Stevenage Borough Council elections

One third of Stevenage Borough Council in Hertfordshire, England is elected each year, followed by one year when there is an election to Hertfordshire County Council instead.

Council elections

Composition of the council^[1]
Year	Conservative	Labour	Liberal Democrats^[a]	Independents & Others

Local government reorganisation; council established (34 seats)
1973	3	31	0	0	Labour
1976	6	28	0	0	Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)^[2]
1979	4	35	0	0	Labour
1980	3	36	0	0	Labour
1982	2	29	8	0	Labour
1983	2	27	10	0	Labour
1984^[3]	2	26	11	0	Labour
1986	1	29	9	0	Labour
1987^[4]	1	26	12	0	Labour
1988	1	27	10	1	Labour
1990	1	32	6	0	Labour
1991	1	35	3	0	Labour
1992	4	32	3	0	Labour
1994	4	32	3	0	Labour
1995	2	36	1	0	Labour
1996	0	38	1	0	Labour
1998	0	37	2	0	Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)^[5]^[6]
1999	3	33	3	0	Labour
2000	3	33	3	0	Labour
2002	3	33	3	0	Labour
2003	3	33	3	0	Labour
2004	3	32	4	0	Labour
2006	3	32	4	0	Labour
2007	3	32	4	0	Labour
2008	5	30	3	1	Labour
2010	9	27	3	0	Labour
2011	9	27	3	0	Labour
2012	6	30	3	0	Labour
2014	2	34	3	0	Labour
2015	6	30	3	0	Labour
2016	7	29	3	0	Labour
2018	9	26	4	0	Labour
2019	7	27	5	0	Labour
2021	11	22	6	0	Labour
2022	9	24	6	0	Labour
2023	9	24	6	0	Labour
New ward boundaries (39 seats)^[7]
2024	1	32	6	0	Labour

Borough result maps

1979 results map
1980 results map
1982 results map
1983 results map
1984 results map
1986 results map
1987 results map
1988 results map
1990 results map
1991 results map
1992 results map
1994 results map
1995 results map
1996 results map
1998 results map
1999 results map
2000 results map
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2003 results map
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2006 results map
2007 results map
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2010 results map
2011 results map
2012 results map
2014 results map
2015 results map
2016 results map
2018 results map
2019 results map
2021 results map
2022 results map
2023 results map
2024 results map

By-election results

1994–1998

Pin Green by-election: 1 May 1997
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		1,519	59.2	−14.8
	Conservative		596	23.2	+8.1
	Liberal Democrats		367	14.3	+3.5
	Independent		86	3.3	+3.3
Majority	923	36.0
Turnout	2,568
	Labour hold	Swing

Symonds Green by-election: 1 May 1997
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		2,260	53.0	−18.8
	Conservative		1,398	32.8	+4.6
	Liberal Democrats		603	14.1	+14.1
Majority	862	20.2
Turnout	4,261
	Labour hold	Swing

1998–2002

Roebuck by-election: 16 July 1998
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		520	49.6	−16.6
	Liberal Democrats		309	29.5	+16.3
	Conservative		220	21.0	+0.3
Majority	211	20.1
Turnout	1,049	26.1
	Labour hold	Swing

Bandley Hill by-election: 23 September 1999
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour		495	73.9	+14.2
	Conservative		106	15.8	−2.2
	Liberal Democrats		69	10.3	−7.4
Majority	389	58.1
Turnout	670	13.5
	Labour hold	Swing

2002–2006

Roebuck by-election: 9 December 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sherma Batson	600	52.6	+8.1
	Conservative		292	25.6	−4.0
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knight	249	21.8	−4.0
Majority	308	27.0
Turnout	1,141	25.9
	Labour hold	Swing

2006–2010

Pin Green by-election: 27 March 2008
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Lin Martin-Haugh	671	54.8	+3.2
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	302	24.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Griffith	149	12.2	−0.3
	UKIP	Rick Seddon	61	5.0	+5.0
	Green	Tom Moore	41	3.3	+3.3
Majority	368	30.1
Turnout	1,225	29.0
	Labour hold	Swing

Pin Green by-election: 25 September 2008^[8]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Bruce Jackson	716	54.4	+6.9
	Conservative	Ralph Dimelow	321	24.4	−5.1
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knight	112	8.5	−2.8
	UKIP	Terence Tompkins	85	6.5	+6.5
	Free England Party	Richard Atkins	81	6.2	−5.4
Majority	395	30.0
Turnout	1,315
	Labour hold	Swing

2014–2018

Roebuck by-election: 4 May 2017^[9]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Alexander Farquharson	725	44.1	+15.5
	Labour	Monika Cherney-Craw	714	43.4	+0.0
	Liberal Democrats	Thomas Wren	94	5.7	+1.0
	Green	Martin Malocco	87	5.3	+0.1
	TUSC	Helen Kerr	25	1.5	+0.5
Majority	11	0.7
Turnout	1,645
	Conservative gain from Labour	Swing

2022–2026

Bedwell by-election: 19 January 2023^[10]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Conor McGrath	907	69.8	+13.0
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	263	20.2	−7.1
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Berry	129	9.9	−1.6
Majority	644	49.6
Turnout	1,299
	Labour hold	Swing

Manor by-election: 13 February 2025^[11]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Peter Wilkins	760	55.6
	Reform	Matthew Hurst	320	23.4
	Conservative	Marcel Houps	139	10.2
	Labour	Thea Pendlebury	101	7.4
	Green	Stephani Mok	46	3.4
Majority	440	49.6
Turnout	1,366
	Liberal Democrats hold	Swing

Bedwell by-election: 26 June 2025^[12]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Dermot Kehoe	506	43.2
	Reform	John Duncan	404	34.5
	Conservative	Marcel Houps	105	9.0
	Green	Stephani Mok	79	6.7
	Liberal Democrats	Jill Brinkworth	78	6.7
Majority	102	8.7
Turnout	1,172
	Labour hold	Swing

Roebuck by-election: 30 October 2025^[13]
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Reform	Rob Henry	513	39.2
	Labour	Thea Pendlebury	353	26.9
	Conservative	Pawel Gora	157	12.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nigel Bye	148	11.3
	Green	Glen Rozemont	139	10.6
Majority	160	12.2
Turnout	1,310
	Reform gain from Labour	Swing

Notes

^ Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

References

^ "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
^ The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976
^ The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Areas) Order 1984
^ The Hertfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986
^ "Stevenage". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 May 2008.
^ legislation.gov.uk – The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.
^ McRae, Isabella (6 June 2022). "Stevenage could see new boundaries for council wards in the borough". Herts Live. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ "Pin Green Election Results – 25 September 2008". Stevenage.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Roebuck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
^ "Local Elections Archive Project — Roebuck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

External links

[2] Includes totals for the predecessors of the Liberal Democrats, the Liberal Party and SDP (both of which participated in the Alliance).

[1] "Composition calculator". Colin Rallings & Michael Thrasher. The Elections Centre, Plymouth University. Retrieved 14 May 2025.

[3] The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Arrangements) Order 1976

[4] The East Hertfordshire and Stevenage (Areas) Order 1984

[5] The Hertfordshire (District Boundaries) Order 1986

[stevenage-6] "Stevenage". BBC Online. Retrieved 11 May 2008.

[7] slation.gov.uk – The Borough of Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 1998. Retrieved on 4 October 2015.

[8] McRae, Isabella (6 June 2022). "Stevenage could see new boundaries for council wards in the borough". Herts Live. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[green-9] "Pin Green Election Results – 25 September 2008". Stevenage.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2008.

[10] "Local Elections Archive Project — Roebuck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[11] "Local Elections Archive Project — Bedwell Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2024.

[12] "Local Elections Archive Project — Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2025.

[13] "Local Elections Archive Project — Manor Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2025.

[14] "Local Elections Archive Project — Roebuck Ward". www.andrewteale.me.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2025.

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v t e Council elections in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 1973 1977 1981 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 2005 2009 2013 2017 2021 2025
Broxbourne Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Dacorum Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
East Hertfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Hertsmere Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2019 2023
North Hertfordshire District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
St Albans City and District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Stevenage Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Three Rivers District Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Watford Borough Council	1973 1976 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council	1973 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024
See also: Wards Boundary changes Middlesex County Council elections