2011 Stevenage Borough Council election

2011 Stevenage Borough Council election

5 May 2011
13 of the 39 seats toStevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 27 9 3 Seats won 8 4 1 Seats after 27 9 3 Seat change Popular vote 12,015 8,011 2,649 Percentage 46.8% 31.2% 10.3%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2011 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections to Stevenage Councilwere held on 5 May 2011. One third of the council stood for election; the seats which were last contested in2007.There were no changes from 2007.

After the election, the composition of the council remained as:

• Labour27
• Conservative9
• Liberal Democrat3

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2011

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	0	0	0	84.6	46.8	12,015	+10.9
	Conservative	1	0	0	0	7.7	31.2	8,011	-3.7
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	0	7.7	10.3	2,649	-11.6
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	2,576	+3.7
	TUSC	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	312	+1.2
	Green	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	114	+0.4

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jackie Hollywell	919	47.3	+8.7
	Conservative	Sharon Hearn	642	33.0	−2.5
	UKIP	Angela Denness	203	10.4	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	118	6.1	−10.5
	TUSC	Mark Pickersgill	61	3.1	+3.1
Majority			277	14.3	+11.2
Turnout			1,943	39.9	−21.6
	Labourhold		Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Liz Harrington	1,107	56.7	+16.9
	Conservative	Ellin Joseph	421	21.6	−5.0
	UKIP	Sean Howlett	258	13.2	−1.8
	Green	Ian Cropton	114	5.8	+5.8
	TUSC	Steve Glennon	53	2.7	+2.7
Majority			686	35.1	+21.9
Turnout			1,953	39.8	−20.2
	Labourhold		Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Howard Burrell	986	48.0	+8.9
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	517	25.1	−5.9
	Liberal Democrats	Tim Neale	299	14.5	−15.4
	UKIP	Rachalle Sainsbury	254	12.4	+12.4
Majority			469	22.8	+14.7
Turnout			2,056	41.9	−23.3
	Labourhold		Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Monika Cherney-Craw	835	41.9	+7.5
	Conservative	Michelle Calcutt	723	36.3	−1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Baskerville	195	9.8	−9.6
	UKIP	Vicky Gabriel	177	8.9	+0.1
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	62	3.1	+3.1
Majority			112	5.6	+2.5
Turnout			1,992	44.5	−22.7
	Labourhold		Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Robin Parker	982	41.3	+0.4
	Labour	Joseph Sherry	616	25.9	+5.5
	Conservative	Susan Smith	610	25.7	−7.1
	UKIP	Julie Seddon	168	7.1	+1.1
Majority			366	15.4	+7.3
Turnout			2,376	47.6	−23.4
	Liberal Democratshold		Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sarah Walker	929	47.9	+15.8
	Conservative	Bill Whelan	690	35.6	−1.0
	UKIP	Pat Jones	189	9.7	+1.4
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Aylward	131	6.8	−11.8
Majority			239	12.3	+7.8
Turnout			1,939	41.8	−20.5
	Labourhold		Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Hugh Tessier	1,219	47.7	+11.0
	Conservative	Catherine Bibby	946	37.0	−1.7
	UKIP	Bernard Maddox	197	7.7	+1.1
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Snell	196	7.7	−10.3
Majority			273	10.7	+8.7
Turnout			2,558	43.1	−23.0
	Labourhold		Swing

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeannette Thomas	949	50.8	+9.9
	Conservative	Ted Jones	595	31.9	+0.9
	UKIP	Kevin Flavell	198	10.6	+4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Scott Copsey	126	6.7	−10.2
Majority			354	19.0	+9.1
Turnout			1,868	41.2	−21.9
	Labourhold		Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Gardner	915	48.9	+11.7
	Conservative	Harvey Page	618	33.1	−0.1
	UKIP	Roy Worden	274	14.7	+4.4
	TUSC	Bryan Clare	61	3.3	+3.3
Majority			297	15.9	+11.9
Turnout			1,868	40.1	−21.9
	Labourhold		Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ann Webb	887	54.4	+12.9
	Conservative	Anita Speight	366	22.4	−6.0
	UKIP	Maureen Dilley	155	9.5	−1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Baskerville	149	9.1	−9.6
	TUSC	Barbara Clare	75	4.6	+4.6
Majority			521	31.9	+18.8
Turnout			1,632	37.0	−21.0
	Labourhold		Swing

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Ralph Raynor	959	52.8	+11.4
	Conservative	Gillian Mould	501	27.6	−4.6
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	181	10.0	−11.9
	UKIP	Ken Neal	176	9.7	+9.7
Majority			458	25.2	+16.0
Turnout			1,817	40.8	−20.4
	Labourhold		Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Kissane	1,120	58.4	+16.0
	Conservative	Paul Mould	539	28.1	−10.4
	UKIP	Carol Knowles	145	7.6	+7.6
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	115	6.0	−13.1
Majority			581	30.3	+26.4
Turnout			1,919	43.1	−21.4
	Labourhold		Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Graham Clark	843	48.0	−4.8
	Labour	Stephen Pattison	574	32.7	+8.3
	UKIP	Marion Mason	182	10.4	+10.4
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Lloyd-Manning	157	8.9	−13.9
Majority			269	9.6	−18.8
Turnout			1,756	42.5	−24.7
	Conservativehold		Swing

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