2012 Stevenage Borough Council election

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 3 May 2012. One third of the council were elected; the seats which were last contested in 2008.

2012 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 Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 27 9 3 Seats won 11 1 1 Seats after 30 6 3 Seat change 3 3 Popular vote 10,498 5,740 2,309 Percentage 52.6% 28.8% 11.6%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2012 Stevenage Borough Council elections. Labour in red, Conservatives in blue and Liberal Democrats in yellow.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

The composition of the council after the election was:^[1]

• Labour 30
• Conservative 6
• Liberal Democrat 3

Election result

Stevenage local election result 2012

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11	3	0	+3	84.6	52.6	10,498	+5.8
	Conservative	1	0	3	-3	7.7	28.8	5,740	-2.4
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	0	±0	7.7	11.6	2,309	+1.3
	UKIP	0	0	0	±0	0.0	2.9	587	-7.1
	TUSC	0	0	0	±0	0.0	2.2	438	+1.0
	Green	0	0	0	±0	0.0	1.9	377	+1.5

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Michelle Gardner	814	53.8	+6.5
	Conservative	Sharon Hearn	492	32.5	−0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	105	6.9	+0.8
	TUSC	Amanda Dilley	101	6.7	+3.6
Majority			322	21.3	+7.0
Turnout			1512	30.7	−9.2
	Labour hold		Swing

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Cullen	897	56.8	+0.1
	Conservative	Ellin Joseph	258	16.3	−5.3
	UKIP	Sean Howlett	218	13.8	+0.6
	Green	Ian Cropton	88	5.6	−0.2
	Liberal Democrats	Debra Betts	78	4.9	+4.9
	TUSC	Steve Glennon	39	2.5	−0.2
Majority			639	40.5	+5.4
Turnout			1578	31.1	−8.7
	Labour hold		Swing

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Vickie Warwick	875	56.2	+8.2
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	382	24.5	−0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Gareth Steiner	201	12.9	−1.6
	TUSC	Mark Pickersgill	100	6.4	+6.4
Majority			493	31.6	+8.8
Turnout			1558	31.1	−10.8
	Labour hold		Swing

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lorraine Bell	778	47.0	+5.1
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	596	36.0	−0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Ralph Baskerville	172	10.4	+0.6
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	109	6.6	+3.5
Majority			182	11.0	+5.4
Turnout			1655	36.4	−8.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Graham Snell	837	45.6	+4.3
	Labour	Amanda King	566	30.8	+4.9
	Conservative	Susan Smith	432	23.5	−2.2
Majority			271	14.8	−0.6
Turnout			1835	36.6	−11.0
	Liberal Democrats hold		Swing

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Maureen McKay	835	60.1	+12.2
	Conservative	Dilys Clark	425	30.6	−5.0
	Liberal Democrats	Kevin Aylward	130	9.4	+2.6
Majority			410	29.5	+17.2
Turnout			1390	29.7	−12.1
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jim Brown	1,020	49.5	+1.8
	Conservative	James Fraser	783	38.0	+1.0
	Green	Elizabeth Sturges	159	7.7	+7.7
	Liberal Democrats	Matthew Snell	99	4.8	−2.9
Majority			237	11.5	+0.8
Turnout			2061	33.8	−9.3
	Labour gain from Conservative		Swing

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Simon Speller	861	58.1	+7.3
	Conservative	Bill Whelan	336	22.7	−9.2
	UKIP	Michael Kumar	188	12.7	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats	Amanda Piroth	97	6.5	−0.2
Majority			525	35.4	+16.4
Turnout			1482	31.9	−9.3
	Labour hold		Swing

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Lloyd	758	52.8	+3.9
	Conservative	Adam Mitchell	424	29.5	−3.6
	Green	Graham White	130	9.1	+9.1
	Liberal Democrats	Denise Baskerville	83	5.8	+5.8
	TUSC	Bryan Clare	41	2.9	−0.4
Majority			334	23.2	+7.3
Turnout			1436	30.3	−9.8
	Labour hold		Swing

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

Location of Shephall ward

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Richard Henry	860	62.6	+9.8
	Conservative	Gillian Mould	352	25.6	−2.0
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	162	11.8	+1.8
Majority			508	37.0	+11.8
Turnout			1374	28.9	−11.9
	Labour hold		Swing

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Jack Pickersgill	760	58.7	+4.3
	Conservative	Michelle Calcutt	215	16.6	−5.8
	UKIP	Andrea Taylor	181	14.0	+4.5
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Baskerville	91	7.0	−2.1
	TUSC	Barbara Clare	48	3.7	−0.9
Majority			545	42.1	+10.2
Turnout			1295	28.6	−8.4
	Labour hold		Swing

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Laurie Chester	953	63.2	+4.8
	Conservative	Paul Mould	431	28.6	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Clive Hearmon	123	8.2	+2.2
Majority			522	34.6	+4.3
Turnout			1507	33.6	−9.5
	Labour hold		Swing

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Margaret Notley	614	48.5	+0.5
	Labour	Jim Callaghan	521	41.2	+8.5
	Liberal Democrats	Katherine Lloyd-Manning	131	10.3	+1.4
Majority			93	7.3	−2.3
Turnout			1266	30.3	−12.2
	Conservative hold		Swing