2016 UK local government election
The 2016 Stevenage Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members of Stevenage Borough Council in England.[2] This was on the same day as other local elections . One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2012 . The Labour Party retained control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.
Results Stevenage Borough Council election, 2016 [3] Party Seats Popular vote Won Not up Total ± Votes % ± Labour 10 19 29 −1 9,155 42.6 Conservative 2 5 7 +1 6,776 31.5 Liberal Democrats 1 2 3 0 2,706 12.6 Green 0 0 0 0 1,081 5.0 UKIP 0 0 0 0 1,038 4.8 TUSC 0 0 0 0 707 3.3 Give Me Back Elmo 0 0 0 0 23 0.1 Total 13 26 39 – 21486 – – Turnout 34.65
Ward Results Bandley Hill Location of Bandley Hill ward Bandley Hill[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Michelle Gardner 783 Conservative Alexander Farquharson 603 Liberal Democrats Barbara Segadelli 98 TUSC Mark Pickersgill 96 Majority Turnout 32.11% Labour hold
Bedwell Location of Bedwell ward Bedwell[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour David Cullen 917 Conservative David William Bundy 415 Green Victoria Louise Snelling 147 Liberal Democrats Gareth Steiner 95 TUSC Steve Glennon 68 Majority Turnout 33.15% Labour hold
Chells Location of Chells ward Chells[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Jackie Hollywell 619 Conservative Matthew Wyatt 437 Liberal Democrats Stephen Booth 515 TUSC Roger Alexander Charles 67 Green Shirley Anne Hicks 61 Give Me Back Elmo Bobby Smith 23 Majority Turnout 34.66% Labour hold
Longmeadow Location of Longmeadow ward Longmeadow[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Adam Joseph Stephen Mitchell 638 Labour Lorraine Kathleen Bell 631 Liberal Democrats Ralph Baskerville 131 Green Alex Tasker 98 TUSC Helen Dorothy Kerr 65 Majority Turnout 35.78% Conservative gain from Labour Swing
Manor Location of Manor ward Manor[4] Party Candidate Votes % Liberal Democrats Graham Snell 1,224 Conservative Matthew Clarke 414 Labour Monika Elizabeth Cherney-Craw 352 Green Marcus Michael Grant Blackburn 83 Majority Turnout 42.2% Liberal Democrats hold
Martins Wood Location of Martins Wood ward Martins Wood[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Maureen McKay 717 Conservative Michael Steven Hearn 534 Green Naomi Ruth Collins 89 Liberal Democrats Andrew David Anderson 79 TUSC Mark Nathan Simon Gentleman 56 Majority Turnout 32.56% Labour hold
Old Town Location of Old Town ward Old Town[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Jim Brown 974 Conservative Philip Kenneth Roethenbaugh 749 Green Elizabeth Sturges 143 Liberal Democrats Matthew Snell 97 Majority Turnout 37.66% Labour hold
Pin Green Location of Pin Green ward Pin Green[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Simon Speller 762 Conservative Michelle Mary Frith 477 Green Vicky Lovelace 130 Liberal Democrats Patricia Washer 99 TUSC Ella Milner 58 Majority Turnout 33.16% Labour hold
Roebuck Location of Roebuck ward Roebuck[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour John Lloyd 714 Conservative Bret Ray Facey 471 UKIP Mark Peter Williams 282 Green Martin John Malocco 86 Liberal Democrats Denise Baskerville 77 TUSC Bryan Clare 16 Majority Turnout 34.05% Labour hold
St Nicholas Location of St Nicholas ward St Nicholas[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Richard Henry 858 Conservative Kevin Orral 540 Liberal Democrats Heather Snell 148 Majority Turnout 33.35% Labour hold
Shephall Location of Shephall ward Shephall[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour John Philip Mead 708 Conservative Ian Frith 381 Green Michael Andrew Malocco 133 TUSC Barbara Clare 111 Majority Turnout 29.57% Labour hold
Symonds Green Location of Symonds Green ward Symonds Green[4] Party Candidate Votes % Labour Laurie Chester 733 Conservative Alex Young 457 UKIP Sean Ulick Howlett 252 Liberal Democrats Clive Hearmon 69 Green Richard David Warr 57 TUSC Trevor Michael Palmer 16 Majority Turnout 36.35% Labour hold
Woodfield Location of Woodfield ward Woodfield[4] Party Candidate Votes % Conservative Margaret Notley 660 Labour Jim Callaghan 441 Liberal Democrats Daniel Peter Charles Snell 74 Majority Turnout 34.9% Conservative hold
References ^ Steven Ayres (19 May 2016). "Local elections 2016" (PDF) . House of Commons Library. p. 23. ^ "Guide to May 2016 elections in Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland". BBC News . Retrieved 21 April 2016 . ^ "Local election: Stevenage Borough Council results". Hertfordshire Mercury . 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016 . [permanent dead link ] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Stevenage Borough Council Local Election Results". Stevenage Borough Council. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2019 . [permanent dead link ]