1998 Stevenage Borough Council election

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1998 Stevenage Borough Council election [1] [2]
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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council
20 seats needed for a majority
Turnout26.0%
 First partySecond party
 
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Seats before381
Seats won121
Seats after372
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg1
Popular vote9,1442,305
Percentage62.5%15.8%
Stevenage UK local election 1998 map.svg
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1998 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election

Labour

Council control after election

Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 7 May 1998. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1994. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

Contents

After the election, the composition of the council was:

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 1998
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1201Decrease2.svg192.362.59,144Increase2.svg2.8
  Liberal Democrats 110Increase2.svg17.715.82,305Decrease2.svg2.3
  Conservative 000Steady2.svg00.021.53,144Increase2.svg0.9
  Socialist Alternative 000Steady2.svg00.00.235New

All comparisons in seats and vote share are to the corresponding 1994 election.

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bandley Hill ward
Bandley Hill [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Jacqueline Hollywell 925 71.0%
Conservative Freda Warner20615.8%
Liberal Democrats Gordon Knigh13610.4%
Socialist Alternative Mark Pickersgill352.7%
Turnout 20.8%
Labour hold

Bedwell Plash

Location of Bedwell Plash ward Bedwell Plash ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Bedwell Plash ward
Bedwell Plash [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour William Lawrence 729 73.9%
Conservative Victoria Greaves14714.9%
Liberal Democrats Peter Wilkins11011.2%
Turnout 26.3%
Labour hold

Chells

Location of Chells ward Chells ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Chells ward
Chells [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Pamela Stuart 508 70.1%
Liberal Democrats Leonard Lambert12517.2%
Conservative Gwen Hegan9212.7%
Turnout 21.9%
Labour hold

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Longmeadow ward
Longmeadow [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Ann Webb 767 61.3%
Conservative Matthew Hurst27221.7%
Liberal Democrats Margaret Latham21216.9%
Turnout 25.4%
Labour hold

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Martins Wood ward
Martins Wood [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Gary Marshall 853 47.6%
Conservative Stuart Greaves70639.4%
Liberal Democrats Elisabeth Knight23413.1%
Turnout 22.7%
Labour hold

Mobbsbury

Location of Mobbsbury ward Mobbsbury ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Mobbsbury ward
Mobbsbury [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 617 47.7%
Labour Gillian Tuffin61447.4%
Conservative Matthew Wyatt634.9%
Turnout 41.7%
Liberal Democrats gain from Labour

Monkswood

Location of Monkswood ward Monkswood ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Monkswood ward
Monkswood [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Cullen 463 77.0%
Liberal Democrats George Robbins7011.6%
Conservative Alexandra Young6811.3%
Turnout 27.1%
Labour hold

Old Stevenage

Location of Old Stevenage ward Old Stevenage ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Old Stevenage ward
Old Stevenage [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Hugh Tessier 944 53.5%
Conservative Jean Carter61534.9%
Liberal Democrats David Williams20511.6%
Turnout 30.5%
Labour hold

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Pin Green ward
Pin Green [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Reginald Smith 616 72.0%
Conservative Marion Mason14516.9%
Liberal Democrats Victoria Kelleher9511.1%
Turnout 24.2%
Labour hold

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Roebuck ward
Roebuck [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Brian Dunnell 654 66.2%
Conservative Claire Halling20420.6%
Liberal Democrats Cecil Lewis13013.2%
Turnout 24.5%
Labour hold

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of St Nicholas ward
St Nicholas [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Stanley Munden 439 53.6%
Conservative Sheila Woods20124.5%
Liberal Democrats Mary Griffith17921.9%
Turnout 23.2%
Labour hold

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward Shephall ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Shephall ward
Shephall [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour Eddie Webb 583 82.8%
Conservative Sheree Huetson699.8%
Liberal Democrats Heather Snell527.4%
Turnout 22.5%
Labour hold

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green ward in Stevenage 1979.svg
Location of Symonds Green ward
Symonds Green [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour David Kissane 1,049 67.9%
Conservative Peter McPartland35623.0%
Liberal Democrats Sydney Grubert1409.1%
Turnout 26.6%
Labour hold

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References

  1. ↑ "Council compositions by year". The Elections Centre.
  2. ↑ "Local Election Summaries 1998". The Elections Centre.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1973-2012" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Stevenage Borough Council Election Results 1998". Stevenage Borough Council. Archived from the original on 10 June 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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