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

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