2022 Stevenage Borough Council election

2022 Stevenage Borough Council election

5 May 2022
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 23 10 6 Seats won 9 2 2 Seats after 24 9 6 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 9,718 6,778 3,968 Percentage 44.7% 31.2 18.3 Swing 7.0% 8.6% 2.5%
Leader before election Sharon Taylor Labour Leader after election Sharon Taylor Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council took place on 5 May 2022. This was on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2018. The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it has held continuously since its creation in 1973.

Results summary

2022 Stevenage Borough Council election
Party		This election			Full council			This election
		Seats	Net	Seats %	Other	Total	Total %	Votes	Votes %	+/−
	Labour	9	3	69.2	15	24	61.5	9,718	44.7	+7.0
	Conservative	2	2	15.4	7	9	23.1	6,778	31.2	-8.6
	Liberal Democrats	2		15.4	4	6	15.4	3,968	18.3	+2.5
	Green	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	629	2.9	-0.5
	TUSC	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	411	1.9	+0.6
	Independent	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	178	0.8	-0.6
	Reform UK	0		0.0	0	0	0.0	50	0.2	-0.1

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Joan Lloyd	786	47.7	+7.5
	Conservative	Dhiren Malavia	589	35.7	−12.2
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Anderson	232	14.1	+4.4
	TUSC	Barbara Clare	42	2.5	+0.2
Majority			197	12.0
Turnout			1,649
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	9.9

Bedwell

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Nazmin Chowdhury	941	56.8	+2.6
	Conservative	Catherine Bibby	452	27.3	−5.7
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Berry	191	11.5	+1.8
	TUSC	Steve Glennon	73	4.4	+1.4
Majority			489	29.5
Turnout			1,657
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	4.2

Chells

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Wren	748	45.7	+10.8
	Labour Co-op	Forhad Chowdhury	507	31.0	+2.0
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	330	20.2	−8.4
	TUSC	Roger Charles	50	3.1	+1.2
Majority			241	14.7
Turnout			1,635
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	4.4

Longmeadow

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Bret Facey	610	39.9	−11.0
	Labour Co-op	Alistair Gordon	594	38.9	+5.4
	Independent	Matthew Hurst	178	11.6	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Snell	121	7.9	+2.2
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	25	1.6	+0.1
Majority			16	1.0
Turnout			1,528
	Conservative hold		Swing	8.2

Manor

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Andy McGuinness	1,218	63.0	+7.3
	Labour Co-op	Louisa Barr	315	16.3	+0.2
	Conservative	Victoria Facey	306	15.8	−7.8
	Green	Dean Carpenter	93	4.8	+0.2
Majority			903	47.2
Turnout			1,932
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing	3.6

Martins Wood

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lloyd Briscoe	659	43.6	+8.8
	Conservative	Andy Goldsmith	380	25.1	−5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Isabel Wilks	370	24.5	−5.9
	Green	Jim Borcherds	104	6.9	N/A
Majority			279	18.5
Turnout			1,513
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	7.2

Old Town

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Jim Brown	1,107	46.8	+11.4
	Conservative	Jody Hanafin	942	39.8	−0.3
	Green	Elizabeth Sturges	189	8.0	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Madani Mannan	111	4.7	+1.2
	TUSC	Mark Kerr	17	0.7	N/A
Majority			165	7.0
Turnout			2,366
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	5.9

Pin Green

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Lin Martin-Haugh	749	49.0	+2.9
	Conservative	Andy Facey	484	31.6	−8.2
	Liberal Democrats	Charles Littleton	142	9.3	+2.4
	Green	Naomi Lovelace-Collins	131	8.6	+1.4
	TUSC	Mark Pickersgill	24	1.6	N/A
Majority			265	17.4
Turnout			1,530
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	5.6

Roebuck

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Anne Wells	757	47.1	+11.1
	Conservative	Nicholas Leech	628	39.1	−8.8
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bye	183	11.4	−2.7
	TUSC	Bryan Clare	39	2.4	+0.4
Majority			129	8.0
Turnout			1,607
	Labour Co-op gain from Conservative		Swing	10.0

Shephall

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Rob Broom	834	59.7	+12.2
	Conservative	Celia Lawrence	375	26.9	−15.6
	Liberal Democrats	David Barks	134	9.6	+3.8
	TUSC	Michael Malocco	53	3.8	−0.4
Majority			459	32.8
Turnout			1,396
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	13.9

St. Nicholas

St. Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Sandra Barr	1,079	59.8	+13.5
	Conservative	Melanie Mitchell	485	26.9	−10.0
	Liberal Democrats	Hazel Jones	180	10.0	+1.9
	TUSC	Amber Gentleman	60	3.3	+1.1
Majority			594	32.9
Turnout			1,804
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	11.8

Symonds Green

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Sharon Taylor	902	53.7	+10.7
	Conservative	Jack Ingarfill	523	31.1	−11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	115	6.8	+0.4
	Green	Richard Warr	112	6.7	−0.1
	TUSC	Trevor Palmer	28	1.7	+0.5
Majority			379	22.3
Turnout			1,680
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	11.2

Woodfield

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Phil Bibby	674	47.0	−6.5
	Labour Co-op	Jim Callaghan	488	34.0	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats	Neil Brinkworth	223	15.5	+1.5
	Reform UK	Amodio Amato	50	3.5	+1.3
Majority			186	10.1
Turnout			1,435
	Conservative hold		Swing	5.1

By-elections

Bedwell

Bedwell: 19 January 2023

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Conor McGrath	907	69.8	+13.0
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	263	20.2	–15.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Berry	129	10.0	–1.5
Majority			644	49.6
Turnout
	Labour hold		Swing	14.25