2006 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Council were held on 4 May 2006. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2002. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

2006 Stevenage Borough Council election

← 2004 4 May 2006 2007 →
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Liberal Democrats Conservative Seats before 32 4 3 Seats won 11 1 1 Seats after 32 4 3 Seat change Popular vote 10,466 4,913 6,711 Percentage 46.4% 21.8% 29.7%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2006 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 32
• Liberal Democrat 4
• Conservative 3

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 Democrats	1	0	0	0	7.7	21.8	4,913	-6.5%
	English Democrat	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

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Lloyd	824	50.9	+5.9
	Conservative	Freda Warner	434	26.8	−7.2
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knight	361	22.3	+1.3
Majority			390	24.1	+13.1
Turnout			1,619
	Labour hold		Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

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

Location of Chells ward

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Stuart	860	45.5	+10.1
	Liberal Democrats	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

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Suzanne Myson	846	46.9	+10.3
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	618	34.3	−1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Baskerville	340	18.8	−8.7
Majority			228	12.6	+11.9
Turnout			1,804
	Labour hold		Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	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 Democrats hold		Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jeannette Thomas	698	43.4	+7.9
	Conservative	Richard Seddon	553	34.4	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	357	22.2	+2.2
Majority			145	9.0	+5.4
Turnout			1,608
	Labour hold		Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Pamela Gallagher	998	45.6	+5.2
	Conservative	James Fraser	732	33.5	−1.1
	Liberal Democrats	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

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Tanis Kent	933	52.4	+5.9
	Conservative	Mollie Cawthorn	381	21.4	−9.3
	English Democrat	Richard Aitkins	274	15.4	+15.4
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Griffith	191	10.7	−12.2
Majority			552	31.0	+15.2
Turnout			1,779
	Labour hold		Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sherma Batson	817	50.0	+5.5
	Conservative	Roger Gill	471	28.8	−0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Baskerville	347	21.2	−4.6
Majority			346	21.2	+6.3
Turnout			1,635
	Labour hold		Swing

St Nicolas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Caroline Latif	772	50.7	+9.5
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	398	26.1	−3.5
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	353	23.2	−5.9
Majority			374	24.6	+13.0
Turnout			1,523
	Labour hold		Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Robert Clark	805	55.1	+2.5
	Liberal Democrats	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

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sharon Taylor	909	53.9	+7.3
	Conservative	Claire Poole	516	30.6	−2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	261	15.5	−4.8
Majority			393	23.3	+9.7
Turnout			1,686
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Marion Mason	829	54.4	0.0
	Labour	Monika Cherney-Craw	388	25.4	+5.6
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Lloyd	308	20.2	−5.6
Majority			441	29.0	+0.4
Turnout			1,525
	Conservative hold		Swing

References

• 2006 Stevenage election result
• Ward results