Stevenage council election, 2018

03/05/2018 · 13 wards · 13 seats contested

Most seats
8
Labour and Co-operative Party
Seats contested
13
across 13 wards
Turnout
34.5%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party 8 -2 9,740 43.9% +1.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 3 +1 8,194 36.9% +5.5
Liberal Democrats 2 +1 3,387 15.3% +2.7
Green Party 0 +0 880 4.0% -1.1

Changes are against the previous council election on 05/05/2016. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 13
Conservative and Unionist Party 13
Labour and Co-operative Party 13
Liberal Democrats 11
Green Party 7

A party standing a full slate could field 13 candidates, one per seat.

Results by ward

Share is each candidate's share of ballots cast in the ward. Change compares each party's lead candidate with the ward's previous contest. Bold rows are elected candidates.

Bandley Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Joan Lloyd Elected 772 47.4% -2.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas Rohan Foster 715 43.9% +5.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson 143 8.8% +2.6
Majority57
Turnout32.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,630

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Bedwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Lizzy Kelly Elected 1,001 60.4% +4.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Michelle Mary Frith 506 30.5% +5.2
Green Party Victoria Snelling 151 9.1% +0.2
Majority495
Turnout31.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,658

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chells

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Tom Wren Elected 796 46.3% +16.4
Labour and Co-operative Party Pam Stuart 562 32.7% -3.2
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Paul Wyatt 360 21.0% -4.4
Majority234
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,718

Liberal Democrats gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Longmeadow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Doug Bainbridge Elected 789 48.1% +7.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Dave Wood 665 40.6% +0.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth 185 11.3% +2.9
Majority124
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,639

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Andy McGuinness Elected 1,196 60.8% +1.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Clarke 400 20.3% +0.4
Labour and Co-operative Party David Martin 370 18.8% +1.8
Majority796
Turnout39.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,966

Liberal Democrats hold

Martins Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Lloyd Briscoe Elected 639 41.5% -7.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Joseph George Barnes 518 33.7% -2.5
Liberal Democrats Jill Brinkworth 382 24.8% +19.5
Majority121
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,539

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Jody Elizabeth Hanafin Elected 1,012 42.8% +9.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Monika Elizabeth Cherney-Craw 1,010 42.7% -0.1
Green Party Elizabeth Genevieve Sturges 194 8.2% +1.9
Liberal Democrats Mason Humberstone 149 6.3% +2.0
Majority2
Turnout38.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast2,365

Conservative and Unionist Party gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Pin Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Lin Martin-Haugh Elected 811 51.5% +1.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Laing 579 36.8% +5.5
Green Party Vicky Lovelace 184 11.7% +3.2
Majority232
Turnout33.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,574

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Roebuck

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sarah-Jane Potter Elected 842 48.1% +4.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Farquharson 706 40.3% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye 113 6.5% +0.7
Green Party Martin John Malocco 90 5.1% -0.1
Majority136
Turnout34.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,751

Labour and Co-operative Party gain from Conservative and Unionist Party

Shephall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Rob Broom Elected 727 53.4% +0.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Michael Hearn 482 35.4% +6.8
Green Party Mike Malocco 84 6.2% -3.8
Liberal Democrats Paul Barber 68 5.0% —
Majority245
Turnout30.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,361

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

St Nicholas

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sandra Barr Elected 951 51.9% +0.7
Conservative and Unionist Party Mandi Tandi 690 37.6% +5.4
Liberal Democrats Matthew Benjamin Robert Snell 96 5.2% -3.6
Green Party Naomi Ruth Lovelace-Collins 96 5.2% —
Majority261
Turnout35.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,833

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Symonds Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Sharon Taylor Elected 847 52.3% +6.0
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Young 602 37.2% +8.3
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 89 5.5% +1.1
Green Party Richard Warr 81 5.0% +1.4
Majority245
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,619

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Woodfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Conservative and Unionist Party Phil Bibby Elected 835 53.9% +8.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Irfan Javed 543 35.1% +4.6
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth 170 11.0% +5.9
Majority292
Turnout36.0%
Registered electors—
Ballots cast1,548

Conservative and Unionist Party hold

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