2008 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 1 May 2008. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 2004. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council.

2008 Stevenage Borough Council election

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13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Party Labour Conservative Last election 32 3 Seats before 32 2† Seats won 8 4 Seats after 30 5 Seat change 2 3 Popular vote 8,361 7,382 Percentage 40.1% 35.4%   Third party Fourth party   Party Liberal Democrats UKIP Last election 4 0 Seats before 4 1† Seats won 1 0 Seats after 3 1 Seat change 1 Popular vote 3,489 853 Percentage 16.8% 4.1%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2008 Stevenage Borough Council elections. †Councilor Marion Mason defected from Conservatives to UKIP in January 2008.[1]
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The election saw the Conservative Party gain 3 seats but the Labour Party remained firmly in control of the council.

After the election, the composition of the council was:^[2]

• Labour 30
• Conservative 5
• Liberal Democrat 3
• United Kingdom Independence Party 1

Election results

Stevenage Local Election Result 2008

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	8	1	3	-2	61.5	40.1	8,361	-6.7
	Conservative	4	3	0	+3	30.8	35.4	7,382	+5.2
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	-1	7.7	16.8	3,489	-4.5
	UKIP	0	0	0	0	0.0	4.1	853	+4.1
	English Democrat	0	0	0	0	0.0	2.5	517	+2.5
	Free England Party	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.8	158	+0.8
	Green	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.3	67	-0.5

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lilian Strange	671	41.7	−10.1
	Conservative	Anita Speight	486	30.2	−0.3
	English Democrat	Carl Cooper	301	18.7	+18.7
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knight	153	9.5	−8.2
Majority			185	11.5	−9.8
Turnout			1,611	33.9	+1.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Cullen	788	52.6	−8.1
	Conservative	Christine Saint-Leitner	467	31.2	+6.0
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Lambert	243	16.2	+2.1
Majority			321	21.4	−14.1
Turnout			1,498	32.0	−4.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vickie Warwick	792	43.8	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Steiner	540	29.8	−11.0
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	478	26.4	+9.1
Majority			252	14.0	+12.9
Turnout			1,810	38.0	−1.6
	Labour gain from Liberal Democrats		Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	688	40.4	+1.2
	Labour	Bruce Jackson	640	37.6	−4.2
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Baskerville	199	11.7	−7.3
	UKIP	Julie Seddon	177	10.4	+10.4
Majority			48	2.8
Turnout			1,704	39.5	+1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Snell	805	40.8	−13.6
	Conservative	Susan Smith	609	30.9	+7.7
	Labour	Joseph Sherry	458	23.2	+0.8
	UKIP	Carol Knowles	101	5.1	+5.1
Majority			196	9.9	−21.3
Turnout			1,973	41.3	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Dilys Clark	611	37.6	−1.4
	Labour	Janet Raynor	574	35.3	−8.3
	English Democrat	John Cooper	216	13.3	+13.3
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	116	7.1	−10.3
	Green	Tom Moore	67	4.1	+4.1
	UKIP	Andrew Elwell	40	2.5	+2.5
Majority			37	2.3
Turnout			1,624	35.9	+1.6
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	James Fraser	886	42.1	+8.4
	Labour	Hugh Tessier	860	40.9	−8.1
	Liberal Democrats	Tennille Steiner	193	9.2	+0.1
	UKIP	Rick Seddon	165	7.8	+7.8
Majority			26	1.2
Turnout			2,104	41.2	−1.9
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Speller	649	47.6	−4.0
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	402	29.5	+6.5
	Free England Party	Richard Aitkins	158	11.6	+11.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Griffith	155	11.4	−1.1
Majority			247	18.1	−10.5
Turnout			1,364	32.0	−5.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Lloyd	578	39.7	−12.5
	Conservative	Roger Gill	482	33.1	+2.4
	UKIP	Vicky Peebles	229	15.7	+15.7
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Baskerville	168	11.5	−5.5
Majority			96	6.6	−14.9
Turnout			1,457	32.9	−1.8
	Labour hold		Swing

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Henry	605	44.5	−6.3
	Conservative	Gillian Mould	460	33.8	+6.5
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	295	21.7	−0.2
Majority			145	10.7	−12.8
Turnout			1,360	31.6	−2.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Pickersgill	646	47.4	−8.9
	Conservative	Ralph Dimelow	355	26.0	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Baskerville	221	16.2	−3.2
	UKIP	Bob Layson	141	10.3	+10.3
Majority			291	21.4	−10.6
Turnout			1,363	31.3	−1.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurie Chester	733	47.6	−14.0
	Conservative	Paul Mould	599	38.9	+11.1
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	209	13.6	+3.0
Majority			134	8.7	−25.1
Turnout			1,541	35.8	−3.0
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Notley	859	60.6	+5.3
	Labour	Richard Rawlings	367	25.9	−3.1
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Lloyd	192	13.5	−2.2
Majority			492	34.7	+8.4
Turnout			1,418	36.3	−0.8
	Conservative hold		Swing