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2024 Stevenage Borough Council election
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All 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Richard Henry Robin Parker Phil Bibby
Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative
Leader's seat St Nicholas Manor Woodfield
Last election 24 seats, 44.1% 6 seats, 19.5% 9 seats, 28.8%
Seats before 24 6 9
Seats won 32 6 1
Seat change Increase 8 Steady Decrease 8
Popular vote 26,842 8,862 9,949
Percentage 51.8% 17.1% 19.2%
Swing Increase 7.7% Decrease 1.7% Decrease 9.6%
Winner of each seat at the 2024 Stevenage Borough Council election
Leader before election

Richard Henry
Labour Co-op

Leader after election

Richard Henry
Labour Co-op

The 2024 Stevenage Borough Council election was held on Thursday 2 May 2024, alongside the other local elections in the United Kingdom being held on the same day.[1] All 39 members of Stevenage Borough Council in Hertfordshire were elected following boundary changes.[2][3]

The election saw the Conservatives nearly wiped out of the council entirely, with them only holding onto one seat in Woodfield.[4][5] All of their other seats went to the Labour Party. The Liberal Democrats held on to all their seats, becoming the official opposition in Stevenage.[6] No other party made any notable impact or gains in the results.

Woodfield ward saw the rare outcome where two candidates drew on the number of received votes. Labour candidate Robert Boyle and incumbent Conservative councillor Margaret Notley both received 571 votes and had to draw lots to determine who won, with Robert winning.[7]

Summary

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Election result

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Stevenage Borough Council's composition after the 2024 local elections
2024 Stevenage Borough Council election
Party Candidates Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 39 32 7 0 Increase 8 82.0 51.8 26,842 +7.7
  Liberal Democrats 20 6 0 0 Steady 15.4 17.1 8,862 -1.7
  Conservative 21 1 0 7 Decrease 8 2.6 19.2 9,949 -9.6
  Green 14 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 7.6 3,924 +2.5
  Reform UK 7 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 2.8 1,479 +2.5
  TUSC 9 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 1.5 770 -0.3

Ward results

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The Statement of Persons Nominated, which details the candidates standing in each ward, was released by Stevenage Borough Council following the close of nominations on 8 April 2024.[8] The results were published by the council the day after the election.[9]

Almond Hill

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Almond Hill (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Lin Martin-Haugh* 834 52.7
Labour Co-op Tom Plater 814 51.5
Labour Co-op Jeannette Thomas* 783 49.5
Conservative Nicolaas Houps 469 29.6
Green Paul Dawson 447 28.3
Liberal Democrats Richard Phillip Reece 356 22.5
Turnout 1,582 29.14
Registered electors 5,460
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Bandley Hill & Poplars

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Bandley Hill & Poplars (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jim Brown* 749 42.0
Labour Co-op Jade Woods 701 39.3
Labour Co-op Kamal Choudhury 689 38.7
Conservative David Denny-Stubbs 530 29.7
Conservative Victoria Facey 508 28.5
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 462 25.9
Liberal Democrats Charles Littleton 271 15.2
Reform UK Michael Hearn 266 14.9
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins 252 14.1
Liberal Democrats Riad Mannan 218 12.2
Green Adrian Busolini 183 10.3
TUSC Mark Pickersgill 62 3.5
Turnout 1,782 32.49
Registered electors 5,501
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)
Labour Co-op win (new seat)

Bedwell

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Bedwell (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Conor McGrath* 887 59.9
Labour Co-op Nazmin Chowdhury* 830 56.0
Labour Co-op Ellie Plater* 786 53.1
Conservative Cathy Bibby 367 24.8
Liberal Democrats Christopher Berry 296 20.0
Green Steven Hodges 282 19.0
TUSC Steve Glennon 109 7.4
Turnout 1,481 27.30
Registered electors 5,451
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Chells

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Chells (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Julie Ashley-Wren* 741 47.3
Liberal Democrats Tom Wren* 738 47.2
Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth* 598 38.2
Labour John Lloyd 509 32.5
Labour Patrick Newman 460 29.4
Labour Thea Pendlebury 448 28.6
Conservative Christine Clarkson 290 18.5
Green David Ingarfill 212 13.5
Turnout 1,565 28.47
Registered electors 5,518
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Longmeadow

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Longmeadow (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Peter Clark 700 39.0
Labour Co-op Lynda Guy 663 36.9
Labour Co-op Akin Elekolusi 593 33.0
Conservative Alex Farquharson* 590 32.9
Conservative Adam Mitchell* 571 31.8
Conservative Bret Facey* 568 31.6
Green Jim Borcherds 491 27.3
Reform UK Matthew Hurst 193 10.7
Reform UK Doug Bainbridge 191 10.6
Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell 180 10.0
Reform UK Philip Durling 164 9.1
TUSC Helen Kerr 48 2.7
Turnout 1,796 36.78
Registered electors 4,891
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Manor

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Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrats Robin Parker* 1,122 61.8
Liberal Democrats Andy McGuinness* 1,077 59.3
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell* 1,023 56.3
Labour Louisa Barr 397 21.8
Labour Maureen McKay* 357 19.6
Labour Peter Taylor 328 18.1
Conservative Andy Goldsmith 311 17.1
Green Ashlee Hodson 189 10.4
Turnout 1,817 33.26
Registered electors 5,487
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold
Liberal Democrats hold

Martins Wood

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Martins Wood (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Myla Arceno* 798 51.0
Labour Co-op Lloyd Briscoe* 751 48.0
Labour Co-op Carolina Veres* 717 45.8
Conservative Andy Facey 421 26.9
Reform UK Janet Bainbridge 267 17.1
Reform UK Robert Henry 252 16.1
Green Chris Hodson 238 15.2
Liberal Democrats Anthony Segadelli 228 14.6
Green Naomi Lovelace-Collins 203 13.0
TUSC Mark Gentleman 61 3.9
Turnout 1,564 30.88
Registered electors 5,077
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Old Town

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Old Town (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Coleen Houlihan 733 49.6
Labour Co-op Nigel Williams 665 45.0
Labour Co-op Mason Humberstone* 661 44.7
Conservative Harry Curtis 523 35.4
Conservative Maria Wheeler 504 34.1
Conservative Rambhai Malavia 433 29.3
Green Andy Whitmore 301 20.4
Liberal Democrats Andrew Anderson 226 15.3
TUSC Mark Kerr 69 4.7
Turnout 1,479 35.70
Registered electors 4,179
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Roebuck

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Roebuck (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Anne Wells* 727 52.9
Labour Co-op Forhad Chowdhury* 701 51.1
Labour Co-op Alistair Gordon 701 51.1
Conservative Nick Leech 433 31.5
Liberal Democrats Nigel Bye 310 22.6
Green Pawel Gora 286 20.8
TUSC Bryan Clare 92 6.7
Turnout 1,373 27.48
Registered electors 5,040
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op gain from Conservative

Shephall

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Shephall (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Rob Broom* 737 60.8
Labour Co-op Sarah Mead* 733 60.4
Labour Co-op Simon Speller* 665 54.8
Conservative Celia Lawrence 289 23.8
Liberal Democrats David Barks 219 18.1
Green Stephani Mok 209 17.2
TUSC Barbara Clare 100 8.2
Turnout 1,213 25.30
Registered electors 4,841
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

St. Nicholas

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St. Nicholas (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Sandra Barr* 1,052 62.7
Labour Co-op Richard Henry* 962 57.3
Labour Co-op Claire Parris* 938 55.9
Conservative Mel Mitchell 407 24.3
Green Chris Keane 305 18.2
Liberal Democrats Hazel Jones 260 15.5
TUSC Amber Gentleman 128 7.6
Turnout 1,678 31.07
Registered electors 5,433
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Symonds Green

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Symonds Green (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Co-op Jackie Hollywell* 787 53.4
Labour Co-op Loraine Rossati* 666 45.2
Labour Co-op Ceara Roopchand 627 42.6
Conservative Jack Ingarfill 519 35.2
Green Becca Watts 351 23.8
Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 316 21.5
TUSC Trevor Palmer 101 6.9
Turnout 1,473 32.16
Registered electors 4,608
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold
Labour Co-op hold

Woodfield

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Woodfield (3 seats)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Phil Bibby* 624 40.7
Labour Leanne Brady 602 39.2
Labour Robert Boyle 571[a] 37.2
Conservative Margaret Notley* 571 37.2
Conservative Jody Hanafin 559 36.4
Labour Swantantra Tripathi 520 33.9
Liberal Democrats Jill Brinkworth 227 14.8
Green Richard Warr 227 14.8
Liberal Democrats Neil Brinkworth 204 13.3
Reform UK Amodio Amato 146 9.5
Turnout 1,535 38.15
Registered electors 4,037
Conservative hold
Labour gain from Conservative
Labour gain from Conservative

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Robert Boyle and Margaret Notley received the same number of votes, so the one elected was decided via drawing lots.
  1. ^ Council, Stevenage Borough. "Election Timetable 2024". www.stevenage.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  2. ^ McRae, Isabella (2022-06-06). "Stevenage could see new boundaries for council wards in the borough". Herts Live. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  3. ^ "Polling District and Polling Places Review 2023". www.stevenage.gov.uk. Stevenage Borough Council. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  4. ^ "Stevenage election result". BBC News. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  5. ^ Parry, Louise; Holmes, Amy (3 May 2024). "Tories go from largest to smallest party on council". BBC News. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  6. ^ Day, Christopher (3 May 2024). "Stevenage Borough Council: Local election results 2024". The Comet. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  7. ^ Day, Christopher (3 May 2024). "Recap: Stevenage Borough Council election results 2024". The Comet. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated". Stevenage Borough Council. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Election Results - Borough Council Elections 2024". Stevenage Borough Council. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
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