Stevenage Borough Council election, 2006

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2006
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	0	0	84.6	46.4	10,466	+6.6%
	Conservative	1	0	0	0	7.7	29.7	6,711	+0.3%
	Liberal Democrat	1	0	0	0	7.7	21.8	4,913	-6.5%
	English Democrats	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	274	+1.2%
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.9	202	-1.0%

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Lloyd	824	50.9	+5.9
	Conservative	Freda Warner	434	26.8	-7.2
	Liberal Democrat	Gordon Knight	361	22.3	+1.3
Majority			390	24.1	+13.1
Turnout			1,619
	Labour hold		Swing

Bedwell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Underwood	1,144	67.1	+17.8
	Conservative	Christine Saint-Leitner	561	32.9	+9.7
Majority			583	34.2	+8.1
Turnout			1,705
	Labour hold		Swing

Chells
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Stuart	860	45.5	+10.1
	Liberal Democrat	Audrey Griffith	633	33.5	-12.1
	Conservative	Julie Seddon	396	21.0	+2.0
Majority			227	12.0
Turnout			1,889
	Labour hold		Swing

Longmeadow
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suzanne Myson	846	46.9	+10.3
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	618	34.3	-1.6
	Liberal Democrat	Ralph Baskerville	340	18.8	-8.7
Majority			228	12.6	+11.9
Turnout			1,804
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrat	Elisabeth Knight	1,129	52.6	-6.6
	Conservative	Susan Smith	545	25.4	+3.4
	Labour	Thomas McGarry	472	22.0	+3.2
Majority			584	27.2	-10.0
Turnout			2,146
	Liberal Democrat hold		Swing

Martins Wood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeannette Thomas	698	43.4	+7.9
	Conservative	Richard Seddon	553	34.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat	Barbara Segadelli	357	22.2	+2.2
Majority			145	9.0	+5.4
Turnout			1,608
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Town
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Gallagher	998	45.6	+5.2
	Conservative	James Fraser	732	33.5	-1.1
	Liberal Democrat	Margaret Latham	255	11.7	-3.8
	Green	Stuart Madgin	202	9.2	-0.4
Majority			266	12.1	+6.3
Turnout			2,187
	Labour hold		Swing

Pin Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tanis Kent	933	52.4	+5.9
	Conservative	Mollie Cawthorn	381	21.4	-9.3
	English Democrats	Richard Aitkins	274	15.4	+15.4
	Liberal Democrat	Mary Griffith	191	10.7	-12.2
Majority			552	31.0	+15.2
Turnout			1,779
	Labour hold		Swing

Roebuck
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sherma Batson	817	50.0	+5.5
	Conservative	Roger Gill	471	28.8	-0.8
	Liberal Democrat	Denise Baskerville	347	21.2	-4.6
Majority			346	21.2	+6.3
Turnout			1,635
	Labour hold		Swing

St Nicholas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Latif	772	50.7	+9.5
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	398	26.1	-3.5
	Liberal Democrat	Heather Snell	353	23.2	-5.9
Majority			374	24.6	+13.0
Turnout			1,523
	Labour hold		Swing

Shephall
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Clark	805	55.1	+2.5
	Liberal Democrat	Nicholas Baskerville	378	25.9	+3.2
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	277	19.0	-5.6
Majority			427	29.2	+1.2
Turnout			1,460
	Labour hold		Swing

Symonds Green
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Taylor	909	53.9	+7.3
	Conservative	Claire Poole	516	30.6	-2.4
	Liberal Democrat	Clive Hearmon	261	15.5	-4.8
Majority			393	23.3	+9.7
Turnout			1,686
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Mason	829	54.4	+0.0
	Labour	Monika Cherney-Craw	388	25.4	+5.6
	Liberal Democrat	Katherine Lloyd	308	20.2	-5.6
Majority			441	29.0	+0.4
Turnout			1,525
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

Council elections in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Council	1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013

Broxbourne Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Dacorum Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

East Hertfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015

Hertsmere Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

North Hertfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2015

St Albans City and District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Stevenage Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Three Rivers District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Watford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015

See also: Wards Boundary changes Middlesex County Council elections

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