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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2012 Stevenage Borough Council elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council were elected; the seats which were last contested in 2008.
The composition of the council after the election was:[1]
- Labour 30
- Conservative 6
- Liberal Democrat 3
Election result
[edit]Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | 11 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 84.6 | 52.6 | 10498 | +5.8% | |
Conservative | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 7.7 | 28.8 | 5740 | -2.4% | |
Liberal Democrats | 1 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 2309 | +1.3% | |
UKIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 2.9 | 587 | -7.1% | |
TUSC | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 2.2 | 438 | +1.0% | |
Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | ±0 | 0 | 1.9 | 377 | +1.5% |
Ward Results
[edit]Bandley Hill
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Bandley_Hill_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Bandley_Hill_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Michelle Gardner | 814 | 53.8 | +6.5 | |
Conservative | Sharon Hearn | 492 | 32.5 | −0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Barbara Segadelli | 105 | 6.9 | +0.8 | |
TUSC | Amanda Dilley | 101 | 6.7 | +3.6 | |
Majority | 322 | 21.3 | +7.0 | ||
Turnout | 1512 | 30.7 | −9.2 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Bedwell
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Bedwell_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Bedwell_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | David Cullen | 897 | 56.8 | +0.1 | |
Conservative | Ellin Joseph | 258 | 16.3 | −5.3 | |
UKIP | Sean Howlett | 218 | 13.8 | +0.6 | |
Green | Ian Cropton | 88 | 5.6 | −0.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Debra Betts | 78 | 4.9 | +4.9 | |
TUSC | Steve Glennon | 39 | 2.5 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 639 | 40.5 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1578 | 31.1 | −8.7 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Chells
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Vickie Warwick | 875 | 56.2 | +8.2 | |
Conservative | Matthew Wyatt | 382 | 24.5 | −0.6 | |
Liberal Democrats | Gareth Steiner | 201 | 12.9 | −1.6 | |
TUSC | Mark Pickersgill | 100 | 6.4 | +6.4 | |
Majority | 493 | 31.6 | +8.8 | ||
Turnout | 1558 | 31.1 | −10.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Longmeadow
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Longmeadow_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Longmeadow_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Lorraine Bell | 778 | 47.0 | +5.1 | |
Conservative | Matthew Hurst | 596 | 36.0 | −0.3 | |
Liberal Democrats | Ralph Baskerville | 172 | 10.4 | +0.6 | |
TUSC | Helen Kerr | 109 | 6.6 | +3.5 | |
Majority | 182 | 11.0 | +5.4 | ||
Turnout | 1655 | 36.4 | −8.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Manor
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Democrats | Graham Snell | 837 | 45.6 | +4.3 | |
Labour | Amanda King | 566 | 30.8 | +4.9 | |
Conservative | Susan Smith | 432 | 23.5 | −2.2 | |
Majority | 271 | 14.8 | −0.6 | ||
Turnout | 1835 | 36.6 | −11.0 | ||
Liberal Democrats hold | Swing |
Martins Wood
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Maureen McKay | 835 | 60.1 | +12.2 | |
Conservative | Dilys Clark | 425 | 30.6 | −5.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Kevin Aylward | 130 | 9.4 | +2.6 | |
Majority | 410 | 29.5 | +17.2 | ||
Turnout | 1390 | 29.7 | −12.1 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Old Town
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Old_Town_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Old_Town_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jim Brown | 1,020 | 49.5 | +1.8 | |
Conservative | James Fraser | 783 | 38.0 | +1.0 | |
Green | Elizabeth Sturges | 159 | 7.7 | +7.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Matthew Snell | 99 | 4.8 | −2.9 | |
Majority | 237 | 11.5 | +0.8 | ||
Turnout | 2061 | 33.8 | −9.3 | ||
Labour gain from Conservative | Swing |
Pin Green
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Pin_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Pin_Green_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Simon Speller | 861 | 58.1 | +7.3 | |
Conservative | Bill Whelan | 336 | 22.7 | −9.2 | |
UKIP | Michael Kumar | 188 | 12.7 | +2.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Amanda Piroth | 97 | 6.5 | −0.2 | |
Majority | 525 | 35.4 | +16.4 | ||
Turnout | 1482 | 31.9 | −9.3 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Roebuck
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Roebuck_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Roebuck_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Lloyd | 758 | 52.8 | +3.9 | |
Conservative | Adam Mitchell | 424 | 29.5 | −3.6 | |
Green | Graham White | 130 | 9.1 | +9.1 | |
Liberal Democrats | Denise Baskerville | 83 | 5.8 | +5.8 | |
TUSC | Bryan Clare | 41 | 2.9 | −0.4 | |
Majority | 334 | 23.2 | +7.3 | ||
Turnout | 1436 | 30.3 | −9.8 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
St Nicholas
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Shephall_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg/220px-Shephall_ward_in_Stevenage_1999.svg.png)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour | Richard Henry | 860 | 62.6 | +9.8 | |
Conservative | Gillian Mould | 352 | 25.6 | −2.0 | |
Liberal Democrats | Heather Snell | 162 | 11.8 | +1.8 | |
Majority | 508 | 37.0 | +11.8 | ||
Turnout | 1374 | 28.9 | −11.9 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Shephall
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Jack Pickersgill | 760 | 58.7 | +4.3 | |
Conservative | Michelle Calcutt | 215 | 16.6 | −5.8 | |
UKIP | Andrea Taylor | 181 | 14.0 | +4.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Nicholas Baskerville | 91 | 7.0 | −2.1 | |
TUSC | Barbara Clare | 48 | 3.7 | −0.9 | |
Majority | 545 | 42.1 | +10.2 | ||
Turnout | 1295 | 28.6 | −8.4 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Symonds Green
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Laurie Chester | 953 | 63.2 | +4.8 | |
Conservative | Paul Mould | 431 | 28.6 | +0.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Clive Hearmon | 123 | 8.2 | +2.2 | |
Majority | 522 | 34.6 | +4.3 | ||
Turnout | 1507 | 33.6 | −9.5 | ||
Labour hold | Swing |
Woodfield
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conservative | Margaret Notley | 614 | 48.5 | +0.5 | |
Labour | Jim Callaghan | 521 | 41.2 | +8.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | Katherine Lloyd-Manning | 131 | 10.3 | +1.4 | |
Majority | 93 | 7.3 | −2.3 | ||
Turnout | 1266 | 30.3 | −12.2 | ||
Conservative hold | Swing |
References
[edit]- "2012 Election Results". Stevenage Borough Council. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ^ "Vote 2012". BBC News.