2011 Stevenage Borough Council election

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

2011 Stevenage Borough Council election

← 2010 5 May 2011 2012 →
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage 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

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

• Labour 27
• Conservative 9
• Liberal Democrat 3

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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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 Democrats hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Labour hold		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
	Conservative hold		Swing

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