2007 Stevenage Borough Council election

2007 Stevenage Borough Council election

3 May 2007
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 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:

• Labour 32
• Liberal Democrat 4
• Conservative 3

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

References

• 2007 Stevenage election result
• Ward results