Stevenage council election, 2026

07/05/2026 · 13 wards · 14 seats contested

Most seats
9
Reform UK
Seats contested
14
across 13 wards
Turnout
38.8%
average of reporting wards

Summary

Party Seats +/− Votes Share +/−
Reform UK 9 +9 9,616 35.2% +32.3
Labour and Co-operative Party 3 -29 6,286 23.0% -28.7
Liberal Democrats 2 -4 3,426 12.5% -4.7
Green Party 0 +0 4,279 15.7% +8.1
Conservative and Unionist Party 0 -1 3,643 13.3% -5.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 +0 73 0.3% -1.2

Changes are against the previous council election on 02/05/2024. Vote share is each party's share of all votes cast across the borough.

Candidates

Party Candidates Of a possible 14
Conservative and Unionist Party 14
Green Party 14
Labour and Co-operative Party 14
Liberal Democrats 14
Reform UK 14
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 7

A party standing a full slate could field 14 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.

Almond Hill

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jody Hanafin Elected 717 34.4% —
Green Party Becca Watts 615 29.5% -6.7
Labour and Co-operative Party Jeannette Thomas 392 18.8% -48.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Catherine Ann Bibby 228 10.9% -27.1
Liberal Democrats Charles Littleton 132 6.3% -22.5
Majority102
Turnout38.2%
Registered electors5,463
Ballots cast2,084

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Bandley Hill & Poplars

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Wendy Rouse Elected 842 40.3% +24.0
Labour and Co-operative Party Kamal Choudhury 453 21.7% -24.2
Conservative and Unionist Party David Stubbs 291 13.9% -18.6
Green Party Shaun Rockwood 269 12.9% +1.7
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson 225 10.8% -5.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Martin Barry Slade 7 0.3% -3.5
Majority389
Turnout38.3%
Registered electors5,464
Ballots cast2,087

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Bedwell

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Ellie Plater Elected 626 34.6% -8.6
Reform UK Dan Ashton 589 32.5% -1.9
Green Party Harrison Pinner 294 16.2% +9.5
Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Joseph Stephen Mitchell 169 9.3% +0.4
Liberal Democrats Emma Ewart 125 6.9% +0.3
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Pickersgill 7 0.4% —
Majority37
Turnout33.9%
Registered electors5,341
Ballots cast1,810

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Chells

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Jaysica Marvell Elected 701 35.3% -19.0
Reform UK Gary Smith 651 32.8% —
Labour Party Yvonne Pendlebury 235 11.8% -25.5
Green Party Dave Ingarfill 227 11.4% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Matthew Paul Wyatt 172 8.7% -12.6
Majority50
Turnout36.1%
Registered electors5,519
Ballots cast1,986

Liberal Democrats hold

Longmeadow

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jan Bainbridge Elected 759 37.3% +25.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Bret Ray Facey 487 23.9% -11.8
Labour and Co-operative Party Akin Elekolusi 360 17.7% -24.7
Green Party Wendy Attwell 258 12.7% -17.1
Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth 159 7.8% -3.1
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Helen Dorothy Kerr 14 0.7% -2.2
Majority272
Turnout40.2%
Registered electors5,078
Ballots cast2,037

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Manor

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins Elected 955 42.0% -13.6
Reform UK Julia Lawrence 737 32.4% +9.0
Green Party Stephani Mok 208 9.2% +5.8
Conservative and Unionist Party Marcel Nicolaas Hermanus Houps 187 8.2% -1.9
Labour and Co-operative Party Maureen McKay 185 8.1% +0.7
Majority218
Turnout41.9%
Registered electors5,434
Ballots cast2,272

Liberal Democrats hold

Martins Wood

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK John Blackwood Elected 799 41.9% +21.5
Labour Party Thea Pendlebury 440 23.0% -37.8
Green Party Maria Fekete 268 14.0% -4.1
Conservative and Unionist Party Alex Farquharson 200 10.5% -21.6
Liberal Democrats Jill Brinkworth 195 10.2% -7.2
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Gentleman 7 0.4% -4.3
Majority359
Turnout38.1%
Registered electors5,038
Ballots cast1,909

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Old Town

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Graham Spencer Elected 542 30.4% -23.0
Reform UK Mason Humberstone 509 28.6% —
Green Party Andy Whitmore 326 18.3% -3.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Desmond Liversidge 272 15.3% -22.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth 122 6.9% -9.6
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Mark Shaun Kerr 10 0.6% -4.5
Majority33
Turnout41.8%
Registered electors4,276
Ballots cast1,781

Labour and Co-operative Party hold

Roebuck

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Liam Morrell Phillips Elected 667 38.0% -1.1
Labour and Co-operative Party Alistair Gordon 407 23.2% -3.7
Green Party Sara Warden 279 15.9% +5.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Pawel Gora 238 13.6% +1.6
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye 163 9.3% -2.0
Majority260
Turnout35.3%
Registered electors4,995
Ballots cast1,754

Reform UK hold

Shephall

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Ricki Rands Elected 670 39.4% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Simon Speller 505 29.7% -45.2
Green Party Dan Cornwell-Groves 227 13.4% -7.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Nicholas John Leech 189 11.1% -18.2
Liberal Democrats Riad Mannan 92 5.4% -16.8
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Barbara Jane Clare 16 0.9% -9.2
Majority165
Turnout35.2%
Registered electors4,845
Ballots cast1,699

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

St Nicholas 2 seats

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Labour and Co-operative Party Claire Parris Elected 716 35.9% -41.9
Reform UK Matthew Hurst Elected 666 33.4% —
Reform UK Ian Marshall 616 30.9% —
Labour and Co-operative Party Carolina Cristina Veres 590 29.6% —
Green Party Jenn Arndt 371 18.6% -4.0
Green Party Philip Notley 324 16.3% —
Conservative and Unionist Party Jeremy Beadle 235 11.8% -18.3
Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Stephan George William Ingarfill 200 10.0% —
Liberal Democrats David Barks 150 7.5% -11.7
Liberal Democrats Richard Reece 115 5.8% —
Majority50
Turnout38.8%
Registered electors5,438
Ballots cast (estimated)1,992

Labour and Co-operative Party hold · Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Symonds Green

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Jeff Bullock Elected 761 39.3% —
Labour Party Jamie Pendlebury 392 20.2% -50.1
Green Party Jack Downie-Webb 378 19.5% -11.9
Conservative and Unionist Party Maria Jacqueline Wheeler 264 13.6% -32.0
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 131 6.8% -21.5
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Trevor Michael Palmer 12 0.6% -8.4
Majority369
Turnout41.6%
Registered electors4,675
Ballots cast1,938

Reform UK gain from Labour and Co-operative Party

Woodfield

Party Candidate Votes Share +/−
Reform UK Doug Bainbridge Elected 633 31.9% +21.6
Conservative and Unionist Party Margaret Penelope Notley 511 25.8% -18.3
Labour and Co-operative Party Ceara Roopchand 443 22.3% -20.1
Green Party Richard Warr 235 11.9% -4.2
Liberal Democrats Emma Fielding 161 8.1% -7.9
Majority122
Turnout44.5%
Registered electors4,462
Ballots cast1,983

Reform UK gain from Labour Party

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