46 3.4
Majority 440 49.6
Turnout 1,366
Liberal Democrats hold Swing
Bedwell by-election: 26 June 2025[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Dermot Kehoe 506 43.2
Reform John Duncan 404 34.5
Conservative Marcel Houps 105 9.0
Green Stephani Mok 79 6.7
Liberal Democrats Jill Brinkworth 78 6.7
Majority 102 8.7
Turnout 1,172
Labour hold Swing
Roebuck by-election: 30 October 2025[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Reform Rob Henry 513 39.2
Labour Thea Pendlebury 353 26.9
Conservative Pawel Gora 157 12.0
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye 148 11.3
Green Glen Rozemont 139 10.6
Majority 160 12.2
Turnout 1,310
Reform gain from Labour Swing

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

  1. ↑ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. ↑ The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
  3. ↑ The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Areas) Order 1984
  4. ↑ The Hertfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
  5. ↑ "Stevenage". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
  6. ↑ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
  7. ↑ McRae, Isabella (6 June 2022). "Stevenage could see new boundaries for council wards in the borough". Herts Live. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Pin Green Election Results – 25 September 2008". Stevenage.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
  9. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Roebuck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  11. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "Local Elections Archive Project — Roebuck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
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