Stevenage Borough Council election, 2007
Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 3 May 2007. 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 2007 |
Party |
Seats |
Gains |
Losses |
Net gain/loss |
Seats % |
Votes % |
Votes |
+/− |
|
Labour |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
84.6 |
46.8 |
10,130 |
+0.4% |
|
Conservative |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
30.2 |
6,533 |
+0.5% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.7 |
21.3 |
4,612 |
-0.5% |
|
BNP |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.0 |
211 |
+1.0% |
|
Green |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.8 |
172 |
-0.1% |
Ward results
Bandley Hill |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Jackie Hollywell |
805 |
51.8 |
+0.9 |
|
Conservative |
Freda Warner |
474 |
30.5 |
+3.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Gordon Knight |
276 |
17.7 |
-4.6 |
Majority |
331 |
21.3 |
-2.8 |
Turnout |
1,555 |
32.4 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Bedwell |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Liz Harrington |
1,037 |
60.7 |
-6.4 |
|
Conservative |
Christine St. Leitner |
430 |
25.2 |
-7.7 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Sydney Grubert |
241 |
14.1 |
+14.1 |
Majority |
607 |
35.5 |
+1.3 |
Turnout |
1,708 |
36.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Chells |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Howard Burrell |
771 |
41.9 |
-3.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Audrey Griffith |
750 |
40.8 |
+7.3 |
|
Conservative |
Julie Seddon |
318 |
17.3 |
-3.7 |
Majority |
21 |
1.1 |
-10.9 |
Turnout |
1,839 |
39.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Longmeadow |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Monika Cherney-Craw |
689 |
41.8 |
-5.1 |
|
Conservative |
Matthew Hurst |
645 |
39.2 |
+4.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Ralph Baskerville |
313 |
19.0 |
+0.2 |
Majority |
44 |
2.6 |
-10.0 |
Turnout |
1,647 |
37.9 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Manor |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Robin Parker |
1,091 |
54.4 |
+1.8 |
|
Conservative |
Susan Smith |
465 |
23.2 |
-2.2 |
|
Labour |
Joseph Sherry |
449 |
22.4 |
+0.4 |
Majority |
626 |
31.2 |
+4.0 |
Turnout |
2,005 |
41.3 |
|
|
Liberal Democrat hold |
Swing |
|
|
Martins Wood |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Patston |
680 |
43.6 |
+0.2 |
|
Conservative |
Dilys Clark |
608 |
39.0 |
+4.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Barbara Segadelli |
272 |
17.4 |
-4.8 |
Majority |
72 |
4.6 |
-4.4 |
Turnout |
1,560 |
34.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Old Town |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Michael Downing |
1,018 |
49.0 |
+3.4 |
|
Conservative |
James Fraser |
700 |
33.7 |
+0.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Margaret Latham |
189 |
9.1 |
-2.6 |
|
Green |
Stuart Madgin |
172 |
8.3 |
-0.9 |
Majority |
318 |
15.3 |
+3.2 |
Turnout |
2,079 |
43.1 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Pin Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Reg Smith |
848 |
51.6 |
-0.8 |
|
Conservative |
Leslie Clark |
378 |
23.0 |
+1.6 |
|
BNP |
Michael Green |
211 |
12.9 |
+12.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Mary Griffith |
205 |
12.5 |
+1.8 |
Majority |
470 |
28.6 |
-2.4 |
Turnout |
1,642 |
37.3 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Roebuck |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
John Gardner |
816 |
52.2 |
+2.2 |
|
Conservative |
Roger Gill |
480 |
30.7 |
+1.9 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Denise Baskerville |
266 |
17.0 |
-4.2 |
Majority |
336 |
21.5 |
+0.3 |
Turnout |
1,562 |
34.7 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
St Nicholas |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ralph Raynor |
742 |
50.8 |
+0.1 |
|
Conservative |
Andrew Elwell |
399 |
27.3 |
+1.2 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Heather Snell |
320 |
21.9 |
-1.3 |
Majority |
343 |
23.5 |
-1.1 |
Turnout |
1,461 |
33.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Shephall |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
Ann Webb |
806 |
56.3 |
+1.2 |
|
Conservative |
Anita Speight |
348 |
24.3 |
+5.3 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Nicholas Baskerville |
278 |
19.4 |
-6.5 |
Majority |
458 |
32.0 |
+2.8 |
Turnout |
1,432 |
32.6 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Symonds Green |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Labour |
David Kissane |
1,040 |
61.6 |
+7.7 |
|
Conservative |
Matthew Wyatt |
470 |
27.8 |
-2.8 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Clive Hearmon |
179 |
10.6 |
-4.9 |
Majority |
570 |
33.8 |
+10.5 |
Turnout |
1,689 |
38.8 |
|
|
Labour hold |
Swing |
|
|
Woodfield |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
|
Conservative |
Graham Clark |
818 |
55.3 |
+0.9 |
|
Labour |
Richard Rawlings |
429 |
29.0 |
+3.6 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
Katherine Lloyd |
232 |
15.7 |
-4.5 |
Majority |
389 |
26.3 |
-2.7 |
Turnout |
1,479 |
37.1 |
|
|
Conservative hold |
Swing |
|
|
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