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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