Stevenage Borough Council election, 2008

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election and the Labour party stayed in overall control of the council.

The election saw the Conservative party gain 3 seats but the Labour party remained firmly in control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2008
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Labour 8 1 3 -2 61.5 40.1 8,361 -6.7%
  Conservative 4 3 0 +3 30.8 35.4 7,382 +5.2%
  Liberal Democrat 1 0 1 -1 7.7 16.8 3,489 -4.5%
  UKIP 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 853 +4.1%
  English Democrats 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 517 +2.5%
  Free England 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 158 +0.8%
  Green 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 67 -0.5%

Ward results

Bandley Hill
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Lilian Strange 671 41.7 -10.1
Conservative Anita Speight 486 30.2 -0.3
English Democrats Carl Cooper 301 18.7 +18.7
Liberal Democrat Gordon Knight 153 9.5 -8.2
Majority 185 11.5 -9.8
Turnout 1,611 33.9 +1.5
Labour hold Swing
Bedwell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour David Cullen 788 52.6 -8.1
Conservative Christine Saint-Leitner 467 31.2 +6.0
Liberal Democrat Leonard Lambert 243 16.2 +2.1
Majority 321 21.4 -14.1
Turnout 1,498 32.0 -4.3
Labour hold Swing
Chells
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Vickie Warwick 792 43.8 +1.9
Liberal Democrat Gareth Steiner 540 29.8 -11.0
Conservative Matthew Wyatt 478 26.4 +9.1
Majority 252 14.0 +12.9
Turnout 1,810 38.0 -1.6
Labour gain from Liberal Democrat Swing
Longmeadow
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Matthew Hurst 688 40.4 +1.2
Labour Bruce Jackson 640 37.6 -4.2
Liberal Democrat Ralph Baskerville 199 11.7 -7.3
UKIP Julie Seddon 177 10.4 +10.4
Majority 48 2.8
Turnout 1,704 39.5 +1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Manor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democrat Graham Snell 805 40.8 -13.6
Conservative Susan Smith 609 30.9 +7.7
Labour Joseph Sherry 458 23.2 +0.8
UKIP Carol Knowles 101 5.1 +5.1
Majority 196 9.9 -21.3
Turnout 1,973 41.3 +0.0
Liberal Democrat hold Swing
Martins Wood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Dilys Clark 611 37.6 -1.4
Labour Janet Raynor 574 35.3 -8.3
English Democrats John Cooper 216 13.3 +13.3
Liberal Democrat Barbara Segadelli 116 7.1 -10.3
Green Tom Moore 67 4.1 +4.1
UKIP Andrew Elwell 40 2.5 +2.5
Majority 37 2.3
Turnout 1,624 35.9 +1.6
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Old Town
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Fraser 886 42.1 +8.4
Labour Hugh Tessier 860 40.9 -8.1
Liberal Democrat Tennille Steiner 193 9.2 +0.1
UKIP Rick Seddon 165 7.8 +7.8
Majority 26 1.2
Turnout 2,104 41.2 -1.9
Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Pin Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Simon Speller 649 47.6 -4.0
Conservative Leslie Clark 402 29.5 +6.5
Free England Richard Aitkins 158 11.6 +11.6
Liberal Democrat Mary Griffith 155 11.4 -1.1
Majority 247 18.1 -10.5
Turnout 1,364 32.0 -5.3
Labour hold Swing
Roebuck
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John Lloyd 578 39.7 -12.5
Conservative Roger Gill 482 33.1 +2.4
UKIP Vicky Peebles 229 15.7 +15.7
Liberal Democrat Denise Baskerville 168 11.5 -5.5
Majority 96 6.6 -14.9
Turnout 1,457 32.9 -1.8
Labour hold Swing
St Nicholas
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Richard Henry 605 44.5 -6.3
Conservative Gillian Mould 460 33.8 +6.5
Liberal Democrat Heather Snell 295 21.7 -0.2
Majority 145 10.7 -12.8
Turnout 1,360 31.6 -2.2
Labour hold Swing
Shephall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Jack Pickersgill 646 47.4 -8.9
Conservative Ralph Dimelow 355 26.0 +1.7
Liberal Democrat Nicholas Baskerville 221 16.2 -3.2
UKIP Bob Layson 141 10.3 +10.3
Majority 291 21.4 -10.6
Turnout 1,363 31.3 -1.3
Labour hold Swing
Symonds Green
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Laurie Chester 733 47.6 -14.0
Conservative Paul Mould 599 38.9 +11.1
Liberal Democrat Clive Hearmon 209 13.6 +3.0
Majority 134 8.7 -25.1
Turnout 1,541 35.8 -3.0
Labour hold Swing
Woodfield
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Margaret Notley 859 60.6 +5.3
Labour Richard Rawlings 367 25.9 -3.1
Liberal Democrat Katherine Lloyd 192 13.5 -2.2
Majority 492 34.7 +8.4
Turnout 1,418 36.3 -0.8
Conservative hold Swing

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